Florida's unemployment rate passed a grim marker Friday, shooting up to 12.9%, which is 1 1/2 point higher than it was at the height of the Great Recession.
Florida's unemployment rate passed a grim marker on Friday, shooting up to 12.9%, a full point and a half higher than it was at the height of the great recession.
The Florida Department of Corrections is facing a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center over its failure to release public records related to its COVID-19 response in a timely manner.
Reports of COVID-19 related deaths in Florida continue to add up every day. But the total numbers of deaths from the virus could be higher than reported so far, as hundreds of deaths in March and April remain unaccounted for.
Some local county emergency operation centers have been open during the coronavirus crisis, and many county employees have taken on new roles at new pay rates.
Confusing messaging is coming from the Florida Department of Children and Families about whether help is available to over a million Florida students who rely on free and reduced school lunch.
As family members push for the early release of state prison inmates, it appears Florida has little authority, to do that. But a letter has been sent to Corrections Secretary Mark Inch, requesting that he considers temporary release under a little known furlough program.
