Even though the GOP has not assembled yet to nominate its presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, the defending champion of the Iowa Republican caucus, is heading back to the Hawkeye State.
Unemployment in the U.S. remained at 8.2 percent, the nation added 80,000 jobs in June, far below the number hoped-for to significantly reduce the backlog of nearly 13 million unemployed.
Gov. Rick Scott
It will be nice when we get below the national average, because 18 months ago when I took office we were the highest in the country.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta
Gov. Rick Scott defended his firm stance against Obamacare and the push for Floridas universities to prepare students for a more technological future in an address to editors and publishers of the still influential but struggling newspaper industry on Friday.
The nation's 80,000 added jobs in June fall far below the number hoped-for to significantly reduce the backlog of nearly 13 million unemployed -- causing the Dow to open Friday down 80 points and falling.
The Labor Department reported Friday morning, after a revised increase of 77,000 in May, that America's unemployment rate remains at 8.2 percent.
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Floridians billed without their consent for online videos, games and music may be eligible for a share of a $2 million settlement with Washington-based RealNetworks Inc., Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.
According to the attorney generals office, the websites including Rhapsody, Superpass and Gamepass -- failed to disclose clearly that subscribers would be charged after initial free trial periods.
The state will notify individuals that were charged because they failed to uncheck pre-checked consent boxes.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement didnt uncover any violation by the three state Supreme Court justices up for merit retention in using a court employee to prepare campaign documents.
However, there is still a lawsuit active seeking to keep the justices from the ballot, which Gov. Rick Scott noted in a release Thursday.
A group of Floridians and aerospace proponents, headed by Gov. Rick Scott, will jet across the pond this weekend to showcase the Sunshine State at one of the largest aviation industry trade events in the world.
Enterprise Florida will have a booth for a number of Florida companies to showcase their wares with others in the 86-strong delegation at the Farnborough International Airshow.
A provision in a 2008 law restricting the ability of public insurance adjusters to contact homeowners immediately after a storm was struck down Thursday by a unanimous Florida Supreme Court.
Prompted by claims that public adjusters were taking advantage of distraught homeowners following the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, the Florida Legislature passed an insurance industry-backed effort to limit adjusters' activities, including contact between public adjusters and customers within the first 48 hours following a hurricane, tornado or other major storm.
