Florida banks flush with cash as customers squirrel away money
As consumers seek safer havens for their money in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Florida banks have benefited from a sharp rise in deposits. But challenges loom. Some Florida bankers consider recent national events as noise, rather than a signal for massive shifts in money moves. [Source: Business Observer]
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Florida jobless claims total little changed
With the state slated to release a March unemployment report Friday, the pace of jobless claims in Florida remains relatively unchanged since a brief spike in October after Hurricane Ian. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,289 first-time jobless applications were filed last week in Florida, down from a revised count of 6,278 during the week that ended April 8. During the past four weeks, the state has averaged 5,448 claims. [Source: News Service of Florida]
Is year-round school a good idea? Florida may offer it in some classes to study the results
Why would anyone prefer having school year-round when a summer vacation beckons with so much fun? The debate over whether year-round schooling is a good educational approach has again been thrust in the spotlight — this time with a new Florida bill that calls for creating a pilot...
The Trump administration’s fraud prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center is set for arraignment on Thursday afternoon. Ahead of the scheduled court appearance in Alabama, defense lawyers fo...