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Kurt Wenner

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Name: Kurt Wenner

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Weekly Roundup: Jobs Report Is No Turkey

3:55 AMAround the StateGov. Rick Scott must have dreamed of a day like Friday.Not only could Scott tout an unemployment rate at its lowest level since September 2008, but the jobs, jobs, jobs governor also signed a tax-break bill for manufacturers that ... [Published Sunshine State News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Don Gaetz, Tallahassee (United States), Turkey, Unemployment Rate

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

‘Turkey’ List Part Of Intense Lobbying On Fla. Budget

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — With speculation mounting that Gov. Rick Scott could sign the Legislature’s proposed $74.5 billion budget as early as Friday, a research organization released its annual list of “turkeys” that it said the governor should consider ... [Published CBS Miami - May 17 2013]

Entities: Don Gaetz, Joe Negron, Turkey

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Richard L Scott

Gov. Rick Scott's choice: to veto or not to veto?

Gov. Rick Scott must soon sign the new state budget, and he's getting intense feedback on all sides: from lawmakers protecting hometown projects, hospitals worried about losing money and a business-backed group criticizing pork-barrel spending.Scott, ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Richard L Scott, Don Gaetz, Ed Hooper

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Flagler College

Clay, Duval, SJC projects all on watchdog veto list

When you’re looking at a total package of $74.5 billion, it’s not bad to say a watchdog group only found roughly $107 million in “turkeys”, but a chunk of those questions come right back here to the First Coast.Florida TaxWatch has put out its annual ... [Published WOKV.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kurt Wenner, Flagler College, Duval County

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Pet projects may face Governor Rick Scott's veto pen

Turn to any page of Florida's 450-page budget and what's most striking is the missing detail.Yes, as page 421 points out, it's a $74.5 billion spending plan that pays for 114,480.5 positions. But specific descriptions about what the money actually pays ... [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]

Entities: Kurt Wenner, Richard L Scott, Joe Negron, Don Gaetz, Alligator

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Insurance Groups' Battle to Halt Repeal of Florida Premium Payroll Tax Heads to House

Insurance industry groups are hoping to convince Florida House lawmakers that legislation passed by the state Senate to rescind a decades-old payroll tax credit received by insurance companies located in the state should at least be studied before it ... [Published Zecco - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Sam Miller, Taxes, Kurt Wenner, Thomas Harman, Ron Jackson

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Steve Bousquet: Florida lawmakers shunning insurers is rare sight

In most years, the answer would be a no-brainer. But a growing number of Florida lawmakers are siding with consumers this time, and insurance companies are complaining loudly.It's a refreshing sign.First, let's go back to 1987, when Democrats had overwhelming ... [Published St. Petersburg Times - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Joe Negron, Tom Feeney, Don Gaetz

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"we don’t give the leaders a pass, we don't hold them to a higher standard or a lower standard" TaxWatch researcher Kurt Wenner said

Weekly Roundup: Jobs Report Is No Turkey [Published Sunshine State News - May 18 2013]

"Our general feeling is that member projects should get more scrutiny instead of less," said Kurt Wenner of TaxWatch. "but unfortunately they tend to be added late in the process ... that is the reason we have a turkey report."

Gov. Rick Scott's choice: to veto or not to veto? [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

"if they are good projects, they should be added up front. they should not be waited until the very last minute when people don't know" said Kurt Wenner of TaxWatch

TaxWatch targets First Coast 'turkeys' [Published First Coast News - May 17 2013]

"member projects deserve more, not less, scrutiny" Kurt Wenner, Florida TaxWatch Vice President for Tax Research, said...

State Watchdog Hunts Down 'Tax Turkeys' [FULL REPORT ATTACHED] [Published WCTV6 - May 16 2013]

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Weekly Roundup: Jobs Report Is No Turkey [Published Sunshine State News - May 18 2013]
‘Turkey’ List Part Of Intense Lobbying On Fla. ... [Published CBS Miami - May 17 2013]
Gov. Rick Scott's choice: to veto or not to veto? [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
TaxWatch targets First Coast 'turkeys' [Published First Coast News - May 17 2013]
Governor Scott has veto pen targeted on pork pr... [Published Bay News 9 - May 17 2013]
Clay, Duval, SJC projects all on watchdog veto ... [Published WOKV.com - May 17 2013]
Gov. Rick Scott’s choice: to veto or not to veto? [Published Miami Herald - May 16 2013]
Scott urged to veto $107 million from state budget [Published 10connects.com - May 16 2013]
State Watchdog Hunts Down 'Tax Turkeys' [FULL R... [Published WCTV6 - May 16 2013]
Turkey Day: Florida TaxWatch Gives Legislature'... [Published Sunshine State News - May 16 2013]
Pet projects may face Governor Rick Scott's vet... [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]
Pet projects may face Governor Rick Scott?s vet... [Published Miami Herald - May 12 2013]
Insurance Groups' Battle to Halt Repeal of Flor... [Published Zecco - Apr 25 2013]
Steve Bousquet: Florida lawmakers shunning insu... [Published St. Petersburg Times - Apr 23 2013]
Artists drawn to Fla. chalk festival [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Oct 31 2012]