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Florida posts fourth straight day of flat COVID-19 case growth. Is…
Coronavirus Data Dump: Good News, Bad News, and The Only Stat That Matters
Forget total cases, keep a sharp eye on hospitalization data
Florida’s coronavirus cases are growing slower than other states
Champ and Chump of the Week – 3/27/20: Ron DeSantis and…
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Study ranks Florida 13th Most Stressed State in 2020
A study released on Monday by WalletHub ranked the Sunshine State 13th in their annual Most & Least Stressed State list. With April being Stress Awareness Month and the coronavirus becoming America’s biggest stressor in 2020, the personal-finance website conducted...
Forget total cases, keep a sharp eye on hospitalization data
The total number of coronavirus infections is getting far more attention than it should right now, when the real number that matters is the total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. The two are linked, of course, because more infections means more hospitalizations,...
Coronavirus Data Dump: Good News, Bad News, and The Only Stat That Matters
After spending the better part of the past two days sifting through mountains of available data - not all of it consistent - there's a LOT of good news out there, with a little bit of bad. The worst of the bad news is that to make sure things start trending in the...
Champ and Chump of the Week – 3/27/20: Ron DeSantis and Debbie Wasserman Schultz
At the end of every week, we praise a political playmaker, “swipe left” on the week’s biggest political loser, and explain what it all means for Florida’s political arena. CHAMP: Governor Ron DeSantis DeSantis gets the nod again, and for good reason. While Democrats...
The Coronavirus Ripple Effect
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread in Florida, hammering almost every aspect of our daily lives, the ripple effects of the contagion came into full view this week. Unemployment filings skyrocketed. More and more cities and counties set curfews and urged...
Florida jobless numbers skyrocket: 189,000 unemployment claims in March
For the fourth week in a row, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has seen significant increases in Floridians filing for Reemployment Assistance. For the week ending March 7, Florida received 5,325 applications for Reemployment Assistance. For the week...
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Make Certain All Patients Can Access Necessary Medications
In the wake of attempts to curb the spread of COVID-19, it’s vital to take every opportunity to examine the impact of healthcare policies on our state’s elderly population. As the virus’ impacts are most concerning in older individuals, the fact that more than 20...
Congresswoman Castor in a Unique Position to Support Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
There are more electric vehicles in Florida than any state other than California, and we can expect to see the total number to rise rapidly in the future. Unfortunately, the infrastructure needed to charge these vehicles is lagging behind demand. Thankfully, last year...
Kirkland: We don’t have to destroy Florida’s economy to defeat coronavirus
With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to plague much of Central and South Florida, Florida Democrats, political pundits and members of the media have seized the opportunity to drag Governor Ron DeSantis' name through the mud in an effort to prop up their political...
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