Kevin Hassett evidently has not received the memo that economics is "the dismal science." The ebullient chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers is relishing the intellectual feast of applying to policymaking the predictive tools of a science that was blindsided by the Great Recession.
Florida has come a long way since the busy 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. With 24 named storms hitting the Sunshine State between the two years, power companies — and Florida — had a lot to learn.
The anxiety leading up to white nationalist Richard Spencer's speech Thursday at the University of Florida nearly eclipsed the tension on campus, where the alt-right leader struggled to deliver his message amid defiant chants of “Spencer go home!” from an audience dominated by opponents.
On Friday, the state Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that unemployment continued to drop in Florida last month even as the state reeled from the impact of Hurricane Irma and lost more than 125.000 jobs in September.
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., the vice chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, is showcasing his proposal to expand dental care to veterans by partnering up with a number of groups based in Florida.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s, R-Fla., proposal to expand child tax credits was included as part of a congressional deal on tax reform and the budget, which passed the U.S. Senate on a 51-49 vote on Thursday.
With the Dow hitting 23,000 for the first time in its history, Sunshine State News talked with Trish Regan from Fox Business Network on whether or not that kind of growth can be sustained and if there are perils ahead for the market.
