Florida Jobless Claims Dip
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,941 initial unemployment claims were filed last week…
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Federal Judge Halts Operations at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A federal judge has ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the state’s immigration detention…
Gun Shop Zoning Fight Gets Go-Ahead
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A divided appeals court Wednesday revived a lawsuit that alleges a South…
Thrasher Remembered as ‘Servant Leader’
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders, a state Supreme Court justice and a former governor were…
Gas Prices Remain Stable
By The News Service of Florida Average gasoline prices in Florida continue to linger around $3 a gallon, increasing 3 cents over…
Undocumented Truck Driver Arrested for Vehicular Homicide in St. Lucie County
By Jay Waagmeester, The Florida Phoenix Florida state troopers have charged a truck driver with three counts of vehicular manslaughter following a…
Florida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.7 Percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in July, with a state…
Florida Jobless Claims Down Slightly
Florida had 6,230 initial unemployment claims during the week that ended Aug. 9, down slightly from the previous week, according to a…
State to Use Prison as Detention Center
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid legal wrangling over a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, Gov.…
Controversial Bear Hunt Gets Go-Ahead
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida HAVANA — Despite pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved holding…
Part of School Book Law Ruled Unconstitutional
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with publishers and authors, a federal judge Wednesday ruled that a…
Albritton, Simpson to Tout Food Program
By The News Service of Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson are expected this week to tout…