President Barack Obama says he's committed to keeping American jobs, but don't tell that to anxious workers waiting for the ax to fall at Kennedy Space Center.

To put into perspective all that has happened since Florida entered the Union 165 years ago, consider this: After the president signed the Statehood Act on March 3, 1845, it took five days for the news to reach Tallahassee and 10 days for a copy of the act to be delivered to the state Capitol. Today, we can cross the country in mere hours and receive information almost instantly from around the globe, even from space.

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On the eve of the 2010 legislative session, all the upper echelons of state government are in flux. Lawmakers are facing a lame-duck governor running for U.S. Senate, a Senate president running for chief financial officer and the CFO and attorney general running for governor. And that's not all.

The Legislature is poised to act quickly and positively to delay for two years a major increase in the unemployment compensation tax.

It's a move that could save beleaguered employers as much as a twelvefold increase on their unemployment tax bills.

The legislation zipped through both Senate and House committees. Its supporters claim it will stimulate job creation and allow businesses to stay afloat in a down economy.

Expect the 2010 Legislature to take less time than Wayne Mixson served as governor to pass several big pieces of legislation.

Bills that would defer collection of unemployment taxes and reform the Public Service Commission (PSC) are expected to win quick approval.
The Legislature is out to signal early that it's serious about bringing relief to business.

Its as if the whole family is climbing aboard a bus and starting a journey thats been in our head for as long as we can remember.

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