Governor's deregulation train falters at end of session

Bills for occupational licensing reform failed to get the floor of either Chamber.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 10, 2019
File Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
File Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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A top business deregulation priority for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — occupational licensing reform — withered to a slow death in the 2019 legislative session, which ended May 3.

 

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