LOCAL NEWS
Steve Stewart discusses Sue Dick’s retirement as leader of the Tallahassee chamber of commerce on The Preston Scott Show.
Another person is charged in connection to a Leon County check fraud ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from people in Miami-Dade County, according to a press release from Florida’s attorney general.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
On Mar. 25, the Community Cristian (CCS) girls tennis team (2-7) hosted a regular season match against Florida High (4-5). Get the results.
FLORIDA NEWS
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the Republican-controlled House’s decisions to override a series of budget vetoes “misplaced priorities.” In a video posted online, DeSantis said the overrides Wednesday would undo “millions of dollars in cost savings that I instituted back in June of 2024, when I signed the budget for this fiscal year.”
Legislation to revise Florida’s high school graduation requirements cleared the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Thursday in a unanimous 18-0 vote, advancing a measure that would eliminate longstanding mandates for students to pass two key standardized assessments to earn a diploma.
NATIONAL NEWS
Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced yesterday the federal agency would look to eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs as part of the Trump Administration’s broader reduction-in-force efforts across the government. The figure comes in addition to an estimated 10,000 workers who previously accepted buyout packages—together, they represent roughly 25% of the department’s previous workforce.
The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.4% in Q4 of 2024, per revised data; full-year US gross domestic product—the total value of goods and services produced—grew at 2.8% rate (More).
US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.5%) as US tariffs on imported vehicles, effective April 2, weigh on stocks (More).
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