Florida saw its first unemployment-rate uptick of 2023 in July.
Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency, pointed to increased competition from other states and countries that shut down longer than Florida during the pandemic.
In the second part of a podcast with the News Service of Florida, Florida Agriculture Commission Wilton Simpson talked about how the change in the state’s laws about carrying a firearm according to the 2nd Amendment, not prior permitting laws, changes how his office handles gun ownership.
Disney and DeSantis have locked horns since former Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced opposition to the law restricting instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. DeSantis has featured his stand against Disney in his presidential campaign. FILE PHOTO
Gov. Ron DeSantis' security costs increased in the fiscal year that ended June 30. File photo
Confusion over the College Board’s Advanced Placement psychology course is rooted in a controversial Florida law and a state regulation that restrict instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
The state’s Department of Education has released a series of proposed rules that would outline restrictions on “adult live performances” at field trips, prohibit school districts from using the social-media app TikTok and allow parents to control “any deviation from their child’s legal name” in schools. FILE PHOTO
More than 200 new laws were passed during the 2023 legislative session, and many go into effect on July 1. FILE PHOTO
Florida's May unemployment rate was down from 2.9 percent a year earlier and was below the national rate last month of 3.7 percent.
The law (SB 766), which will take effect in July, could lead to drivers facing $225 fines if they get nabbed illegally passing school buses.
