September 15, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Voters to Decide Tax Breaks, Fate of CommissionFlorida lawmakers placed three proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot, including two that would provide property-tax breaks.
By Jim Turner
5 minute read
September 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Lawmakers Eye $175 Million in Local ProjectsSome items in the new list of local support grants appear similar to proposals that DeSantis vetoed, though with tweaks or lower price tags.
By Jim Turner
4 minute read
September 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Cities Look to Snuff Out Smoking on BeachesMiami Beach commissioners at a July 20 meeting took an initial vote on a beach-smoking ban and are expected to take another vote this month.
By Jim Turner
6 minute read
September 02, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Unemployment Claims Remain at Pre-Pandemic PaceThe U.S. Department of Labor reported that an estimated 5,135 first-time claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended Aug. 27.
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
August 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida 'Tool Time' Tax Holiday Ready to Crank UpThe name of the holiday loosely comes from a home-improvement show within the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement."
By Jim Turner and Tom Urban
3 minute read
August 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Experts: Charlie Crist Needs to Unite Democrats, Raise CashDemocrats hope certain issues could help Crist raise money nationally to offset DeSantis' huge financial advantage.
By Jim Turner
5 minute read
August 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review
State Moves to Block 'Ideological' Investing"Things like the World Economic Forum, those policies are dead on arrival in the state of Florida," Gov. Ron DeSantis declared. "We are not going to go down that road."
By Jim Turner
4 minute read
August 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Unemployment Rate Matches Pre-COVID-19 LevelThe chief economist for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said the state economy continues to benefit from reopening earlier than other states after the initial hit of the pandemic.
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
August 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Florida Governor Says 20 Voting Arrests an 'Opening Salvo'Gov. Ron DeSantis said the 20 people targeted had previously been convicted of "either murder or sexual assault," which puts them outside the parameters of a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the voting rights of felons who have served their sentences.
By Jim Turner
5 minute read
August 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Nikki Fried Focuses on Abortion Rights in Bid for GovernorNikki Fried, a Miami native, sees herself as holding the middle ground in the primary and general elections and talks of a need for everyone to find ways to work together on issues.
By Jim Turner
7 minute read
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