Report: Florida Home Prices Rise
Florida’s housing market had increased pending sales and higher median prices in April, along with a greatly reduced inventory of homes and condos for sale, according to Florida Realtors® latest housing data.
What’s in a Question?: Scott Led Charge to Purge Voter Rolls
The current purging of Florida voter rolls began with a question asked by Gov. Rick Scott. Last year, Scott asked the former Secretary of State Kurt Browning whether there were non U.S. citizens on Florida’s voter rolls and if those people were voting, myfoxorlando.com reports.
Florida’s Jobless Rate is 8.7 Percent
Florida’s unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent in April from the previous month’s 9.0 percent, the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced Friday.
Florida Emergency Response Team Prepares for Hurricane Season
Just before the start of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) Response Team will host the Statewide Hurricane Exercise.
FCAT Dumb Down: State Moves to Lower Standards
Florida State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to “dumb down” the rating system of the 2012 FCAT writing proficiency test, allowing significantly more students to pass, after preliminary results revealed a failure rate of more than 60 percent.
Report: Government Jobs Continue to Play Major Role in County, State
Four out of the ten largest employers in Orange County are a government entity, a new report released by Tax Watch, a non-profit research institute and government watchdog revealed Tuesday.
More Pain: Thousands of Floridians Lose Jobless Benefits
About 21,267 unemployed Florida workers lost their jobless benefits over the week-end, as portions of the federal programs expired, according to a new report.
Florida Foreclosure Case Outcome could Hurt Beast Bankers
The Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a closely-watched case nationwide, on whether banks who used fraudulent documents to file foreclosure lawsuits can dismiss the cases and refile them later with different paperwork.
Insiders Club: Scott’s Chief of Staff Negotiated $5M No-bid Contract
By all accounts, Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff, Steve MacNamara, continues to remain ethically challenged. The latest in a string of questionable ethical actions turns out to be MacNamara, negotiating a $5 million no bid contract with a developer of software company, who owns another business jointly with his (MacNamara) long-time friend.
