On Thursday, the Florida House debated a measure reforming the state unemployment compensation system and passed iton an 81-38 vote that came very close to party lines.

The measure would reduce unemployment compensation from 26 weeks to 20 weeks -- and down to 12 weeks if the unemployment rate drops below 5 percent. The measure would also require Floridians receiving unemployment benefits to take skills assessments.

This bill is about tax relief to help business to retain jobs, insisted Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota, who introduced the bill.

A Brevard County-based car maker announced Thursday that it had changed its name to Rivian Automotive.

The company, formerly Avera Motors, made the switch after it was sued in federal court by Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. Hyundai, which makes a car called the Azera, claimed trademark infringement.

Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe said the company's new moniker "pays homage in part to the Indian River Lagoon considered by the Environmental Protection Agency as an 'estuary of national significance.'"

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