Unemployment taxes will go up for Florida businesses next year
Spurred by the spike in unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment taxes paid by businesses will increase next year, the Department of Revenue announced Wednesday.Starting in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 9,994 more people test positive; 97 more die
With the new infections reported Wednesday, Florida has had a total of 1,018,160 cases.
View ArticleCops should’ve stopped intruder pounding on disabled man’s door, experts say
Law enforcement experts told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Wednesday that the officers should’ve done more to stop a stranger who was pounding at a 70-year-old Tamarac man's door. One expert calls...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Florida says it can’t reveal information, but experts disagree
The Florida Department of Health says it can not give out information on suspected coronavirus cases because of a Florida statute. Public health and media lawyers say it is possible to guard privacy...
View ArticleDeSantis brings White House adviser to back school reopenings. But Atlas...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis whisked across Florida today alongside Dr. Scott Atlas, recently appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. coronavirus task force, to assure Floridians it is safe to...
View ArticleTrump joked he’d ‘fire’ DeSantis if he lost Florida. The governor delivered
Gov. Ron DeSantis avoided a setback to his political aspirations this week, helping to paint Florida a deeper red and keeping the path to victory open for his close ally President Donald Trump....
View ArticleFlorida home insurance premiums set to rise amid hurricanes, lawsuits
Insurance industry advocates blame increased litigation costs for rising premiums throughout Florida.
View ArticleDeSantis unveils COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Florida
Florida's rollout plan for the coronavirus vaccine prioritizes the state's most vulnerable, including those living in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, front line healthcare workers and...
View ArticleRemember the Florida Republicans who did nothing while Trump threatened...
As Donald Trump and his legal team's election fraud claims grew wilder, nearly every prominent Republican in Florida chose to indulge the president or aid him through their silence. Be very afraid of...
View ArticleScientists solve mystery of an unidentified object caught in Earth’s orbit
NASA space scientists have identified a previously “unidentified object” orbiting near Earth as a relic of past space exploration.
View ArticleFlorida’s unemployment claims hit another pandemic low despite COVID-19 surge
Florida is among a number of other large states reporting sharp declines in unemployment filings as new coronavirus cases reached new heights.
View ArticleVolunteer at Carol Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue has arm ‘nearly torn off’: report
A tiger seriously injured a volunteer at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue, the sanctuary run by Carol Baskin, who was featured in this year’s popular Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”
View ArticleAs COVID spreads, Florida governor’s spokesman pushes misinformation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' spokesman regularly takes to Twitter to spread what experts say is misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The South Florida Sun Sentinel asked the experts to fact check.
View ArticleFlorida’s COVID response: A timeline of secrecy
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Florida agencies held back critical information about the gravest health threat the state has ever faced.
View ArticleWasserman Schultz loses bid for one of the most powerful leadership jobs in...
South Florida's U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz lost a vote that would have put her in charge of the powerful Appropriations Committee, overseeing bills that allocate $1.4 trillion in federal spending.
View ArticleFlorida reports almost 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, most since late July
COVID-19 cases are exploding again in Florida, with 10,870 new infections reported by health officials Thursday, the most cases on a single day since the state reported 12,199 on July 25.
View ArticleSecrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19...
The DeSantis administration tried to control public information on the coronavirus pandemic by sidelining Florida health experts, spreading misinformation, withholding data, and casting doubt on the...
View ArticleFlorida Democratic leader won’t seek re-election after party’s widespread...
Terrie Rizzo won’t seek another term as chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, she announced Thursday in a letter sent to party leaders.
View ArticleFatal Black Panther raid in Chicago set off sizable aftershocks
In the aftermath of a disastrous police raid on Black Panther Fred Hampton's apartment in 1969 in Chicago, nobody looked good.
View ArticleIvanka Trump beefs with D.C. attorney general on Twitter after deposition...
Like father, like daughter.
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