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Legislation suspending a dramatic unemployment compensation tax increase passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed into law on the opening day of the legislative session
Senate President Jeff Atwater (R-North Palm Beach) told reporters on February 9, 2010 that the full Senate would vote on the unemployment tax fix, legislation that softens the impact on employers of this year's automatic unemployment tax increase on March 2, the first day of the 2010 legislative session
Responding to concerns from business leaders, Gov. Charlie Crist, Senate President Jeff Atwater (R-North Palm Beach), and House Speaker Larry Cretul (R-Ocala) on January 21, 2010 pledged to forestall a scheduled increase in unemployment taxes
