Thorne leads No. 11 Spartans past No. 13 Pitt in Peach Bowl
Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: November 1, 2020
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – With just days until the 2020 Presidential Election, there was no shortage of key issues to discuss on the latest episode of This Week in South Florida podcast. Joining the TWISF pod this week are attorneys and political strategists Ed Pozzuoli and Chris Smith, Amendment 2 proponent and attorney John Morgan, South Florida restaurant owner Carlos Gazitua and Florida State Senate candidate Javier Fernandez. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: November 1, 2020
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of This Week in South Florida are attorneys and political strategists Ed Pozzuoli and Chris Smith, Amendment 2 proponent and attorney John Morgan, South Florida restaurant owner Carlos Gazitua and Florida State Senate candidate Javier Fernandez. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gazitua
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Opposition to the Amendment 2 proposal to raise Florida’s minimum wage includes a variety of business groups and companies large and small. They say the cost is too high, especially in the current economy that has been badly damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fear is that the Amendment could actually hurt the people it aims to help. South Florida restaurant owner Carlos Gazitua, who is also representing the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page. To view TWISF’s chat with Amendment 2 proponent John Morgan, click here.
This Week in South Florida: John Morgan
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Among the questions on the 2020 election ballot in Florida is a potential hike in the hourly wage for the state’s lowest earners. Amendment 2 proposes raising the state’s minimum wage to an eventual $15 per hour. The Central Florida attorney who led the effort to get Amendment 2 on the ballot is John Morgan. He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page. To view TWISF’s chat with Amendment 2 opponent Carlos Gazitua, click here.
Labor union, business lobby pour in big bucks to support or fight $15 minimum wage on ballot
The proposal, which appears on the ballot as Amendment 2, is often identified with Orlando lawyer John Morgan, who spent millions of dollars to put it on the ballot and chairs Florida For A Fair Wage. If approved, the proposal would increase the state’s minimum wage, currently $8.56 an hour, to $10 on Sept. 30, 2021, and incrementally increase the rate each year until reaching $15 on Sept. 30, 2026.
sun-sentinel.comJoe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
Supporters cheer as Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, on February 27, 2020. Joe Biden won South Carolina's primary, and he is about to score some new donors as a result. Bundlers backing the former vice president's campaign told CNBC that they are seeing a surge in big money commitments in the wake of Saturday's apparent blowout victory in the Palmetto State. Biden's dominant victory in South Carolina will give him enough delegates to at least be in second place behind Sanders. The Biden campaign itself appeared to confirm what bundlers were already seeing in the wake of the South Carolina triumph.
cnbc.comSouth Miami-Dade Town of Cutler Bay Publicly Supports Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Support for recreational marijuana in Florida seems stronger than ever. Last month, the town council voted in favor of a resolution to support recreational marijuana, saying the economic benefits to Florida would be significant. "As it is now, you have people that will partake in using marijuana, and their punishment for using marijuana, from a legal standpoint, is umpteen times greater than the punishment for CEOs of large corporations when they do something they're not supposed to," Duncan said. Although the council overwhelmingly spoke in favor of recreational marijuana, members stressed that tight regulation by the state is necessary. "Right now, if a medical marijuana dispensary wants to open right next to a school or a daycare center, it can do that," he said.
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