Posted inNews & Views DeSantis signs bill allowing Florida college athletes to get paid The proposal is meant to allow “great athletes” to capitalize on their fame, the governor said. by Jim Turner June 12, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views DeSantis signs bill approving $2.15 million to innocent man who did 43 years in a Florida prison Meanwhile, two of the bills signed Tuesday by DeSantis are linked to the ongoing planning for three multi-use corridors. by Christine Sexton and Jim Turner June 10, 2020July 28, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis dismisses Schumer’s call for federal probe into state’s broken unemployment system “Well, I’ve never heard of partisan politics in Washington D.C. before. Oh, my goodness. Can you imagine that?” by Jim Turner June 9, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida House Speaker says Anthony Sabatini’s AR-15 tweet posed no threat “The imagery notwithstanding, it is my conclusion that the wording of the tweet does not constitute a direct or preemptive threat…” by Jim Turner June 3, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida bars and lounges are anxious to reopen The governor’s office isn’t giving any indication when he will implement the second of three anticipated economic reopening phases. by Jim Turner June 2, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida tourism dived by over 10 percent last quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic The report estimates that 31.95 million people visited the state during the first three months of the year. by Jim Turner June 1, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Nikki Fried says Gov. DeSantis kept the Florida Cabinet ‘in the dark’ “In the most critical nearly four months of this pandemic, this Cabinet has been left in the dark,” Fried argued. by Jim Turner May 29, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Florida is preparing for a hurricane season like never before The hope is always for an inactive hurricane season, but forecast models aren’t crafted for comfort. by Jim Turner May 27, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Calling about your unemployment claim in Florida? It’ll take at least an hour, says state leaders The average hold time for specific claim information reached 99 minutes on Monday. by Jim Turner May 20, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis again blames applicant errors for state’s unresolved unemployment claims DeSantis made similar comments Friday while in Jacksonville, where he said, “nine times out of 10 the application’s incomplete.” by Jim Turner May 18, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views As Florida reopens, the state logged 220,000 new unemployment claims last week Nationally, almost 3 million new jobless claims were filed last week due primarily to the coronavirus pandemic. by Jim Turner May 14, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida will likely have huge budget cuts due to coronavirus, but Rick Scott still opposes additional stimulus funds Scott was on the Senate floor Wednesday arguing that “we are bailing out liberal politicians who cannot live within their means.” by Jim Turner May 14, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views DeSantis wants pro sports leagues to relocate to Florida during coronavirus pandemic DeSantis added that his office is working on ways to also revive youth sports in the state. by Jim Turner May 13, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida is now trying to figure out how to handle coronavirus during hurricane season In terms of the number of storms this year, the Atlantic could be as active or more active than in 2019, according to forecasters. by Jim Turner May 11, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida’s tourism industry could take several years to recover, says state officials Florida had a record 36.4 million visitors during the first quarter in 2019, starting what would be a record 133.7 million travelers in the state for the year. by Jim Turner May 8, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Judge rejects class-action lawsuit over Florida’s unemployment website Meanwhile, prominent Orlando trial attorney John Morgan said he can get back the $77.9 million Florida spent setting up the CONNECT system. by Jim Saunders and Jim Turner May 7, 2020May 3, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Just 17 percent of Florida’s tourism-related businesses received federal stimulus assistance, says survey DeSantis said Monday that getting the tourism industry back will require a renewed confidence in the industry. by Jim Turner May 5, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views As Florida jobless claims pass 1 million, DeSantis blames ‘convoluted’ website DeSantis again promised to require a review of the history of the $77.9 million CONNECT online unemployment system. by Jim Turner May 5, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inFood & Drink As Florida restaurants begin to reopen, here are the rules they’re supposed to follow Beshears said he expects that bumping occupancy to 50 percent for restaurants “gets changed sooner rather than later.” by Jim Turner May 4, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Trump and DeSanits discuss reopening Florida, after state announces 83 new COVID-19 deaths Today, 32,846 people have tested positive for COVID-19, which is up 708 from Monday. by Jim Turner April 28, 2020August 17, 2023