Enterprise Florida Dead as a Doornail?

The House Appropriations Committee just made a lousy decision. Yesterday, they voted 18-12 to advance a measure that

• 1) eliminates Florida's 21-year-old economic development agency

• 2) emasculates its tourism marketing arm.

[Orlando Sentinel] "A House budget panel voted Tuesday to slash state spending on tourism marketing and eliminate Florida’s main economic development agency, drawing harsh criticism from Gov. Rick Scott."

Governor Rick Scott is madder than hell saying, “Today’s vote by politicians in the Florida House is a job killer. I know some politicians who voted for this job killing bill say they don’t necessarily want to abolish these programs but instead want to advance a conversation."

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