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Beginning on June 27, Florida will no longer provide the Pandemic Unemployment Benefits of $300 per week.
Read More »Employers Struggle To Fill Openings As Florida Unemployment Benefits Continue Until The End of June
Hawthorne Industry Park Moves A Step Closer To Boosting City’s Economy, Workforce
The park is marketed by the City of Hawthorne, Weyerhaeuser, the Hawthorne Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce as a potential manufacturing, industrial or commercial site.
Read More »Florida Senate Scales Back Prison Closure Plan
Lawmakers will iron out differences between the two chambers’ budget plans before wrapping up the 2021 legislative session on April 30.
Read More »Florida’s Veterans Are Often Underestimated In The Workforce, And SkillBridge Seeks To Change That
In corporate America, walking up to a CEO shows ambition and initiative. In the military, it shows a lack of respect.
Read More »Florida Legislation That Would Mandate A Moment Of Silence In Public Schools Advances In Senate
Florida is currently one of 18 states that allow school districts the option of implementing a moment of silence at the beginning of the day.
Read More »Lawmakers Abandon Efforts To Limit Popular Florida Scholarships For Specific College Degrees
Florida legislators reversed course on a plan that would have limited the state’s popular Bright Futures college scholarships after a public outcry and concerns by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Read More »With Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period Underway, Insurance Agents In Alachua County Say Engagement Is Slow
Alachua County insurance agents are on a mission to help residents get insured as a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is underway.
Read More »‘Grandparent Tuition Waiver’ Gets Florida House Go-Ahead
Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, is sponsoring a Senate version of the measure (SB 1728).
Read More »Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »Homeless People Raise Concerns About City Of Gainesville’s Assistance Efforts
Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless community begins this week.
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