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Minimum wage amendment (likely) squeaks by, mixed results from other amendment proposals

Minimum wage amendment (likely) squeaks by, mixed results from other amendment proposals

by Brian Burgess | Nov 4, 2020

While the results are still unofficial, and the margin is razor thin, Florida businesses may soon need to budget for an employee pay hike after voters cast more than 6.3 million votes in favor of a $15 / hour minimum wage hike by September 2026. Constitutional...
Loranne Ausley posts comfortable win over Marva Preston in SD 3 contest

Loranne Ausley posts comfortable win over Marva Preston in SD 3 contest

by Brian Burgess | Nov 4, 2020

One of the most contentious downballot races in Florida has ended with Democrat Loranne Ausley emerging victorious in State Senate District 3 over Republican Marva Preston. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Ausley pulled in 53.3 percent of all votes, to...
Heading into Sunday, unaffiliated voters increased total vote share versus GOP and Dems compared to 2016

Heading into Sunday, unaffiliated voters increased total vote share versus GOP and Dems compared to 2016

by Brian Burgess | Nov 2, 2020

As a percentage of total votes cast in 2020, unaffiliated voters showed an increase versus their share of votes cast in 2016, while both Republicans and Democrats showed a slight decrease in total vote share compared to 2016. With Democrats and Republicans in a...
Election 2020: Florida’s healthcare industry has a lot at stake

Election 2020: Florida’s healthcare industry has a lot at stake

by Brian Burgess | Oct 30, 2020

  The outcome of the 2020 election could have an enormous influence on Florida’s economy, and more specifically, on a handful of healthcare companies that are impacted by major shifts in federal and state policy. While the decisions of state lawmakers hold...
DeSantis: Anti-opioid program gets $5 million federal funding boost

DeSantis: Anti-opioid program gets $5 million federal funding boost

by Brian Burgess | Oct 28, 2020

A new pilot program announced by Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis has been awarded $5 million in state funding to fight opioid addiction. The program seeks to adress the health and economic impacts of widespread substance and opioid misuse,...
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