Right now our public debt is about 97% of our GDP. The last time we had a ratio that high was around World War II. A key number that economists are focused on right now is how much interest the U.S. Government is paying to manage the national debt. Right now, we’re paying almost $1 trillion dollars per year in interest. That is more than we spend on the military budget and almost as much as we spend on healthcare, including Medicare and Medicaid, every year. So, in order to get an overview of how the U.S. national debt works, how the government borrows money to service the debt or even pay it back, how we’ve found ourselves in a place with such a high debt to GDPT ratio, and how concerned we all should be, we talk with the author of a recent piece in The Journalist’s Resource titled “The national debt: How and why the US government borrows money.”

Small businesses have been hit hard by the increase in import prices from tariff changes in the past year. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is combatting this through its new Make Onshoring Great Again portal.

Thrift stores offer high-quality clothing for a fraction of big box store prices. Whether you’re looking for a fun vintage print, need some new sandals for a reasonable price, or are just tired of wearing the same outfits as your coworkers, your perfect piece might be hiding on a rack at your local thrift store.Fort Myers stores like St. John the 23rd Thrift Store on Tamiami Trail and Second ACT Thrift on S Cleveland Ave offer high-quality clothing for a fraction of big box store prices.

Following a historic boom kicked off in 2020, the Southwest Florida real estate market is slowing down.

A new report from The Everglades Foundation found the River of Grass will generate more than $1 trillion for Florida’s economy during the next half-century.

When Sunseeker Resort finally opened, it was slated to be "the" tourist spot of the region. Recently, Allegiant Travel put the huge resort up for sale less than 18 months after its grand opening.

Hurricane Season is here. Experts are predicting an above-average storm season. Punta Gorda, still recovering from previous storms, is learning from past lessons.

The Naples Zoo is doubling down by giving visitors and conservation enthusiasts the chance to get up close and personal with one of the most popular critters in the animal kingdom

The U.S. Postal Service is hosting a virtual job fair on ZOOM from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 28 to fill immediate openings in a number of Southwest and Central Florida sites.

Reciprocal tariffs instituted after the presidential election have had a marked effect on local businesses in Fort Myers. The application of a 10% tariff on all imports with higher sectoral tariffs on goods like steel, aluminum, and auto parts has increased operation costs across the area. Estero staple FK Your Diet, a breakfast and lunch restaurant, and Affinity Aluminum, an outdoors enclosure business serving greater Fort Myers, have been affected by this recent legislation.