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Orlando Sentinel: Sponsor Jeff Brandes Says Amendment Boosts Solar
When Florida voters cast their ballots in the state’s August primary, they’ll be presented with a proposed constitutional amendment to exempt solar panels and other renewable-energy devices from property taxes. Amendment 4 advanced to the ballot with unanimous support from legislators this year. We recently spoke with the Senate sponsor, Republican Jeff Brandes of St. […]
Context Florida: Where Fantasy Is Fact
ED MOORE: WHERE FANTASY IS FACT “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less,” said Humpty Dumpty in “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. A perplexed Alice responded, “The question is whether you can make words mean so many different things.” Politicians using […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Our opinion: Yes on Amendment 4 – in August
Normally, any proposition containing the words “tax exemption” and “solar” would be a sure winner in a Florida referendum. But this is not a normal election year. Confusion can kill a constitutional amendment — if people aren’t sure, they tend to vote no, or skip that line on the ballot — and there is great […]
The Tampa Tribune: Editorial: Cut Taxes to Boost Solar
Voters have good reason to be confused about proposed ballot initiatives concerning solar energy this fall. But they should take care to support a measure that would give commercial operations a tax incentive to invest in solar. If approved by voters, the straightforward measure, championed by Pinellas Sen. Jeff Brandes, would empower the Legislature to […]
Business Groups Support Solar Energy Primary Election Ballot Amendment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2016 Contact: Carrie Patrick Office: (850) 222-3767 Cell: (850) 570-5354 carrie@coremessage.com Business Groups Support Solar Energy Primary Election Ballot Amendment Tallahassee, Fla., April 5, 2016 – Florida business groups applaud Senator Brandes, Representative Rodrigues and Berman for leading the effort to enhance solar development […]
Campaign to be Launched Supporting Solar Constitutional Amendment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2016 CONTACT: Carrie Patrick Office: (850) 222-3767 Cell: (850) 570-5354 Carrie@CoreMessage.com CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED SUPPORTING SOLAR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Senator Brandes, Representatives Rodrigues and Berman announce plans for statewide initiative St. Petersburg, FL.- Today Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg), Representative Ray Rodrigues (R-Fort Myers), and Representative Lori Berman (D-Boynton […]
Sun-Sentinel: Radio upgrades keep first responders prepared
Harris Corporation is one of Florida’s largest technology companies and is honored to support the military, law enforcement and various industries with our state-of-the-art communication systems. We have 6,000 employees throughout the state, including our research and development team in Sunrise. One of the major communication systems Harris runs is the State Law Enforcement Radio […]
Tampa Bay Times: One good, one bad solar amendment
The Florida Supreme Court advanced the interests of the electric monopolies Thursday by narrowly ruling that an industry-backed solar power amendment to the state Constitution can be placed on the November ballot. The 4-3 split by the justices on whether the ballot language was clear or misleading reflects the thin line the utilities have walked […]