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Florida's minimum wage hits $15 — and the finish line moves with it
The $15 floor took effect September 30, the last step of the staircase voters approved in 2020. About 1.29 million Floridians were earning less — but a living wage here still runs well above the new floor.
First-time jobless claims jumped in Florida
An estimated 5,793 Floridians filed first-time unemployment claims in the week reported October 15 — the most in a single week since early August, and two weeks after the $15 minimum wage took effect.
A fed gator is a dead gator — and sometimes it takes somebody with it
A 71-year-old fisherman was killed by an 11-foot-8 alligator at a Winter Garden park pond — Florida's second fatal gator attack this year, and a textbook case of what feeding gators leads to.
Florida's DMV breach may reach further than first told
FLHSMV has issued a substitute breach notice: the September credential breach may have touched people who no longer hold a Florida license, ID, or title — people the state may not have current addresses for.
Data centers are coming to Florida — the fight is whether they pay their own way
Both candidates in Tampa's toss-up House race have industry ties, and both now say data centers should cover their own power and grid costs. The question is who ends up holding the bill.
Flock's CEO just made Governor DeSantis's case for him
Flock's CEO admits the company has never fired a customer for misusing its plate readers. Florida didn't wait: FDOT pulled every permit on state highways — but county and city cameras are still logging.
Analysis: 1,827 noncitizens removed from Florida's rolls had cast 7,035 ballots
A Florida election-integrity coalition says its review of records from all 67 counties found 5,612 noncitizens removed from the voter rolls — and that 1,827 of them had voted first. County supervisors haven't validated the findings.
Florida sues Discord, saying the platform deceived families about child safety
Attorney General Uthmeier's suit accuses Discord of marketing itself as safe for kids while running little real age verification. Discord says the suit misstates the platform it built.