Florida Unemployment Rate Drops To 11.1% In March
Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 11.1 percent in March, down from 11.5 percent in February and the lowest it's been since November of last year, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday.
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Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 11.1 percent in March, down from 11.5 percent in February and the lowest it's been since November of last year, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday.
Services for disabled people in the state of Florida will not get cut after all. Gov. Rick Scott has lifted his order holding back $30 million for services to in a deal with Florida legislative leaders.
Governor Rick Scott removed Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Sylvia Poitier from her seat Thursday night as she faces public corruption charges.
Florida Governor Rick Scott made his way to Washington Thursday to testify before Congress on the rise of pill mills in the Sunshine State and across the country.
Governor Rick Scott has finally reached a deal to sell off his family's stake in the Solantic urgent care clinic chain after claims of conflict of interest emerged.
The two veterans running the Crime Stoppers programs in Miami-Dade and Broward fear the program that has been a major weapon in the war against crime in South Florida is in jeopardy.
Two Florida educators are calling on Governor Rick Scott to raise tuition prices to fill the state's massive budget hole. But it's the 30 percent increase that has students and parents up in arms.
A Democratic-leaning pollster has found that Governor Rick Scott's popularity has plummeted and Floridians they surveyed have a large case of buyer's remorse.
Gov. Rick Scott has announced a major statewide crackdown on pill mills.
After signing the controversial merit pay bill for teachers, Governor Rick Scott is now turning his attention toward charter schools.
Gov. Rick Scott should release $35 million in federal stimulus money set aside by lawmakers for Jackson Memorial Hospital, according to a letter written to the governor by Senate President Mike Haridopolos.
Teachers, parents and students across South Florida and the state will gather in Tallahassee Thursday to try to persuade legislators to restore previous cuts to education and make provisions for a stable source of funding.
Gov. Rick Scott signed the teacher merit pay bill on Thursday in Jacksonville, his first signed legislation since becoming Governor.
State workers will now have to submit to random drug testing under a new executive order signed by Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday.
Governor Rick Scott is reviewing whether the government should be running hospitals around the state of Florida.
A group of Broward County school representatives traveled to Tallahassee Wednesday morning to voice their opinion on the state's budget battle.
The Florida Senate is set to cut pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade by 6.57 percent, or roughly a drop of $447.25 in per-student from the current school's budget.
A bill that would set up a controversial merit pay plan for teachers and end tenure has passed the Florida legislature and will be signed into law by first-term Governor Rick Scott.
Gov. Rick Scott was in South Florida Friday morning as the keynote speaker at Broward County's 3rd Annual "State of our County" forum where he addressed tough issues facing the state.
Author Stephen King has concocted some of the most horrific stories in recent history, but to him, new Florida Governor Rick Scott may be one of the scariest things out there.
Florida Governor Rick Scott went from virtual unknown to the governor's chair thanks to millions of his own dollars and his ability to hone a message.
A new version of the controversial teacher merit pay and tenure bill that was vetoed last year after statewide protests has been approved by the Florida Senate.
The Florida House has passed a bill which will reduce the time an unemployed worker would receive state benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks.
According to Lauderhill police, Steve Joseph, 23, was fatally shot by Roderick Daniel Thomas Jr., 22, after a dispute, but Thomas Jr. is not facing charges regarding the death.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Temperatures will peak in the low 90s from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, but with high humidity, we'll see triple-digit feels-like temperatures.
Check out the full list of early voting locations if you plan to cast your ballot before Aug. 18.
The total is also the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history.
According to Lauderhill police, Steve Joseph, 23, was fatally shot by Roderick Daniel Thomas Jr., 22, after a dispute, but Thomas Jr. is not facing charges regarding the death.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Temperatures will peak in the low 90s from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, but with high humidity, we'll see triple-digit feels-like temperatures.
Check out the full list of early voting locations if you plan to cast your ballot before Aug. 18.
The total is also the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The measure was approved in a 90 to 6 vote and now goes to the House.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.