by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Jun 7, 2023
Travel from Canada to Florida has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 1.44 million Canadians visiting in the first quarter of 2023. Visa issues, including long wait times for visa appointments, are complicating Florida’s efforts to attract overseas...
by Brian Burgess | May 18, 2023
Bite-sized news nuggets to start your day off right… Reading and math scores targeted, with $158 million to help Governor Ron DeSantis signed new legislation into law this week (HB 7039) aimed at addressing students’ declining math and reading skills,...
by Brian Burgess | May 16, 2023
Some snack-sized news nuggets to start your morning: DeSantis OK’s port projects (via News Service of Florida) Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said the state will provide $3.9 million for work at the Port of Pensacola to help it become a training base for American...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | May 8, 2023
Florida lawmakers approved billions of dollars to speed up 20 highway projects across the state under the banner of “Moving Florida Forward.” Other plans include an approved $13.6 billion for the Department of Transportation’s five-year work program...
by Brian Burgess | Apr 30, 2023
For decades, every American driver paying to fill the tank on a gas-guzzling SUV or even a fuel-efficient hybrid electric car has simultaneously helped pay for the roads they drive on, too. Fuel taxes, paid at the pump, are collected by both the federal and state...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 25, 2023
Florida ranks 12th highest in the nation for tax rates on gasoline at 35.23 cents per gallon. Each state imposes its own excise tax on top of the federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, with state taxes accounting for anywhere from 2.3% to 16.5% of the total cost of...
