by Caden DeLisa | Mar 14, 2023
A bill proposing to delay the implementation of a natural gas fuel tax in Florida until 2026 has passed the Committee on Transportation The legislation has received support from business-friendly organizations, including the Florida Natural Gas Association, the...
by Brian Burgess | Mar 7, 2023
Florida’s tax exemption on natural gas fuels may be extended for two more years with the proposed HB 529. The bill has received unanimous support from the House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee and aims to provide cost savings to...
by Caden DeLisa | Mar 1, 2023
Florida’s seaports handled a record high of 112.5 million tons of cargo received in 2022, a 6 percent increase from the previous year, supporting 900,000 direct and indirect jobs, $117.6 billion in economic value, and 13.3 percent of Florida’s GDP. The...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 23, 2023
If it takes more than two decades to build a high-speed train track, is it really “high-speed” rail, or high-speed fail? Twelve years ago this month, then-Florida Governor Rick Scott declined an offer of $2.4 billion in federal funding from the administration of...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Feb 23, 2023
A circuit judge dismissed a lawsuit against the DeSantis Administration after Florida passed a new law regarding migrant transport. Governor DeSantis sparked controversy last year by flying migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, which led to the lawsuit. The...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 21, 2023
While tort reform is the top priority for Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in the 2023 legislative session, the group also listed 133 other priorities broken down by industry. AIF will advocate for legislative changes through specific policy councils and...
