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Florida is one of only two states that hasn’t changed its sales tax laws since consumers began fleeing to the world wide web for gifts, groceries and other everyday needs. But that could change next year. A pair of bills have been filed for the 2020 Legislative Session that would require online retailers to collect and remit…
One state lawmaker wants to double the length of Florida’s annual back-to-school tax holiday to 10 days in 2020. Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry’s proposed holiday (SB 542) would run from Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 9 next year before the earliest classes begin on Aug. 10. Read More
Florida managed care plans that participate in Medicaid and the state’s KidCare program fall below the national median in follow-up hospitalizations for mental illnesses for children, according to study findings released last week by the Trump administration. Read More