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Scars of the pandemic: Unemployment crisis Scars of the pandemic By ABC7 Staff | May 6, 2021 at 7:38 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 8:53 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down and hundreds of thousands of Floridians filed for unemployment. In that time, we heard from so many of you who called and emailed asking for help with individual cases. For many, those benefits were slow in coming and took weeks to see a dime from the state....

Governor DeSantis announces $111 million in infrastructure awards Posted on Panama City Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that more than $111 million has been awarded to 22 communities through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program for communities impacted by Hurricane Michael. The program, administered by DEO, is designed to provide funding for local governments to strategically rebuild and harden inf...

Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Panama City Beach May 6, 2021 at 10:16 AM EDT - Updated May 6 at 10:56 AM WATCH LIVE COVERAGE: Just hours after DeSantis is scheduled to speak in Panama City Beach at 11:15 a.m. Joining the governor will be Dane Eagle, executive director of Floridas Department of Economic Opportunity. No other details have been released. Scripps Only Content 2021

More than $111 million in disaster recovery awarded to communities impacted by Hurricane Michael DeSantis awards more than $111 million in disaster recovery to communities impacted by Hurricane Michael https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/desantis-holds-news-conference-with-head-of-deo and last updated 2021-05-07 02:56:41-04 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — After signing a controversial elections bill into law on Thursday morning, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $111 million in long...

Screenshot Gov. Ron DeSantis announces $111 million in long-term disaster recovery funds for infrastructure projects in 22 communities in the Panhandle on Thursday, May 6, 2021. More than a dozen communities recovering from Hurricane Michael are getting another round of federal disaster relief funding to help make their stormwater, sewage and water infrastructure more resilient. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 22 communities would get roughly $111 million for infrastructure projects during a pr...

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces $111 Million in Infrastructure Awards for Communities Impacted by Hurricane Michael On May 6, 2021, in News Releases, by Staff Panama City Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that more than $111 million has been awarded to 22 communities through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program for communities impacted by Hurricane Michael. The pr...

Unemployment accounts still locked for hundreds across Florida Our states attempt to stop unemployment fraud has hundreds of Floridians seeing red after their accounts were locked. Tonight, were getting answers from the company at the center of this issue. and last updated 2021-05-04 23:05:27-04 CAPE CORAL, FLA — Since the pandemic started, our state has processed a record number of unemployment claims. And in an effort to make sure the right people are getting their hands on that much-nee...

Winners and losers emerging from the 2021 Legislative Session They all cant be winners. Here is the definitive list of whos up and who took a fall. The ending of a Session is never a surprise. It’s like harvest season. What you get at the end is the result of months, maybe even years of tilling, planting, watering, tending, and shepherding. Against the odds and despite many challenges, the 2021 Legislative Session ended on time. The House Speaker and the Senate President were together for the...

"Incarceration hold" issue preventing people from receiving unemployment expected to be fixed by end of the week 150+ people contacted the I-Team about the issue For thousands of Floridians, the fight for access to unemployment benefits isnt a problem of the past, but a plight that continues today. and last updated 2021-04-23 18:28:51-04 BRADENTON, Fla. — For thousands of Floridians, the fight for access to unemployment benefits isnt a problem of the past, but a plight that continues today...

Florida House Republicans reject effort to boost jobless benefits Published  Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - House Republicans on Tuesday rejected Democratic efforts to increase unemployment assistance, days after Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed boosting benefits that are among the lowest in the nation. The House voted 77-39 to reject a proposed amendment that would have raised maximum unemployment payments by $100 a week. It also voted 76-39 to kill a separate proposal that woul...