Florida Business News
- Officials: ‘We can’t let our guard down’ despite sunny hurricane forecast
Emergency management officials fear the somewhat sunny forecast may lead residents to develop a sense of complacency — especially after last season, when not a single tropical storm or hurricane struck the state.
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Business Beat - Week of May 29th
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- Poll: Rising food costs are putting Florida residents in debt
Nearly 50% of respondents said their debt has increased in the past year due to the cost of food, according to the poll conducted by Aspect Strategic on behalf of No Kid Hungry Florida.
- Florida legislature expected to approve budget Friday, and then DeSantis plans to cut it
With the Legislature set to vote Friday on a $114.5 billion spending plan that includes nearly 2,000 member projects, Gov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to use his line-item veto.
- Florida Prepaid opens year-round enrollment for college savings plans
The Florida Prepaid College Board announced that Florida’s Prepaid 529 Plans are now available for enrollment year-round for the first time in the program’s more than 35-year history.