(The Center Square) – A new report predicts Florida’s explosive growth will slow in the next five years. The second quarter report by the nonprofit Florida Taxwatch and the Regional Economic Consulting Group says that due to smaller population growth (net migration has decreased from 868 new residents each dayContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – A dockworker strike that could hobble U.S. ports from Maine to Texas got underway Tuesday as business groups called for President Joe Biden to step in. Some 50,000 International Longshoremen’s Association members went on strike Tuesday against the East and Gulf Coast ports, snarling the flowContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Southeastern governors, even those affected by Hurricane Helene, are sending National Guard, law enforcement and other first responders to western North Carolina. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on social media he’s dispatched a Florida Department of Transportation crew and heavy equipment, including 7,500 feet of temporaryContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says “we don’t have time for bureaucracy, we don’t have time for red tape” when it comes to businesses coming back to areas stricken by Hurricane Helene. In a news conference in Steinhatchee on Monday, DeSantis mentioned a Steinhatchee business, Roy’s Restaurant,Continue Reading
(The Center Square) – The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced it launched a “multimillion dollar” television ad buy targeting two U.S. Senate races it thinks it can flip blue in Texas and Florida. This is after it directed funds and efforts towards roughly 10 U.S. Senate races nationwide. InContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Despite a direct strike by Category 4 Hurricane Helene, gas prices in Florida are down 17 cents or 8.2% compared to the previous month. According to the American Automobile Association, the price for a gallon of regular gasoline on Monday is $3.17, down from Aug. 30,Continue Reading
Early Saturday morning, September 28, 2024, at approximately 3:25 AM, security at Keystone RV Resort in Keystone Heights, FL, alerted the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Dispatch to several suspicious males observed on camera climbing a perimeter fence to enter the private community. Deputies swiftly responded and discovered two getawayContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Two people have died and 1.2 million are without power in Florida following Hurricane Helene’s landfall Thursday, the state says. Helene made landfall in Dekle Beach in Taylor County in the evening as a Category 4 storm. She is the most powerful storm to hit theContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said time is still available for those in the path of Hurricane Helene in the Big Bend to evacuate, but that time is drawing to a close. He also urged those in Tallahassee, which has not been hit byContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said the state has gotten only a partial approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for prestorm aid ahead of a possible major hurricane landfall. He said state officials will resubmit their request today. Tropical Storm Helene is predicted toContinue Reading