Tag: Florida Chamber of Commerce
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Jacob OglesAugust 4, 2018
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The nation’s leading business group just picked a side in one of Florida’s hottest Congressional primaries. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Julio Gonzalez in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. “As a state representative, Dr. Gonzalez has been a strong ally for job creators and consistently voted to reform regulations and cut taxes to help small […]

Drew WilsonJuly 26, 2018
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State and federal governments have gotten pretty good at pulling people out of poverty through social programs according to Robert Doar of the American Enterprise Institute, but when it comes to improving incomes and opportunities for poverty-stricken Americans there’s a long road ahead. Data shared by Doar during a Thursday presentation to the Florida Chamber […]

Drew WilsonJuly 19, 2018
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce released a “second round” of endorsements for state legislative races Thursday, adding four incumbents and 16 candidates to the 60 endorsements announced in May. “To help ensure Florida remains competitive, we need candidates that are focused on supporting jobs and the Floridians they employ,” said Marian Johnson, the Florida Chamber’s […]

Kate BradshawJune 12, 2018
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First elected in 2006, Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Longboat Key) has a name that’s recognizable to Floridians well outside his Sarasota County Florida’s 16th Congressional District. His auto dealership empire and tenure as chair of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber of Commerce preceded his political career. A prolific philanthropist, he lists […]


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