The Senator says the law would target people considered hard to hire .
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FILE- In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, cashier Rosario Vargas, center, bags groceries for customers at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Florida voters decide Tuesday whether to raise the state s minimum wage to $15 an hour over six years, which advocates say will benefit hundreds of thousands of workers in the Sunshine State s service-heavy economy but which opponents say will stifle industry growth. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 2:55 PM EST January 29, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. In November, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, incrementally raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 5 years.
Florida’s Property Insurance Market Is ‘Spiraling Towards Collapse’ Due to Litigation: Report
Florida’s property insurance market is “spiraling towards collapse” and requires immediate attention if there is any chance of protecting the market, consumers, and ultimately, the state’s economy, according to an analysis about to be presented to the Florida Legislature.
The report points a finger at the state’s “litigation economy” as the main contributor to insurance market woes seeing it as more of a direct cause than the many weather events Florida has suffered.
Among its findings:
Litigation frequency and severity represents an additional expense load of 17% (and rising) on all earned premiums for insurers in Florida compared with other catastrophe-prone states.
Jeff Vasilinda becomes the Vasilinda Family’s first published author!
December 14th, 2020 by Mike Vasilinda
Florida cast its twenty nine electoral voters for President Donald Trump this afternoon in the State Capitol. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, it was a bittersweet moment for many of them.
Florida’s 29 electors come from all parts of state.
“28 electors are present. One elector is not present” chimed the reading clerk shortly after the two pm start and roll call.
The absent elector, Senate President Wilton Simpson tested positive Sunday. State Senator Jeff Brandes was elected to take his place.
“Obviously shocked” was Brandes’ reaction. “Our prayers are with him, as he’s kinda going through this right now. I spoken with him today and he’s in good spirits.”