Surging population and rising seas could lead to more of Florida being paved over
As Florida’s population swells to more than 26 million people and more land is lost to rising seas, about 1 million more undeveloped acres could be paved over in less than two decades.
Florida Legislature moving quickly on DeSantis priorities
The usually slow-moving Legislature ended the week by sending DeSantis bills to shield businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits, allow any Floridian to get a government-paid voucher for private schools and an affordable housing bill.
State jobless rate stays at 2.6 percent
Florida’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.6 percent in February, with job growth expected to continue in parts of the economy such as leisure and hospitality.
Florida has an affordable housing crisis. Will new legislation fix it?
Lawmakers passed a record $711 million plan to build affordable housing, incentivize new construction through tax breaks and offer interest-free loans to help Floridians afford down payments.
Hundreds of thousands of Florida children could lose health coverage with Medicaid cutbacks
Florida is about to experience an unprecedented unwinding of Medicaid coverage that could leave more than a million families at risk of losing their free health insurance.
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