STATE DEMOCRAT LEADER SUPPORTING RESTRICTIONS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Democratic Leader in the Florida Senate Sen. Jason Pizzo is putting for a bill mandating all employers in the state to comply with the E-Verify system when hiring new workers.
The Senator’s bill states that any employer, including private companies, government agencies, or subcontractors, found violating the law will face consequences. They could have their business license revoked or suspended for up to one year, along with a fine of up to $10,000. If a business is found to have broken the law more than once, it could be fined up to $250,000 and permanently lose its business license.
Sen. Pizzo said money collected from the fines would go directly to the Florida Highway Patrol to help them enforce immigration laws.
BOEING, BLUE ORIGIN ARE LAYING OFF AEROSPACE WORKERS
Boeing is preparing to issue layoff notices to roughly 200 employees working on the Space Launch System (SLS) — the massive rocket central to NASA’s flagship Artemis program — as it braces for the possibility that its contracts with the space agency may not be renewed after they end in March.
Blue Origin company says around 10% of its workforce will be let go. Most of the jobs laid off involve engineering, research and development, and management jobs. About 14,000 people work for Blue Origin. With the release of some of its employees, Blue Origin says they will still be expanding and building up their facilities near Kennedy Space Center.
STATE SENATE CANDIDATE BACK ON THE BALLOT
The Florida Department of State’s Division of Elections said that Debbie Mayfield was not permitted eligible to run for the Senate District 19 seat in Brevard County because of technicality over the state’s rules on term limits. Mayfield is running in a special election to run for the seat she had before. After state officials said she was ineligible, she challenged the decision in court.
The Florida Supreme Court heard the challenge and ruled in favor of Mayfield to have her name placed back on the April GOP primary ballot.
Conservatives who opposed Mayfield running again for her old seat say she is the poster child for term limits.
