DeSantis attacks $15 minimum wage initiative
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday questioned a proposal to increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour through the constitutional amendment process, warning about effects on the restaurant industry.
DeSantis focused on the minimum wage proposal as he railed against policy-oriented constitutional amendments that he said put “handcuffs” on future legislation. He made the comments as he opened an Associated Industries of Florida conference in Tallahassee.
DeSantis, speaking in a closed-door meeting that his office streamed live on Facebook, pointed to part of the proposed minimum-wage amendment that would increase the amount of wages that restaurants would have to cover for tipped employees. He said it is “going to cause big, big upheavals for the restaurant industry. It just will.”
“When you put that in the Constitution, we can’t just go back and say, ‘Oh, let’s tweak it, let’s do that,’ ” DeSantis continued. “You literally would have to go back and do another constitutional amendment.”
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