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Government + Politics

Bill would mandate moment of silence in Florida public schools

Dec 18, 2020
The Center Square – A conservative Florida state senator with a history of introducing controversial public school religious freedom legislation has filed a bill that would […]
Government + Politics

Florida lawmakers to again ponder pulling the plug on red light cameras

Dec 8, 2020
The Center Square – According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 63 Florida cities were operating 638 red light cameras in 2018. […]
Business

Florida businesses to see 2021 unemployment tax increase, workers’ compensation rate cut

Dec 7, 2020
The Center Square – Florida businesses will pay higher unemployment taxes but lower workers’ compensation rates in 2021, a bad news-good news scenario fostered by the […]
Government + Politics

Rubio calls for more small business loan money in compromise COVID-19 relief bill

Dec 4, 2020
The Center Square – The $908 billion pandemic stimulus compromise package being discussed in the U.S. Senate is a hopeful sign of progress, Florida Republican U.S. […]
Government + Politics

Court backlog trims Florida’s prison population by 7,000 inmates in 5 months

Nov 27, 2020
The Center Square – With a pandemic induced backlog of 31,000 pending felony cases idling in Florida courts, the state’s prison population has declined by 7,000 […]
Business

Economists project mid-2021 turnaround for Florida’s $90 billion tourism industry

Nov 27, 2020
The Center Square – Florida’s $90 billion tourism industry will begin to rebound about mid-2021 with the number of visitors forecast to be near pre-pandemic levels […]
Business

Missing Canadian ‘snowbirds’ could have impact on Florida’s winter tourism industry

Nov 25, 2020
The Center Square – An estimated 1 million Canadians spend up to six months wintering in the Sunshine State, contributing an estimated $6.5 billion to Florida’s […]
Business

Florida’s $15 minimum wage measure poised to pass

Nov 5, 2020
The Center Square – If a thin margin holds, Florida voters Tuesday were poised to narrowly approve a constitutional amendment requiring the state’s minimum wage to […]
Government + Politics

Officials predict 10 million Floridians will cast ballots before Election Day

Oct 20, 2020
The Center Square – Early in-person voting began Monday in 52 of Florida’s 67 counties, with people in Miami-Dade, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties waiting in line […]
Covid-19

Disney World’s reopening Saturday evokes cheers, fears

Jul 11, 2020
The Center Square – When Walt Disney Co. informed state leaders in April of its plans to reopen its Orlando theme parks July 11, it was […]
Covid-19

Florida to begin mass antibody testing next week

May 6, 2020
The Center Square – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida will ramp up serological testing next week to see whether people have antibodies that indicate […]
Covid-19

Many state parks, beaches to reopen Monday as DeSantis urges Floridians ‘get sunlight’

May 2, 2020
The Center Square – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced at least 80 of Florida’s 175 state parks will reopen Monday in tandem with the first […]
Local News

Florida shutters pet grooming businesses, but allows it in ’essential’ big box retailers’ salons

Apr 16, 2020
Editor’s Note Alachua County released the following statement yesterday about dog grooming businesses: “Dog grooming has been deemed a non-essential business. Whether in conjunction with other […]
News

Florida to receive $8.3B in federal assistance, joins New York in buying anti-malarial drug

Mar 30, 2020
(The Center Square) – The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act will deliver $8.3 billion in direct aid to Florida state and […]

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