Florida House attacks messenger

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Steve Bousquet of the St. Pete Times (Read column) reports the Republican leadership in the Florida House does like having its property tax ideas challenged.

As the tax debate rages in Tallahassee, the Florida House is attacking the messenger.

It’s an intriguing strategy, and its pettiness is telling.

The messenger in this case is Hill & Knowlton, the public relations giant hired by the Florida Association of Counties to craft the message that the House property tax plan would devastate local services.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”