Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 3, 2020
8min1985
Scott reshaped Florida's economy and its governance.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 3, 2020
Associated PressDecember 27, 2019
17min385
There’s more going on in Iowa that simply a merely cyclical swing.
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 1, 2019
8min409
Castor would also not dip into reserves.
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 18, 2019
7min872
"I hope I made you proud."
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018
4min987
A ballot measure that requires a two-thirds vote by the state Legislature for any future tax increases was approved by Florida voters Tuesday. Amendment 5 was up 66 percent-34 percent as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Constitutional amendments need no less than 60 percent of the vote to pass. Also known as the “Supermajority Vote Required to Impose, […]
Guest AuthorJuly 25, 2018
5min473
Florida’s economy continues breaking records. Just a few days ago Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) topped $1 trillion, the chief economist with the Florida Chamber Foundation announced. This means that if Florida was an independent country, our $1 trillion economy would rank us as the 17th largest economy in the world and ahead of countries […]
Dominic CalabroMarch 6, 2018
6min314
Florida’s economy, although robust, depends heavily on tourism, real estate development and financial industries. As Florida’s economy rebounded from the Great Recession a few years ago, employment in low-paying industries such as tourism has grown at a faster rate than employment growth in higher-paying industries. While any employment growth is good, we must be careful […]
Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2017
6min474
As Congress prepares to cut taxes, our nation’s job creators have high hopes for the economy. The Republican tax plan cuts the federal small business tax rate from nearly 40 percent to a much fairer 25 percent. Under the current tax code, the overwhelming majority of small businesses (95 percent) are considered “pass-through” entities, which […]
Associated PressMay 28, 2017
1min148
Wages paid to Florida workers remained stagnant for the last decade, says a new report from researchers. The Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida this week released a 10-year overview that said average wages remained relatively flat between 2005 and 2015. The report says after wages were adjusted for inflation […]
Staff ReportsMay 2, 2017
5min181
Consumer sentiment among Floridians in April dropped 3.5 points to 95.7 from a record-high reading of 99.2 in March, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. Despite the ups and downs in the index during the first four months of 2017, consumers are overall more optimistic compared with those same months in 2016. […]