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Owner of closed Polk law firm asks Supreme Court to halt disciplinary cases against him
The owner of a law firm that catered to elderly clients wants the Florida Supreme Court to halt disciplinary action against him over his admitted misuse of company funds. Family Elder Law, based in Lake Wales, shuttered its offices there and in Lakeland and Sebring last month with no warning to clients. The...
DeSantis, CFO call for investigation into high spending under ex-UF president Ben Sasse
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A month after the University of Florida’s president abruptly resigned, state officials are now calling for an investigation into allegations of exorbitant spending. Nearly $17 million were spent in 17 months under former UF president Ben Sasse. This has prompted Governor Ron Desantis’ office to investigate the spending. Less than two […]
Florida high school football scores: Recap Week 1 of 2024 season
Football Friday is back! And the Florida high school football season is already off to a stellar start. Teams from Miami to Tampa, Orlando to Pensacola and Jacksonville to Naples got their 2024 seasons underway. Some, such as IMG Academy and Miami Northwestern, had their Week 1 games on Thursday night. Others still...
'It's not something new:' Cybersecurity experts in Florida stress proactive measures
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Cyberattacks are happening more often and are getting more expensive. In 2023, 343-million people became victims of some sort of cyberattack. That's according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. These attacks are happening everywhere, including right here in Florida. Last month, the Florida Department...
Amazon to Build Nearly $20M Expansion at Space Coast Satellite Facility
Amazon plans on expanding its footprint on the Space Coast with another $19.5 million facility in its efforts to launch thousands of internet-providing satellites for Project Kuiper, the company’s competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. To date, only two test satellites from Project Kuiper have flown when they took to...
Florida Supreme Court refuses to block execution for inmate convicted of killing student
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday unanimously rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate convicted of killing a Florida State University student three decades ago, likely setting in motion last-minute federal court appeals before a scheduled execution next week.
Study: Florida Has One of the Highest ‘Quit Rates’ in the Nation
New research has revealed the states with the highest “quit rates”, and Florida finished among the top 10 highest rates. The study, which was conducted by Omega Law , analyzed the latest available data on quitting levels from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which states had the highest quit rates on average between October 2023 and January 2024. The final frontier state of Alaska was number 1, with an average rate of 3.5% from the months studied. Montana and Wyoming tied for second on the list, with a 4-month average quit rate of 3.18%. The were followed in third place by West Virginia, where the average quit rate is 2.98%.
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