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Rate changes would vary, with owners of condos and mobile homes seeing a larger increase.

State GOP chairman Sen. Joe Gruters says it could add more than $600 million a year to Florida's economy, which has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

While medical marijuana is legal in Florida, it can still cause a public employee to lose their job. South Florida Democrats Senator Tina Polsky and Representative Nicholas Duran, are trying to change that.

The gates are open for a second wave of forgivable loans meant to help small businesses keep their employees. Dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can also be used to help offset costs brought on by COVID-19.

The WWE and the PGA Tour are moving events to the greater Tampa Bay region.

A top Florida economist told lawmakers Thursday that financial problems could linger for a couple of years because of the resurging coronavirus pandemic, as first-time unemployment claims tripled in the first full week of 2021.

Small businesses that are struggling due to the pandemic can once again apply for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. More than 400,000 Florida businesses received loans in the first round last year.

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 21,780 new unemployment applications were filed in Florida during the week that ended Dec. 12, down 25 percent from a revised projection for the previous week.

The Canadian government recently announced an extended closure of the land border it shares with the U.S. and a motel owner in Hollywood who caters to Quebecois is preparing for a much slower season.

Heavy rains that lingered weeks after the official end of the wet season left farmers struggling with flooded fields and meager crops.