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FL's Abandoned Edward White Hospital Will Be Affordable Housing For Floridians & Has Broken Ground
When I write articles that mention the housing market in Florida, many Floridians lament that affordable housing is lacking in Florida and some even mention Florida's seniors on fixed incomes. Those commenters may be happy to know that St. Peterburg's abandoned Edward White Hospital will become affordable housing for Florida's seniors, and the groundbreaking has just occurred.
Florida lawmakers stay quiet as corporations buy thousands of homes
As investor-backed firms buy up homes across the country, policymakers at every level are considering how to limit Wall Street’s control of the housing market. In Congress, Democrats have proposed a bill that would require hedge funds to sell off single-family homes over the next decade. In Minnesota, a...
JEA customers paying by credit and debit card will once again get a processing fee
JEA customers who pay their bills by credit card or debit card will once again have to pay a processing fee starting Sept. 30 for the first time in two years. JEA says the fee is designed to be a break-even proposition where the amount collected by the utility is the same as...
Florida Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman vows to introduce legislation to eliminate ghost candidates
Ben Wilcox, the research director for Integrity Florida, has heard a lot of frustrated noise coming out of Santa Rosa County this year on the topic of ghost candidates. And understandably so. The 2024 batch of Santa Rosa write-ins prevented registered Democrats and Independents from voting in all three County Commission races, and,...
Will one invasive lizard eating another in Florida make West Nile, similar diseases worse?
Can one Florida invasive lizard preying on another that doesn't belong here lead to more mosquito bites and dangerous viruses for us all? Researchers suspect the answer might be 'yes.' Invasive brown anoles inflict their own ills on our ecosystems. For one, this Cuban native nudges out native lizards. But when mosquitoes fill...
Florida Lottery Powerball, Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 results for September 2, 2024
The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Monday, September 2, 2024 Winning Powerball numbers from September 2 drawing ...
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