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Americans for Prosperity Responds to Election Results
November 6, 2008
"There will be many battles to wage for free-market principles in the upcoming months, but we will find common ground with Obama on tax cuts, earmark reform, and greater transparency and accountability in government spending.
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AFP-Florida in the News - Sales Tax Defeated
November 5, 2008
Adam Guillette, state director of Americans For Prosperity, opposed the increase and sponsored public debates against it.
"This is a tremendous victory for First Coast families and Americans For Prosperity. The taxpayers have sent a strong message: They want fiscal responsibility and low taxes," he said.
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AFP-Florida in the News - Sales Tax Defeated
November 5, 2008
Adam Guillette, state director for the group Americans for Prosperity, said voters in St. Johns sent a message to the county commission to cut "reckless" spending and reduce taxes.
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Sales Tax Increase Defeated in St. Johns County
November 4, 2008
With all 46 precincts reporting, the $120 million sales tax increase was rejected by voters, 55.37% to 44.63%.
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Foreclosure's Reach Record High in Collier, Lee
November 3, 2008
Foreclosures are on the rise again.
New filings reached a record high in Lee and Collier counties in October.
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New Jacksonville Tax Initiative?
November 2, 2008
Mayor John Peyton said he was encouraged by the successes in Miami-Dade but questioned whether now is the right time for Jacksonville.
"In this environment anyone would be hard-pressed to suggest a revenue enhancement," he said.
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Property Tax Bills Hit Brevard Mailboxes
November 1, 2008
Pinched already by the economic downturn, Brevard County homeowners got fiscally frightening tricks on Halloween: property tax bills.
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AFP-Florida in the News - St. Johns Sales Tax Forum
October 31, 2008
Adam Guillette, the Florida director for Americans for Prosperity, a national nonpartisan group that advocates for limited government interference in economics, countered that a sales-tax increase would deter tourism and hurt residents who are already struggling.
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AFP-Florida in the News - St. Johns Sales Tax Forum
October 31, 2008
"This is a tough economy. No business can afford this right now," Americans for Prosperity state director Adam Guillette said at a debate moderated by WOKV's Jared Halpern Thursday night.
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Business Journal Editorial Against the St. Johns Sales Tax Increase
October 31, 2008
The county leaders want to use about half of the $120 million they expect to gain from this new tax in five years to buy land to prevent development. This is money taken from everyone to take property off the tax rolls, which doesn’t make economic sense.
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