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Bill to block local ‘living wage’ ordinance gets push in House
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Miami-Dade and Broward counties would have their decades-old living wage ordinances repealed and local governments would be banned from enacting similar employment benefits under a bill passed Wednesday by a House committee. The measure, HB 655, by
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Tax break for Orlando soccer stadium clears committee
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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This is the year when we're trying to look at incentives in a nice factual, reasonable way and make sure we're doing things without giving away the store," Detert said. One of the bills, SB 358, would allow two MLS franchises to get in line for the
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State owes feds $700M for jobless benefits
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 10 months ago
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July 11, 2012 Florida businesses owe the federal government almost $700 million borrowed to make unemployment payments during the past three years. Each year the balance remains unpaid, the amount employers pay on their federal unemployment tax
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AIF grades legislators on pro-business voting
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 1 year ago
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This content and other exclusive local content now require a subscription...Associated Industries of Florida issued its annual report Wednesday on legislators' support for business issues, as reflected in their voting from the session just ended. The
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Senate committee makes changes to workers-comp drug bill
Commerce :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Written by News Service of Florida Filed Under Despite objections from business groups and the insurance industry, a Senate committee made major changes Wednesday to a bill that called for limiting the amounts doctors can charge for dispensing drugs
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Special interests may derail no-fault insurance reforms
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Year in and year out, top Florida policymakers argue that they need to reform the state's required no-fault auto insurance, a system they say is riddled with fraud. Yet, year after year, attempts to fix that problem go nowhere...Under pressure from
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Fla. lobbyists collect record amount of fees in 2011
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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This content and other exclusive local content now require a subscription...Florida lobbyists took in a record amount of money last year after Gov. Rick Scott took office and Republicans assumed a supermajority in the state legislature. An analysis
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Southerland says clean water rules cost jobs
Panama City :: FL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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This content and other exclusive local content now require a subscription...Rep. Steve Southerland is trying to push back against more stringent federal water-pollution standards, saying they will kill jobs and cost the state billions of dollars.
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Bad-faith bill sponsored by Naples Rep. Passidomo voted down
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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In a defeat for business groups and the insurance industry, a House panel Thursday narrowly rejected a bill sponsored by Naples Rep. Kathleen Passidomo that would add restrictions in "bad faith" legal fights. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Florida water pollution legislation on fast track
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Water pollution rules supported by business, agriculture and utility interests but opposed by environmentalists, who say they are too weak, appear headed for quick passage in the Florida Legislature. A bill (HB 7051) approving the Department of
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