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Medicaid Expansion: We Already Know How The Story Ends

Other states’ experiences with expanding Medicaid reveal the likely impact on Florida By Jonathan Ingram, Director of Research Executive Summary Supporters of the Affordable Care Act’s optional Medicaid expansion have made a series of promises to Florida lawmakers as they …

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The Uncertainty of Medicaid Expansion

Major differences in cost and enrollment projections make Medicaid expansion a giant unknown for Florida By Jonathan Ingram, Director of Research   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court

ObamaCare Prevention Fund Prevents Good Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars

We’ve all heard about the egregious revenue raisers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare… The individual mandate that forces people to pay federal

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First-of-Its Kind Report, Web Site Ranks State Child Welfare Systems

“Right for Kids Rankings” Shows States Where to Improve in 11 Key Outcome Areas Some states will celebrate.  Others will cringe.  Policymakers, bureaucrats and child advocates are

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The Cost of Bureaucratic Delay

The Estimated Impact of Delaying by Just One Week the Creation of a Start-Up Business in Florida Download a PDF of the report HERE.   Abstract What is the impact of

RELEASE: Stalling Start-Ups Costs More Than Just Jobs

Report Measures Fiscal Impact of One Week of Bureaucratic Delays to Florida Start-Up Businesses NAPLES – Job creation isn’t the only reason policymakers should explore ways to fast-track the

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FGA helps move Florida one step closer toward job-creating business tax relief

The House Economic Affairs Committee gave a unanimous vote this morning in favor of HB 1003, a proposal to create a new exemption from

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RELEASE: Think Tank Shares Florida’s Welfare Drug Testing Success at Georgia Public Hearing

ATLANTA –Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) Chief Executive Officer Tarren Bragdon traveled to Atlanta, Georgia today to present results of Florida’s welfare cash drug testing law at a

Making Florida the Tax Haven of the South

        Encourage Business Investment and Create New Jobs with Lower Personal Property Taxes and Local Freedom and Flexibility Background: Tangible Personal Property (TPP) taxes are property taxes that

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How many and which state workers earn more than $175,000?

The Foundation for Government Accountability is shining a light on government spending with FloridaOpenGov.org—a powerful and interactive new online tool we launched on Monday that puts