Unemployment claims in Florida increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 10,574 in the week ending October 19, up from 6,299 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 227,000...
Meet the candidates for US rep for Florida's 17th District
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — With early voting already underway, voters in the Tampa Bay area are casting their ballots in multiple races, including the District 17 Congressional race. That covers all of Sarasota and Charlotte counties and part of Lee County. Voters in those areas will see two candidates...
Florida Sues DOJ in Explosive Lawsuit Over Trump Assassination Attempt Investigation
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has taken legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), filing a lawsuit in federal court to challenge what she calls an unlawful attempt to prevent Florida from conducting its own criminal investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Florida had initiated an independent investigation to ensure state laws were enforced, but shortly after, the DOJ began pressuring the state to halt its inquiry.
Hispanics increasingly voting Republican in Florida, Miami-Dade County
(The Center Square) – The trend of more Hispanics voting Republican in Florida continues this election cycle after records were broken in 2022. A new poll also shows that the greatest number of Cuban Americans in recorded history say they are voting for former President Donald Trump. Increasing Hispanic support for Republicans continues after a red wave swept through Florida, ushering Gov. Ron DeSantis into his second term in 2022. DeSantis not only defeated his Democratic challenger by 16 points, the largest margin of any...
Florida man convicted of sexual predation of a minor avoided arrest by U.S. Marshals in Athol
ATHOL, Idaho — U.S. Marshals Service said on Wednesday that the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force attempted to arrest Christian Bert Fischer, 42, in Athol on an out-of-state warrant. The U.S. Marshals say that Fischer avoided law enforcement on Kelso Lake Road and his whereabouts are...
Democrats mount late-stage campaign to court Florida Haitians to reject Trump, vote for Harris
Democrats and Haitian community leaders in South Florida are attempting to use former President Donald Trump’s words and actions against him as they pursue a late-stage effort to mobilize the region’s Haitian American voters. “How dare he stand up and talk about decent people, Haitian people, saying that they are actually illegal, when they are not,” U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said ...