by Karen Murphy | Dec 2, 2020
U.S. Senator Rick Scott came out strongly this week against raising tuition at Florida universities, in opposition to statements made by Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson and members of the Florida Board of Governors, hinting that they would consider such a...
by Karen Murphy | Dec 2, 2020
Florida was recently awarded $28 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant in response to COVID-19. This money is in addition to $12 million received earlier this year. The grant is administered by the...
by Karen Murphy | Dec 1, 2020
Florida TaxWatch’s (FTW) analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on consumer confidence paints a somewhat gloomy picture, but a dive into the numbers shows room for optimism. According the University of Florida’s Consumer Sentiment Index, consumer confidence took a huge...
by Karen Murphy | Dec 1, 2020
During a press conference at a Kissimmee elementary school in which a new education emergency education order was outlined, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “People who advocate closing schools for virus mitigation are effectively today’s Flat Earthers. They have...
by Karen Murphy | Nov 30, 2020
In a letter sent to Congressional leadership today, Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 48 other attorneys general in urging Congress to extend the Dec. 30, 2020 deadline for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding through to the end of 2021. By...
