Gov. Rick Scott Wants $250M to Lure Businesses to Florida
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
Gov. Rick Scott, pressing reluctant lawmakers to fund a "nearly bankrupt" effort to recruit businesses to Florida, said Thursday he will ask for $250 million in 2016 for corporate incentives, with new rules on how the money would be approved and banked.
Scott, addressing the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors in Orlando, also ratcheted up his call for business leaders to lobby lawmakers for the money, advising them not to give in until each legislator publicly announces support for the funding plan.
