On Thursday, Gainesville City Commissioners voted to decrease the GRU General Fund Transfer from about $38 million to roughly $36 million for the fiscal year 2022.
After what one state lawmaker called a ‘historic’ vote, legislation to require out of state retailers to collect the sales tax on internet sales is on its way to the Governor.
The Florida House and Senate have now passed their budgets and are ready to begin negotiations on a final product, but everything they’ve approved is subject to change.
Florida’s unemployment rate remained relatively stable in February, dropping just one tenth of a percent to 4.7 percent, according to the latest jobless report released by the state.
The legislation provides liability protections for both businesses and health care institutions, like nursing homes and hospitals, from pandemic-related lawsuits.
The month of March is dedicated to honoring and celebrating women, and on Wednesday, the issue of inequality in pay between men and women takes center stage.
The legislation would cancel plans to extend the turnpike to the west coast and a toll road from Collier County to the center of the state, but keep in place plans to extend the Sun Cost Parkway on a slightly different path.
There will be 250 positions opened across Pilot Company's locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina
Gas prices are rising in part because of the bad weather conditions in Texas, which forced refineries to shut down. As drivers head to the pumps experts, explain they will need to price shop to find the best deal.
For the first time in almost 20 years, the Governor is recommending the state spend every dollar in the affordable housing trust fund for just that, affordable housing.
Numbers released by Florida Realtors Friday show the Jan. year-over-year number of closed home sales jumped more than 31% in the Gainesville market, and 12.5% in the Ocala market.
Levy County commissioners have voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit for a 715- acre solar farm that would generate up to 75 megawatts of power.
The Miami Herald first quoted White House officials Wednesday suggesting the possibility of imposing interstate-travel restrictions on states like Florida to slow the spread of the more contagious UK COVID variant.
The Governor is proposing Florida spend $4.4 billion more than it did last year, much of it due to federal funding for Medicaid, but none-the-less, the rosy economic picture comes as a surprise.
State lawmakers are facing a $2.1 billion pandemic-induced budget shortfall for the budget starting in July, and that’s the best case scenario according to state economists.
"Small Business Saturday" is the Superbowl for local small businesses. This year the owners of "Pinner's Fine Shoes" and "Sycamore Lane Vintage Market," both locally owned small businesses, said Saturday was a success.
The housing market in north central Florida is quite solid.Numbers released by Florida realtors today showed home sales jumped ten-and- a-half percent in the Gainesville market over the previous year.They rose by more than five percent in the Ocala market.The average sales price rose in both markets as well.Statewide the numbers were even better.
Gas prices are rising again. At the tail end of the Memorial Day holiday, gasoline costs 11 cents more than a week ago across the state, according to AAA.
Jobless numbers rose significantly in each local county after the holiday shopping rush ended. North Central Florida unemployment rates took a leap in January.
Jobless numbers rose significantly in each local county after the holiday shopping rush ended.
While the size of the labor force remained the same, more people were out of work in January than December 2018.
Of all North Central Florida counties, Bradford had the lowest unemployment rate whereas Marion had the highest.
Overall, January’s numbers were slightly better than this time last year.
