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The Revenue Estimating Conference added back $1.5 billion to a general revenue projection for the current fiscal year and $623 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Read More »Florida’s Tax Revenue Projections Improve For 2020-21 And Beyond
Signature Requirements Jump For Ballot Initiatives
It will be a lot harder to put proposed constitutional amendments on the 2022 ballot in Florida.
Read More »Florida State Senate Leaders Named, Panel To Review COVID-19 Response
A new state Senate committee will review Florida’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and plan for future emergencies.
Read More »Florida’s Sen. Rick Scott Has Coronavirus, ‘Very Mild Symptoms,’ Tells People To ‘Wear A Mask’
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was isolating at home with “very mild symptoms.”
Read More »Florida Just Passed A $15 Minimum Wage. Is The Time Right For A Big Nationwide Hike?
Florida became the eighth state and the first in the South to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Replicating this in other states and on the federal level remains a challenge.
Read More »Florida’s State GOP Leaders Consider Climate Change Plans
New Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate expressed a desire Tuesday to establish work programs that would address the increased impacts of rising sea levels in coastal communities.
Read More »Florida Speaker Chris Sprowls Weighs In On Police, Patriotism
Sprowls’ views on law enforcement and patriotism were among a handful of issues the new speaker outlined during his remarks Tuesday.
Read More »Florida Governor Pushes ‘Anti-Mob” Proposal In Response To Protests
As of Tuesday, the proposal is still a draft. No bills have been filed in either the House or Senate.
Read More »‘Far From Over’: Trump Refuses To Concede As Biden’s Margin Of Victory Widens
Trump was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court, but presented no evidence of fraud.
Read More »Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race
With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
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