Jim Turner

September 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Orlando attorney John Morgan poured millions of dollars into passage of a constitutional amendment to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

September 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Unilever, the parent company of ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry's, could be added to what is known as Florida's list of "Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel," prohibiting state investments and contracts with the companies, according to the executive director and chief investment officer of the State Board of Administration.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

September 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis said that vaccination requirements would force "into destitution" first responders who worked for more than a year protecting people amid the coronavirus pandemic.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has become a favorite of many Republicans nationally and has raised huge amounts of money.

By Jim Saunders and Jim Turner

4 minute read

September 07, 2021 | Daily Business Review

House Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, co-chairman of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, pointed to the decision to reopen Florida's economy while other states remained on pandemic lockdown and "prudent" budgeting by the Legislature for Florida's financial outlook being in "great shape."

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

September 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"As an adoptive child myself, it's important to me that we do everything we can to promote adoption and prevent abortion," Senate President Wilton Simpson said.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

September 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"My hope is that the governor is actually going to follow the law and bring up this appointment at the next Cabinet meeting," Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says she will continue to push the federal government for trade protections and the state Legislature to increase money to market Florida-grown produce.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

August 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A panel of economists known as the Revenue Estimating Conference meets periodically during the year to update estimates of general revenue, a key source of money for schools, health programs and prisons.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

August 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida's recovery has benefited from other states shutting down marketing efforts for most of 2020 after the pandemic closed hotels, theme parks and tourist attractions.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read