Welcome to

Opposition to two controversial privatization bills is growing.

This morning protestors held signs in front of the state capitol, less than a week after the bills passed their first committee stop. The bills privatize 18 South Florida prisons and remove the requirement that lawmakers justify privatization before outsourcing government jobs. Protestor Barbara DeVane says privatization hurts Florida’s economy.

“They are cutting, cutting, cutting because they don’t want to do the right thing and go for more revenue,” said DeVane.

The protestors belong to two groups; Fight Back Florida and Occupy Tallahassee. They say the legislature should close corporate tax loophole and end sales tax exemptions to save money instead of privatizing state functions.