Book program moves forward for struggling readers
November 2, 2021
A state-backed program designed to help struggling elementary-school readers by delivering free books to their homes is set to start shipping books next month, and eligible families are being encoura…
Small business tax ‘holiday’ proposed
November 1, 2021
Discounts for shoppers would be offered through a sales-tax “holiday” at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, under a pair of bills filed Monday for the 2022 legislative session, whic…
State nears 60,000 COVID-19 deaths
November 1, 2021
Florida is approaching 60,000 reported COVID-19 deaths, though the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals continues to drop.
Florida gasoline prices stabilize
November 1, 2021
After increasing earlier in October, gasoline prices stabilized in Florida last week, according to the AAA auto club.
COVID-19 patients in hospitals, ICUs down
October 29, 2021
The numbers of Florida hospital patients and intensive-care unit patients with COVID-19 continue to drop.
Lawmakers could give boost to nursing homes, prison workers
October 29, 2021
Amid fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and worker shortages, Florida lawmakers next week will consider proposals to inject nearly $100 million into nursing homes and boost pay of state correctional…
Virtual school growth spurs debate on funding
October 29, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted skyrocketing student enrollment in virtual education, putting a spotlight on competition among Florida providers – and igniting a debate about whether lawmakers should…
Feds file complaint over school board money
October 29, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday filed a complaint requesting that an administrative law judge order Florida to stop withholding funds from school districts that received federal money to…
Florida challenges federal vaccination requirement
October 28, 2021
Florida filed a federal lawsuit Thursday that challenges moves by the Biden administration to require employees of federal contractors to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations by Dec. 8.
Florida jobless claims inch up
October 28, 2021
Unemployment claims in Florida last week were the highest since mid-September, but the number of applications remained similar to levels before the COVID-19 pandemic crashed the economy in 2020.