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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
Recovering From COVID-19, New Florida Spending Plan Includes Estimated $2 Billion Increase In Tax Revenue
As they piece together a new spending plan, state lawmakers can anticipate $2 billion more in tax revenue than previously forecast, months after facing the prospects of a major budget shortfall.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners, Consultants Work To Add Racial Equity In Comprehensive Plan Update
The Gainesville City Commission is seeking to cement racial equity considerations into city planning rules in a way it has never done before.
Read More »Florida Officials Seek To Replace Jobless Benefits System
Florida officials are recommending that the state's antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been known: a broken system full of glitches that was incapable of handling the unprecedented deluge of jobless claims spawned by the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »From Jordan To Gainesville: Middle Eastern Embroidery Makes An Entrance
The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
Read More »Business Owners Optimistic Following Increased Unemployment Tax Rate
The increase in unemployment tax could be drastic for business owners who may already be facing the financial hardships resulting from the pandemic.
Read More »President Paul Broadie II Recounts His First Year Leading Santa Fe College
One year later, Broadie reflects on what he’s learned from a year of adapting and the challenges that remain.
Read More »How Dixie County Is Working To Improve Its Addiction Recovery Services
In 2017, Dixie County was the worst county in the state in opioid-related deaths.
Read More »Florida Speaker Chris Sprowls Weighs In On Police, Patriotism
Sprowls’ views on law enforcement and patriotism were among a handful of issues the new speaker outlined during his remarks Tuesday.
Read More »Digging Deep: Once Homeless, Gainesville Fossil Tour Company Owner Turns Childhood Passion Into Career
Teachers scolded Hurley for playing in the creeks and parents doubted anything would come of hunting for fossils.
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