Florida Jobless Rate Increases to 3.8 Percent

Florida Jobless Rate Increases to 3.8 Percent

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8 percent in August, after holding steady at 3.7 percent since April, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Commerce. The August rate represented 424,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed, up 7,000 from July. The civilian […]

Democratic Gubernatorial Hopeful Defends School Choice

Democratic Gubernatorial Hopeful Defends School Choice

By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix The main Democratic candidate for governor — former Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly — called Thursday for changes to Florida’s universal school voucher program, which helps pay to send students to private school. Jolly, however, did not call for the elimination of the program notwithstanding criticism of it by many […]

GOP Groups File Lawsuit Over Census

GOP Groups File Lawsuit Over Census

By The News Service of Florida The University of South Florida College Republicans and the Pinellas County Young Republicans this week filed a federal lawsuit arguing that improper statistical methods were used in the 2020 U.S. census. The lawsuit, which names as defendants the leaders of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census […]

Internal David Jolly Poll Shows Tie with Donalds, Renner

Internal David Jolly Poll Shows Tie with Donalds, Renner

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The campaign for Florida Democrat David Jolly said Wednesday that a new public opinion poll it has commissioned shows the former GOP congressman in a statistical dead heat with both Byron Donalds and Paul Renner, the two major Republicans to enter the contest for governor in 2026. Jolly leads Donalds, […]

Uthmeier Files Legal Complaints Against Cyprus-Based Porn Companies

Uthmeier Files Legal Complaints Against Cyprus-Based Porn Companies

By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two new complaints Monday against pornography companies based in Cyprus, Florida, and California for failing to prevent children from accessing online adult content. The complaints were both filed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County seeking $50,000 per violation from each of the pornographic […]

Teachers Answering to Employers after Charlie Kirk Social Media Posts

Teachers Answering to Employers after Charlie Kirk Social Media Posts

By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix State government is investigating teachers over social media comments made following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Faculty and classroom teacher union leaders are calling it an attack on freedom of speech. Last week, Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas wrote a letter to school superintendents statewide, reminding them that he has the power to discipline […]

School Taxes, Rural Counties Eyed

School Taxes, Rural Counties Eyed

By The News Service of Florida A House panel created to look at the possibility of cutting property taxes will receive presentations next week about a series of issues including school taxes and rural counties. The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is scheduled to meet from noon to 4 p.m. Monday as Gov. Ron […]

Gas Prices Drop as Fall Approaches

Gas Prices Drop as Fall Approaches

Gasoline prices dropped in Florida during the past week, with the approach of autumn and a transition to cheaper winter-blend gas. The AAA auto club said Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $2.98 a gallon for regular unleaded gas, down a dime from a week earlier. “As we transition into fall, lower fuel demand […]

Uthmeier Says Open Carry ‘Law of the State’

Uthmeier Says Open Carry ‘Law of the State’

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said people being able to openly carry guns is “the law of the state,” after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that a longstanding ban was unconstitutional. Uthmeier sent guidance to prosecutors […]

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