Progress Florida Education Center’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 3-20-15
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education Center’s popular free Daily Clips service.
Progress Florida Education Center’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 3-20-15
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education Center’s popular free Daily Clips service.
A Tale of Three States: Kansas, California, and Florida
By Vin Fl
SemDem
Robert Reich recently pointed out that if you listen to rightwing groups like the Tax Foundation, you would think California is a horrible place for business.
Wage Theft: Limiting My Customers Buying Power
By Megan Baker
Fight For Florida
As a small business owner I am committed to compensating my employees for any and all of the work they complete for me, but I can’t solve the issue of wage theft alone.
The Angry Bees need to ignite a swarming strategy: the “take no money from Sugar” pledge is a place to start
By Gimleteye
Eye On Miami
Florida’s top GOP officials are tight lipped and indignant that civic activists and environmental leaders continue to press for the purchase of lands owned by US Sugar.
Tampa businesswoman drives solar manufacturing biz
By Amelia Shenstone
CleanEnergy Footprints
Colleen Clark has a lot in common with the hurricane-resistant solar panel racks her company produces.
Florida Gives Itself A “B+” For Blocking The Unemployed From Their Benefits
By Martha Jackovics
Beach Peanuts
Just last week a study was released that ranked Florida one of the four “stingiest states in paying unemployment benefits for those who haven’t had a job for 26 weeks or less.”