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The president of the Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce writes that digital tools must become and remain a main driver of revenue even after we emerge from the pandemic.
As new members of the Sumter County commission are pushing for a tax increase that would punish new business, leaders at the state level are igniting their strategy to lure it to the Sunshine State. Ex-Democrats Oren Miller and Gary Search are championing the reversal of the countyâs longstanding pro-business strategy, seeking to dramatically raise road impact fees on new homes and businesses countywide. Search has pressed to nearly double the fees from the current 40% of the maximum allowed by law to 75%; Miller wants a 150% increase to the full maximum. Longtime Republican commissioners Doug Gilpin, Gary Breeden and Craig Estep tabled the matter until July after a standing-room only crowd pleaded with them earlier this month to reconsider the severity of the economic fallout.
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Florida voters passed controversial legislation that experts say will either revive or destroy the state s economy. (Shutterstock)
FLORIDA With the coronavirus pandemic cutting the 2020 Florida legislative session short, Florida political leaders admitted this wasn t the year to promote new agendas and tackle groundbreaking statutes.
However, Florida voters didn t need their elected representatives to pass controversial legislation that, depending upon the politics of the prognosticator, could either save or destroy the state.
During Nov. 3 s general election, 60 percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 2 to the Florida Constitution, which raises the minimum wage rate over the next six years from its current rate of $8.56 per hour to $15 an hour.