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• Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the latest studies indicate that it will cost in excess of $75B by 2030 to provide infrastructure to protect Florida against sea level rise and to allow the state to continue operating more or less as it does today. He tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie sea level rise is a concern for residents of inland areas like Orlando, too.
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• New data from the Census Bureau shows U.S. mobility rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1948. The sharp slowdown in migration in the U.S. is cause for concern, especially for Florida’s economy.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis announced his proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year.
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• Florida’s October jobs report gives us a bird’s eye view of the larger state economy and how it’s growing, says economic analyst Hank Fishkind.
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• The annual state-to-state migration report is out. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind explains why Floridians should care about these reports if we want to understand the Sunshine State’s economy.
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• A new report on existing home sales paints a complex picture of the broader economy. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind examines the highlights of the report, what they mean for Florida, and why they are especially important for the Sunshine State.
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• The U.S. census determines the number of seats each state gets in the US House of Representatives, and it’s used to set federal funding for state and local governments. That’s about $700 billion in federal funds spent on schools, hospitals, roads, public works and other vital programs. The Census Bureau says it might not be able to hire all of the 500,000 enumerators it needs to make a full count. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie that an under count would have an impact on business too.
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