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The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights of the bill President Biden signed Thursday.
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COVID-19 will be top of mind as the Florida Legislature begins its 2021 session. These will be the main topics they'll address.
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The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.
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More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.
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Amendment 2, which will raise Florida’s minimum wage to $10/hour in 2021 and to $15/hour in five years, was approved by 61% of voters.
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The minimum wage will be phased in through 2026. It passed the 60 percent threshold needed to pass.
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Here is how Florida voted on the ballot amendments during the 2020 general election.
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While the polls from Saint Leo University and the University of North Florida report similar findings, poll directors are offering differing opinions on if Amendment 2 will gain the support it needs to pass.
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Joe Gruters and Chris Sprowls, both legislators from the greater Tampa Bay region, say the increase would have dire consequences on local businesses.
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Voters will get to decide whether to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Minimum-wage workers in Florida will receive a small pay increase with the start of the new year.
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A series of polls from the St. Leo University Polling Institute shows Floridians deeply divided on some of the major issues that the state will face in…