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DeSantis says he doesnt favor raising Floridas unemployment benefits By Curt Anderson article LAKELAND, Fla. - 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 normalcy. "Increase benefits? Look, n...

Byron Donalds already sitting on $500K for first reelection campaign Byron Donalds. Rep. Byron Donalds has nearly $500,000 on hand for his 2022 campaign, his first reelection bid. Donalds clocked a solid first quarter since being sworn in to Congress, finance reports show. Donalds, in the first three months of 2021, raised $365,952, according to his quarterly report with the Federal Election Commission. But, he’s spending at a rapid clip as well, disbursing $347,431 over the three-month per...

Florida governor announces $27M in financial relief for those impacted by Hurricane Michael Rebuilding Together volunteers assist seniors and veterans with home improvement needs in Miami, Florida. (Source: Facebook/Rebuilding Together) By ABC7 Staff | April 6, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 10:05 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $27 million in financial relief for those impacted by Hurricane Michael. DeSantis is directing the Florida Divisio...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.22.21 Heres your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State. With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles. At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local d...

State Rep. Chip LaMarca is the sponsor of a bill that proposal (HB 1463) that would overhaul the less-than-decade-old CONNECT unemployment system and move to a cloud-based system. TALLAHASSEE --- A plan to revamp Florida’s much-criticized online unemployment system is now moving on both sides of the Capitol, while advocates for workers continue to push lawmakers to consider increasing jobless benefits. With few questions and little comment, the House Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommi...

Largo Mom of Newborn Waiting Months For Unemployment PUBLISHED 5:25 PM ET Apr. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:25 PM EDT Apr. 01, 2021 SHARE Heather Thurman is the single mother of a six month old baby and said she has been on the verge of homelessness after being forced to wait months for the Department of Economic Opportunity to approve her unemployment benefits. What You Need To Know "I wasnt expecting any of this. Not on my last day of mat...

Gov. Ron DeSantis offers blueprint for federal COVID-19 stimulus funding The governor’s proposal for $4.1 billion in spending includes one-time $1,000 bonuses for first responders.     Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the press after giving his State of the State speech on the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, Fla. Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP) [ TORI LYNN SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT | AP ] By News Service of...

Gov. DeSantis plans to give first responders $1K bonuses Florida governor offers blueprint for stimulus spending Jim Turner, News Service of Florida reporter Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Capitol News Service reporter Mike Vasilinda contributed to this report. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis pitched plans Tuesday to use nearly half of the money coming to Florida from a federal stimulus package to bulk up infrastructure, bolster efforts to fight rising sea levels, fix the troubled unem...

Florida Will Switch to Cloud-Based Unemployment Portal The online portal would be less prone to crashing and could be repaired without shutting down the entire website. It has received bipartisan legislative support, but many say more improvement is needed. Wendy Rhodes, Palm Beach Post   |   March 17, 2021   |  Analysis (TNS) — A bipartisan committee of state senators on Monday unanimously supported a bill, SB 1949, that would make Flori...

New data shows Florida economy continues to improve Leisure, hospitality industry continues to struggle Florida economy improving, still work to be done and last updated 2021-03-15 18:12:49-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Theres still work to do. New numbers released Monday showed Floridas economy has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels but is making strides. In a data update, the Department of Economic Opportunity said Florida unemployment dropped 0.3 percentage points from December to January, l...