Capitol Chatter: April 6

Internet tax not dead,
just delayed
There are few people less powerful in state government than a former Speaker of the House who is about to be out of office on term limits. But such a Speaker is going to have a pretty good handle on what is politically possible.

So when Speaker Dean Cannon says he expects an Internet tax to pass the Florida Legislature in the next two to three years, take note.

“It's an absolutely inequitable arrangement,” Cannon told a meeting of the Sarasota Bar last week after the special legislative session on redistricting concluded. “Changing that is a big deal.”