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Florida signed a death warrant for small businesses A death warrant for small businesses was signed with the approval of Florida Amendment 2 on last week’s ballot. Amendment 2 (Raising Florida’s Minimum Wage) received 60.8% of the vote, narrowly securing the 60% majority required to amend the state’s constitution. Florida is now only the eighth state to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Currently, Florida’s minimum wage is $8.56 per hour. Now, with the passage of this amendment, wages will i