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SHARE The Department of Economic Opportunitys executive director, Dane Eagle, talked to Spectrum News about a new glitch in CONNECT that locks accounts and how the agency plans to fix Floridas broken unemployment system. What You Need To Know Dane Eagle is asking the legislature for $72 million over the next two years to build a new CONNECT system The latest glitch causes users to be locked out from accounts Eagle took over the agency last September "We took a position of looking at the pr...

There was so much to Doherty, who died Sunday at 96, that went into that force. She was a dancer on Broadway in her past, friends with many famous people, a mentor to many area women such as former state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, she was a funder of scholarships to those who were trying to beat addiction and she served as solid support for many others. "I was with her when she passed," Benacquisto said. "From a professional standpoint, she ran The Cloisters (a Pine Island addiction center) f...

SHARE ORLANDO, Fla. — As Florida state leaders paint a bright picture about the jobs market, they also caution that there is a long road to go. What You Need To Know DEO says jobs are returning in the state The agency says the unemployment rate remains at 4.7% This comes as Gov. DeSantis opposes increasing unemployment benefits ​Gov. Ron DeSantis is using the spin of added jobs to further reject efforts — by both Republican and Democratic members of the Florida Legislature — to expand s...

A state program set up in 2018 to help people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Irma in 2017 has been plagued by delays and has only completed one project in the Florida Keys to date. The state Department of Economic Opportunity launched the Rebuild Florida program in September 2018 to help workers and their families rebuild their homes after Hurricane Irma. The program is designed to pay for significant repairs of homes for people who did not have insurance or enough insurance...

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Safety first Safety first While you might not know what EHS means, the profession and its functions in the workplace have been front-and-center for the past year.  The acronym stands for Environment, Health and Safety and covers everything from slip-and-falls to forklift accidents, carpal tunnel to workplace violence.  Before the COVID-19 crisis, The Florida Chamber had created a group designed to help propel the state to become one of the safest, healthi...

Gov. Ron DeSantis will make an announcement in Polk County.

The governor will be joined by Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Dane Eagle. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 8:35 AM EDT April 16, 2021 LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to speak Friday morning in Lakeland.  The governor will be joined by Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Dane Eagle, according to a press release from DeSantis office. DeSantis is scheduled to speak starting at 10:45 a.m. at Bonnet Springs Pa...

Gov. DeSantis announces $150 million for more resilient infrastructure April 16, 2021 at 9:45 AM EDT - Updated April 16 at 11:46 AM Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday is holding a news conference in Lakeland about improving and strengthening infrastructure in the Sunshine State, particularly in the wake of powerful and damaging storms like Hurricane Irma. The governor is speaking at Bonnet Springs Park and is joined by Dane Eagle, the executive director of Floridas Department of Economic O...

DeSantis says he doesnt favor raising unemployment benefits CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he doesnt favor raising Floridas unemployment benefits, which are some of the nations lowest, but is focused instead on getting people back to work. At an event in Lakeland, the Republican governor also urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and said employers need workers to get back to a semblance of norma...

DeSantis touts Florida job growth ahead of news conference in Lakeland Replay Video DeSantis is holding a news conference in Lakeland on Friday. The governor will appear at Bonnet Springs Park with Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Dane Eagle. Caption: DeSantis touts Florida job growth ahead of news conference in Lakeland on April 16, 2021. (Pool) The state legislature is looking at a number of bills to overhaul the troubled unemployment system.  The pro...