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Nov 19, 2021
Florida’s jobless rate dropped to 4.6 percent in October, with a state economist saying the dip represents “continued positive growth” of people back in the labor force during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov 19, 2021
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and attorneys general from seven other states are launching an investigation focused on the use of the Instagram social-media platform by children and young adults.

Nov 18, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis quickly signed four bills into law Thursday from a special legislative session aimed primarily at preventing workers from being required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Nov 18, 2021
State and federal wildlife agencies have set up a joint team as they continue to respond to an alarming number of manatee deaths in Florida and as waters start to get colder for the lumbering sea cows.

Nov 18, 2021
An estimated 5,654 new unemployment claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended Nov. 13, down from a revised count of 6,217 the prior week, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Nov 18, 2021
Calling the Biden administration’s actions “reckless,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit challenging a federal requirement that workers at hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Nov 18, 2021
Rebuking the Biden administration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday passed a measure that seeks to prevent workers from being required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Nov 16, 2021
Top Florida education officials on Tuesday inched closer to a legal battle with the Biden administration over federal reimbursements for school districts that were dinged financially by the state for imposing student mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov 16, 2021
After rejecting a series of Democratic amendments, the Florida House on Tuesday prepared to pass a bill that could be a first step toward the state regulating worker safety and moving away from oversight by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Nov 16, 2021
U.S. travelers to Florida during the third quarter of this year easily exceeded numbers from the same period in 2020, as COVID-19 vaccinations were widely available and cruise ships were back on the seas.
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