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CA$H COWS: Tavistock, Disney and others save millions through tax break meant to help Florida farmer
At the Drive Shack golfing center in Lake Nona, golf balls struck from the three-story driving range roll to a stop not far from a few...
Feb 21, 20213 min read
Public subsidies prop up conventions and trade shows -- and the tourism businesses that sell to them
Orange County’s mammoth convention center is, by the muted expectations of the pandemic, having a busy month: The American Kennel Club...
Dec 20, 20202 min read
Corporate giants like Target, Chevron and UPS exploit Florida's "separate reporting" tax system
One of the world’s biggest retailers, Target Corp. turned a more than $3 billion profit last year — and the company made a lot of its...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Cigarette giant gave $80,000 to secretive group now behind controversial constitutional amendment
Cigarette giant Reynolds American Inc. gave $80,000 in 2018 to the secretive group that now wants to make it harder to amend Florida’s...
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Secretive group pushing Florida constitutional amendment raised money linked to big businesses
A secretive nonprofit financing a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it far harder to amend the state constitution in the...
Nov 7, 20201 min read
Muscle Mouse: Walt Disney World's political spending swells
Originally published July 26, 2019 Walt Disney World is enormous in almost every way imaginable. The resort, built across 40 square miles...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Power play: Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik has plans for his team -- and downtown Tampa.
Originally published Oct. 28, 2014 A National Hockey League arena is, by necessity, a chilly place. The building encloses a...
Oct 3, 20203 min read
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