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Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing a tax cut of around $1 billion to Florida’s gas tax. DeSantis says the move would save the average Sunshine State family $200. But economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says, in his opinion, this is not good economics.
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Florida’s economy added 41,500 jobs in October and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.2% to 4.6%. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says it’s a positive sign for the economy, even if Central Florida lagged behind the rest of the state in job growth.
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Inflation surged to a 31-year high over the last two months. Most of the forces driving inflation are global and national in scope. But economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind tells WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston that one important component driving up prices – housing – is also affected by local policies and decisions made here in Central Florida.
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Economics is often referred to as the dismal science, and since the start of the pandemic it’s been more dismal than usual.But economic analyst Hank…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a special session beginning November 15th. He wants the state legislature to pass laws blocking vaccine mandates, and…
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New data estimates that Florida’s payroll employment jumped by 84,000 in September.But economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston…
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Central Florida’s red-hot housing market seems to be cooling a little faster than the national average, with home sales and prices on the decline.Economic…
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The latest jobs report is out and it’s not the employment-palooza that many analysts were expecting. Instead, job growth slowed and unemployment claims…
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Florida homeowners: if you live on the coast, brace yourselves for the possibility of higher flood insurance rates.FEMA is revising its National Flood…
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After skyrocketing over the last 24 months, home prices flattened out and existing-home sales dipped in Florida.Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind tells…