Florida lidera el país en muertes en embarcaciones
Mc Nelly Torres: Las normas poco estrictas sobre equipo de seguridad y capacitación crean peligros en las famosas aguas del Estado del Sol.
Florida Leads Nation in Boating Deaths
Lax regulations on safety equipment and few mandates for formal boating safety education have made the Sunshine State’s world-famous waters hazardous.
Florida Senate May Consider House’s More Restrictive Anti-Sick Pay Bill
Ashley Lopez: The House bill not only prohibits local government from requiring employers to offer sick pay benefits but also cancels out living-wage ordinances.
Anti-Sick Time Bill Has Little Public Support, But Lawmaker Says It’s ‘Right Thing’ To Do
Ashley Lopez: State Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, said his bill prohibiting local governments from requiring companies to provide benefits is "the right thing" to do -- though advocates for the poor and most of the public believe his bill is harmful.
Florida Legislature Attempts to Give ‘Quasi-Government’ Agencies Tax Exemption
Steve Miller: Senate Bill 354 extends millions of dollars in property-tax exemptions to the subsidiary of a UK-based company that builds U.S. Navy housing.
Florida House Passes ALEC-Linked Anti-Sick Leave, Anti-Living Wage Bill
Ashley Lopez: The GOP-led Florida House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from implementing laws that extend paid sick leave benefits to workers.