by News Service of Florida | Feb 12, 2025
Condominium owners shouldn’t expect financial “bailouts” to cover increased costs as condo associations try to comply with state laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that killed 98 people, key lawmakers said Tuesday....
by The Center Square | Feb 12, 2025
Prices rose more than expected last month, newly released inflation data shows. The Consumer Price Index, a leading marker of inflation, rose 0.5% in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The January increase contributed to a 3% increase in the...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 11, 2025
Florida lawmakers on Tuesday launched a third special session aimed at increasing enforcement of illegal immigration, putting aside an intraparty clash with Gov. Ron DeSantis over plans to help carry out one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities. Lawmakers are...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 11, 2025
Florida’s 2020 Census undercount is costing the state at least $2.3 billion annually in federal Medicaid funding, according to a new report published on Tuesday by Florida TaxWatch. The nonpartisan research institute found that the undercount of approximately 750,000...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 10, 2025
A pair of Republican lawmakers introduced bills in the House and Senate that would grant Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) the authority to invest up to 10 percent of certain public funds in Bitcoin. The pieces of legislation, filed by Rep. Webster Barnaby and...
by The Center Square | Feb 10, 2025
According to a recent report, a fund designed to invest public pension funds into Florida-based technology and high-growth businesses has distributed $1.1 billion to the Florida Retirement System Pension Fund since 2008. The pension fund received $133.5 million from...
