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Two bills relaxing child labor restrictions are advancing through the Florida legislature; one would allow high-schoolers on job sites.

The Florida bill fits into a trend of child labor rollbacks being proposed or enacted in state legislatures across the country

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Home Builders Association announced that its past president, Michael Bourré, was elected to serve as Chairman of the Florida Building Commission. …

The parent company Ocwen is contesting the award from the arbitrator, who ruled the company made a false offer to the borrower.

The trade association will get in on the ground level.

PUNTA GORDA — TJ Thornberry, president of Thornberry Custom Builders in Punta Gorda, has been installed as the 48th president of the Florida Home Builders Association.

Demand for plywood has gone through the roof since the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning it will be expensive and difficult to buy lumber this hurricane season.

How Santa Rosa County could be affected by Floridas new impact fee bill, HB 337 View Comments As the issue of impact fees continues to swirl in Santa Rosa County, a new state bill that is expected to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis could affect the future of impact fees in the fast growing county.  House Bill 337 caps impact fee increases to no more than 12.5% in a given year and no more than 50% over a four-year period. That requires states to "phase in" impact fee increases over a several...

Impact fees help pay for infrastructure needs created by new development Floridas population has grown from 18.8 million to 21.5 million over the past 10 years DAYTONA BEACH — As Floridas roads become increasingly clogged amid the unrelenting stream of newcomers, state lawmakers have passed a bill that limits how much counties and cities can raise impact fees to accommodate that growth. The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign into law, caps impact fee increases to no more th...

Winners and losers emerging from the 2021 Legislative Session They all cant be winners. Here is the definitive list of whos up and who took a fall. The ending of a Session is never a surprise. It’s like harvest season. What you get at the end is the result of months, maybe even years of tilling, planting, watering, tending, and shepherding. Against the odds and despite many challenges, the 2021 Legislative Session ended on time. The House Speaker and the Senate President were together for the...