The first 100 days: How will Ron DeSantis transition to governing

Tallahassee will be abuzz in early 2019 with a new Florida first family. Some priorities, echoing outgoing Gov. Rick Scott, could be a boost for businesses.

By John Haughey
| 6:00 a.m. January 4, 2019
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Florida Gov. Elect Ron DeSantis has big priorities for the Florida business community in 2019.

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Behind the first new governor since 2010 in Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis, the list of priorities coming out of Tallahassee for 2019 is both long and wide.

The list include: tort reform, manufacturing zoning and siting, reducing the 4.92% communications services tax, modernizing a pension system that costs taxpayers $1 billion a year, and recruiting high-wage employers while attracting capital investment.