FLORIDA MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE On January 1, 2018 the minimum wage in Florida will increase 15 cents to an hourly salary of $8.25. The minimum wage for tipped employees is also increasing from $5.08 to $5.23 per hour. The state’s minimum wage is based on the percentage increase in the federal Consumer Price Index for Urban Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Agency for Health Care Administration Stuart “Stu” Williams resigned as general counsel of AHCA, a position he held for over five years. Williams is moving to Liberty Dental Plan of California to serve as vice president for corporate development. Bill Roberts, who has been serving as AHCA’s deputy general counsel, will serve as interim general counsel. Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Special Elections Two special elections were held on September 26th to fill a Senate and a House seat. In Senate District 40, Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) defeated former Republican House member Jose Felix Diaz. Taddeo replaces former Senator Frank Artiles (R-Miami) who resigned on April 21st. In House District 116, Republican Daniel Anthony Perez (R-Miami) beat Democrat Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Hurricane Irma caused quite a stir throughout the State of Florida as we waited to see which path it would take northward last month. Irma finally made landfall on September 10th at Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. She then hit Marco Island shortly thereafter and Read more about From the Capitol[…]
As long-time Floridians we can all be amused, or serious, or insulted when someone uses the phrase ‘Floriduh’ to describe our great state. Most people would assume that Dave Barry, the award winning columnist for the Miami Herald and author of countless books, originated the term. However, that is not correct. Florida based comedian Boca Brian actually takes Read more about FloriDUH[…]