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image to be on the QUICK BITS t Ditchmen issue! THANK YOU NOTES! >> QUICK BITS NSF Staff FOUR BALLOT PROPOSALS TOP 3 Florida’s unemployment rate approached the end of 2019 at a historic low. The rate NSF Staff fell to 3.1 percent in November, down from Sprinting to submit enough petition signatures to A pro 3.2 percent in October and putting it at a get on the November 2020 ballot, backers of four state mark hit twice in the past 40 years, most proposed constitutional amendments have topped had 3 recently in March 2006, according to Gov. 300,000 valid signatures reported to the state ballot Division of Elections. As of Tuesday, a proposed 766,2 Ron DeSantis’ office. “Moving forward, I will constitutional amendment that would gradually suppo continue to prioritize investments in Florida’s increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour signat workforce and infrastructure to provide had 372,879 valid signatures. It was followed by a verify BALLOT PROPOSALS TOP proposal 300,000 SIGNATURES continued opportunities FOUR for our communities that would revamp the state’s primary- then election system. That proposal had 355,805 valid the s to be resilient and prepared for the future,” signatures reported to the Division of Elections. 766,2 DeSantis NSF said Staff in a prepared statement. When The third-highest total, 350,808 valid signatures, also w DeSantis Sprinting was sworn into office in January, was reported for a proposal that would overhaul Court to submit enough petition signatures to A proposal that would change a provision in the Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.5 and deregulate about the state’s electric-utility industry. get on the November 2020 ballot, backers of four state Constitution the citizenship of voters proposed constitutional amendments have out topped had 303,675 valid signatures. To get on the 2020 percent, representing 352,000 Floridians 300,000 valid signatures reported to The the state ballot, each of the proposals would need at least of work from a workforce of 10.3 million. Division of Elections. As of Tuesday, a proposed 766,200 valid signatures. Political committees • • • seasonally adjusted figure for November constitutional amendment that would gradually supporting the proposals submit petition remained increase below the the state’s national unemployment minimum wage to $15 an hour signatures to county supervisors of elections, who 372,879 The valid signatures. It was followed by a verify the legitimacy of the signatures. Supervisors rate of 3.5 had percent. Florida Department proposal that would revamp the state’s primary- then report the numbers of valid signatures to of Economic Opportunity reported 323,000 election system. That proposal had 355,805 valid the state. In addition to needing to meet the Floridians signatures were out reported of work in November from to the Division of Elections. 766,200-signature threshold, the committees a workforce 10.5 million. the valid past year, The of third-highest total, Over 350,808 signatures, also will need approval from the Florida Supreme was reported for a proposal that sectors would overhaul Court of the wording of their ballot proposals. the education and health-services and deregulate the state’s electric-utility industry. have had the largest growth, adding 62,300 new positions. Fields involving leisure and hospitality were up 38,100 jobs. Professional • • • and business services were up 33,600, while construction was up 26,700. Regionally, the metropolitan statistical area from Miami to West Palm Beach posted the most new workers, with 40,100 added over the last year, a 1.5 percent increase. Meanwhile, 24,400 new SHOW THAT jobs were added over the past year in the NUCA SPIRIT! Jacksonville area, representing a 3.4 percent Get your very own NUCA FL insulated increase. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford tumbler or grab one for a gift today. area added 36,700 new jobs in the past year, To order your tumblers contact Tina at [email protected] a 2.8 percent increase. And the Tampa-St. or Alex at [email protected] Petersburg-Clearwater area added 30,800 new workers, an increase of 2.2 percent. ONLY $35 (includes shipping & handling). DECEMBER • DITCHMEN JULY/AUG 2019 2019 • DITCHMEN 13 25