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Union leaders are warning that “hundreds of thousands” of workers across Florida would be forced to take a pay cut if state legislators pass a bill that would prevent local governments from mandating their own minimum wages.
The House bill (HB 7063) would offer shoppers a series of expanded sales-tax “holidays” on back-to-school items, hurricane-preparedness supplies, summer activities and tool purchases. As an example, the state would offer two back-to-school holidays, after offering one in the past.
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The Florida House Thursday unanimously approved a $1.4 billion tax package that contains a long list of exemptions for consumers and businesses that both Democrats and Republicans praised as a “true tax relief for consumers.”
The Florida House on Thursday unanimously approved a wide-ranging $1.38 billion tax package that would include savings for shoppers and businesses, as leaders work out differences with the Senate.
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A reader studies the official photo of the governor's abortion ban bill signing and sees something very disturbing.