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Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today attended an event that honored grant recipients from a unique partnership between Florida TaxWatch, the Collaboratory of Fort Myers and Verizon. The Gathering House was one of 25 who received the needed funds.

State health officials reported 11,576 new COVID-19 cases, Monday for a total of 1,488,586 infections.The Florida Department of Health also reported 163 coronavirus-related deaths, Jan. 11, increasing the statewide death toll to 23,424 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management stood at 13.17% on Sunday. Over the past two weeks, the single-day positivity rate has ranged between 10.04% and 26.34%.

State Health officials reported 5,409 new cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, bringing Florida's caseload over the 500,000-case threshold with 502,739 documented positive cases of the virus.Florida is the second state in the U.S. to report more than 500,000 cases, behind only California.Testing in Florida has been ramping back up after a temporary shutdown of some state-run testing sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias.The Florida Department of Health reported 225 new coronavirus-related deaths, Aug. 5, increasing the statewide death toll to 7,627 fatalities.

The citizen watchdog non-profit Florida TaxWatch has released a new report indicating Florida is heading toward a crisis point with Alzheimer’s disease if…

The Florida House is advancing a bill to create a new state agency designed to oversee information technology. Proponents say it could save hundreds of…

Paying state attorneys and public defenders more might save Florida taxpayers money in the long run, according to a new report.Right now, assistant state…

Bee research should be Florida’s next big investment. At least, that’s what a state watchdog says.Florida TaxWatch, which usually makes suggestions on…