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January-to-September state tax revenues in Minnesota were 4.2% below 2019 numbers
During the first nine months of 2020, state tax revenues in Minnesota came in at 4.2 % below the same…
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Tallahassee mayor calls for National Guard troops to boost Capitol security
(The Center Square) – Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday to call out the National…
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Senate committee warned Florida taxpayers at risk unless state helps private property insurers
(The Center Square) – Florida’s 6.2 million homeowners face significant rate increases from ballooning reinsurance costs, 2017-18 hurricane loss creep,…
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Pandemic outpacing vaccinations as post-holiday surge hammers Florida
(The Center Square) – A trifecta of bad pandemic news in Florida unfolded this week, culminating Friday with the state…
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Florida Republicans file anti-mob bill without Stand Your Ground extension
(The Center Square) – Companion bills seeking to toughen Florida laws regarding violent protests and make it difficult for local…
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Rubio, other Florida congressional leaders denounce U.S. Capitol protesters
(The Center Square) – Florida senior Republican Sen. Marco Rubio denounced protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday…
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As Trump’s pending Mar-a-Lago residency is challenged, Florida lawmaker calls for club shutdown
(The Center Square) – Mounting troubles at his newly adopted home will confront President Donald Trump when he assumes permanent…
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DeSantis chides hospitals for Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
(The Center Square) – Under fire for overseeing a COVID-19 vaccine rollout that has seniors in some areas waiting in…
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South Carolina has highest risk of eviction nationwide, analysis finds
(The Center Square) – South Carolinians are at higher risk of eviction than residents of any other state in the…
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Rubio supports $2,000 stimulus payments with a Section 230 catch
(The Center Square) – Count Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio among Republicans who support President Donald Trump’s demand to increase…
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Debt-to-income ratio of Pennsylvania households below national average
(The Center Square) – The median household debt-to-income ratio in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of 2020 stood at 1.33…
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New census deadline could cost Florida billions in federal funding, third new congressional seat
The Florida state flag flies. railway fx / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau’s…
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Florida ports, cities continue to lobby for aid in stalled federal COVID-19 package
In this June 2016 photo, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas heads out of PortMiami, in Miami…
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Florida’s idled maritime industry lobbying for federal bailout
In this June 2016 photo, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas heads out of PortMiami, in Miami…
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Oft-delayed Mars rover launch critical for Florida’s $20B aerospace industry
A replica of the Mars rover Perseverance is displayed outside the press site before a news conference at the Kennedy…
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Florida ranks 30th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Florida came in 30th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based…
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Spike in TANF assistance portends budget-bashing enrollment booms Florida in assistance programs
Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – Nearly 30,000 more Floridians than previously projected will seek…
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