by Capitolist Staff | Jan 21, 2026
Wells Fargo is relocating the headquarters of its wealth management business to West Palm Beach, bringing more than 50 senior executives to South Florida. The bank’s wealth management CEO, Barry Sommers, told Bloomberg this week that the division has agreed to lease...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 20, 2026
Florida lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would tighten oversight of large-scale data centers and other high-demand electricity users, unanimously approving a proposal aimed at increasing public transparency, protecting utility ratepayers and strengthening...
by The Center Square | Jan 20, 2026
Florida’s economy and population are projected to continue growing in 2026, but not at the rate they did immediately following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The state is expected to add 2.4 million people by 2034 as it returns to more “normal”...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 20, 2026
Florida’s rising storm and flood risk is now an economic reality, and a new Florida Council of 100 report calls for faster recovery, tougher building standards, and stronger incentives to expand resilience investment statewide. The report, Resilience Reimagined:...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 16, 2026
Property tax relief took another step forward as Florida lawmakers returned to the state Capitol to decide how to whittle down a lengthy list of proposals for voters to consider later this year. House Joint Resolution 203 cleared a key committee on Thursday, two days...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 15, 2026
Florida TaxWatch is recommending that Florida lawmakers pursue property tax relief that applies more evenly across taxpayers and avoids broad elimination proposals that could shift costs onto renters, businesses and newer homeowners. In a report released on Thursday,...
