Florida House Pushing To Cut Taxes On Cellphones & Textbooks
The Florida House is pushing for tax breaks on cellphones, cable television and college textbooks.
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The Florida House is pushing for tax breaks on cellphones, cable television and college textbooks.
House members backed Gov. Rick Scott's push to reduce taxes on cell-phone bills and pay TV on Tuesday. And they bettered the governor, by $17 million, in rolling out a $690 million tax-reduction package that offers a slew of sales-tax holidays and eliminating taxes on gun-club memberships, college textbooks, materials purchased at book fairs and vehicles purchased overseas and brought to Florida by military members.
A trio of tourists died in three separate snorkeling incidents in the Keys on Monday.
It's no surprise that many right wing conservatives have questioned the validity of climate change, and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz's position is no different.
The Florida Senate passed a bill which would allow gun owners without a concealed weapon permit to take their guns during emergency evacuations.
After sometimes-emotional discussion, the Florida Senate went on the record Tuesday opposing President Obama's decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba.
The former mayor of North Miami has received a prison term of about 5.5. years for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Amy's Kitchen has recalled nearly 74,000 cases of their products over Listeria concerns.
The search continues for a man who fell from a cruise ship about 20 miles off the coast of the Keys.
A House panel has approved a bill aimed at preventing the use of aerial drones to capture images that could infringe on the privacy of property owners or occupants.
Fed up with puppy poop on her property, a Boca Raton woman ended up being taken to the pokey after she allegedly smeared dog feces on her neighbor.
House Republicans targeted a key element of President Obama's strategy for fighting climate change, releasing a bill to delay the Obama administration's plan to limit carbon pollution.
With less than three weeks remaining in the NHL's regular season, there are only a few teams left that have a chance to sneak into a playoff spot.
A South Florida father's push for safer pools after his seven year old son was electrocuted in the family's North Miami pool has stalled in Tallahassee.
The history, architecture and the fans are what make going to a baseball game an exciting adventure. All of these factor into what helps some of these stadiums make the must-see lists for all baseball fans.
