Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed legislation aimed at protecting Florida’s natural resources.

The Department of Revenue has set up a webpage for the state’s first “Freedom Week” sales-tax holiday from July 1 through July 7.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Chamber of Commerce says it has been told by the state that unemployment taxes will go up next year by almost 200 percent, but so far the state is mum on the increase. On March 1, Florida’s trust fund for paying unemployment claims sat at just over $4 billion. To replenish the fund, Carolyn Johnson, the director of business, economic development & innovation policy at the Florida Chamber, said the state has indicated minimum rates will increase by almost 200 percent. “If you’re an employer with 100 employees, you’re seeing a $1,300 tax increase that you might not have expected coming Jan. 1,” Johnson said. The Chamber said layoffs made because of the pandemic will not count against an employers’ records because an executive order exempted them.