Venture capital has played a significant role in the development and growth of the state of Florida. Over the years, various venture capital firms and investors have invested in a wide.
Wednesday s Daily Pulse | 3/3/2021
Florida Legislature gavels into session with key bills looming
The Florida Legislature opened a 60-day session Tuesday that will take on the business of running the country’s third most populous state while tackling a slate of potentially controversial measures from shielding businesses against COVID-related lawsuits to clamping down on protesters who turn violent. During his State of the State address, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would looking forward to working with lawmakers on the key issues facing their state. [Source: AP]
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Tuesday s Daily Pulse | 3/2/2021
Florida’s unemployment fix could cost $244 million
State officials are asking for up to $244 million over the next five years to overhaul the unemployment system that failed for millions Floridians during the pandemic last year. During a Monday hearing before state senators, Department of Economic Opportunity Director Dane Eagle said the online unemployment system, known as CONNECT, “did a disservice to the people of Florida.” He said the system wasn’t worth saving, comparing it to an iPhone purchased in 2013 that had hardly been updated. The solution, he told senators, was spending up to $73 million on a new system, plus $24 million in maintenance and $146 million over five years in additional costs brought on by the pandemic. More from the Tampa Bay Times, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Orlando Sentinel.
Thursday s Afternoon Update | 1/28/2021
Florida Gov. DeSantis unveils state budget, eyes teacher pay raises
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday touted the state’s “fiscal health” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying he’s proposing another pay raise for teachers and an increase in per-student spending. DeSantis rolled out his 2021-2022 budget during a news conference at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, saying Florida is better off than many other states that took a harder stance on lockdowns during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More from WKMG and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Revised Port Canaveral budget projects no cruise activity until July
Port Canaveral commissioners approved a budget revision that projects no return to active cruising until at least July. While most of the lines at the port have only canceled cruises through April so far, the update given at Wednesday’s port authority meeting calls for only one ship from four lines sailing by July,
Wednesday s Afternoon Update | 1/27/2021
‘It could be a double whammy.’ Florida scientists worry about Brazilian variant
As the pandemic continues to worsen around the world, scientists are grappling to better understand spin-off versions of the COVID-19 virus and one of the latest strains poses a particular threat to South Florida. The little-understood “P1” strain of the COVID-19 virus, known as the Brazilian variant, contains two of the mutations that have researchers worried: one that is thought to increase the infectiousness of the virus and one that is thought to aid the virus in escaping a potential target’s immune system, which would have implications for vaccines. More from the Miami Herald.