Florida jobless rate stays at 3.3 percent
August 16, 2024
Tallahassee – Unemployment in Florida held steady at 3.3 percent in July, while retirements among Baby Boomers and some Gen Xers are affecting the state’s labor force.
State cites gun show attendance in fight with feds
August 15, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida this week revamped a lawsuit that challenges a new federal rule requiring more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers, in part pointing to lower attend…
Parkinson’s disease argued to prevent execution
August 14, 2024
Tallahassee – Attorneys for condemned killer Loran Cole have asked the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of his scheduled Aug. 29 execution, saying the state’s lethal-injection procedures likely wou…
House primaries include challenges to incumbents
August 13, 2024
Tallahassee – More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, with Democrats competing in 14 districts and Republicans squaring off in 21.
Abortion numbers down amid 6-week law
August 12, 2024
Tallahassee – More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1, but the number being performed is down after a law took effect preventing abortions after six weeks of …
Hurricane Debby ‘manageable’ for insurers
August 9, 2024
Tallahassee – Hurricane Debby is expected to be a “very manageable event” for the insurance industry, but many homeowners in drenched inland areas could face cleaning up without flood insurance, ac…
Fight over social media law re-emerges
August 8, 2024
Tallahassee – After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month, Florida and tech-industry groups could be poised to resume a legal battle about a 2021 state law aimed at placing restrictions on social-…
Death penalty appeal cites Dozier abuse
August 7, 2024
Tallahassee – A Death Row inmate who spent time at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and is the first prisoner scheduled to be executed this year in Florida is asking a judge to vacate…
State officials warn port over changes
August 6, 2024
Tallahassee – The state has warned Port Canaveral leaders that they are putting at risk current and future infrastructure money if they don’t reverse dock plans that appear to favor cruise ships ov…
Five Senate primaries to watch
August 5, 2024
Tallahassee – When they go to the polls Aug. 20, Democratic primary voters in the Orlando area will decide the winner of one Florida Senate seat, while voters in other parts of the state will set t…