Steve Miller: An FCIR analysis of state data shows that 25 companies awarded millions in Florida economic incentives receive millions more in state contractor payments.

Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law today that would create some transparency in the state’s controversial economic incentives program.

Ashley Lopez: Hertz, one of the nation’s largest rental car companies, announced this week that it is moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Southwest Florida. The Fortune 500 company committed to the move after officials with the state and Lee County offered $19 million in economic incentives.

Ashley Lopez: In a repeat of last year, the Florida Senate voted down the controversial “parent trigger” bill in a tie vote this week.

Ashley Lopez: The House bill not only prohibits local government from requiring employers to offer sick pay benefits but also cancels out living-wage ordinances.

Ashley Lopez: State Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, said his bill prohibiting local governments from requiring companies to provide benefits is “the right thing” to do — though advocates for the poor and most of the public believe his bill is harmful.

Steve Miller: Senate Bill 354 extends millions of dollars in property-tax exemptions to the subsidiary of a UK-based company that builds U.S. Navy housing.

Ashley Lopez: The GOP-led Florida House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from implementing laws that extend paid sick leave benefits to workers.

Ashley Lopez: An inspector general report found that the process for doling out millions of taxpayer dollars to private companies hasn’t changed much since Florida handed $20 million to Digital Domain — a movie graphics company in Port St. Lucie that filed for bankruptcy and laid off its entire staff.

Ashley Lopez: A new plan that would overhaul the state’s pension system can be traced back to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), The Palm Beach Post reported this week.