Florida’s State of the State address: Breaking down the DeSantis agenda - Part 1
Bottom Line: Something I quickly picked up from Governor Ron DeSantis’s Inaugural speech – was that if he said he’d do something – he meant it. Go back through the governor’s speech and you’ll not find one specific issue he highlighted that he hasn’t already acted on within his first two months on the job. With that in mind it makes sense to me to pull out what Ron’s agenda for the 2019 state session is from his State of the State address. These are the specific issues and the order with which he prioritized them. I counted fourteen separate agenda items outlined in his address. In part one I’ll cover the first five.
- Hurricane Michael recovery (said he’s received a “historic” commitment by President Trump)
- Environmental reforms – Highlighted by his record proposed $2.5 billion Everglades Restoration project, Overhaul of the South Florida Water Management District – combating algae blooms and red tide, Appointment of a Chief Science Officer to advise on future planning
- Economics – Stated that Florida will remain a low tax state and will never have a state income tax. Encouraged businesses from high tax states to relocate to Florida. He’s proposing $330 million in additional tax cuts with an emphasis on cutting property taxes
- Infrastructure – Spoke of the need to prioritize modernization of infrastructure and the need to reform Florida’s property insurance market (AOB)
- Occupational licenses – Ron stated that there’s less red tape in becoming a Marine Sniper than a licensed interior designer in Florida and reforms for occupational licenses are generally needed
In part two I’ll pick up on the items six through ten...
Here's a link to part 2: https://ihr.fm/2EQEr0D