Groups claim thousands being denied jobless benefits in florida
24 May 2012, 1:56 pm
In a federal complaint to the Labor Department, two national workers’ groups say florida’s new law keep thousands from collecting unemployment benefits.

Poll: Majority of florida’s registered voters favor Stand Your Ground law
24 May 2012, 1:28 pm
florida is still the gun-shine state.

florida Crystals Corporation Partners with IDI For Development of Intermodal Logistics Center in Western Palm Beach ...
24 May 2012, 10:10 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- florida Crystals Corporation and IDI, one of the largest privately held logistics real estate companies in North America, have entered into a strategic ...

Polls: Obama leads Romney in florida, Ohio and Virginia
24 May 2012, 8:48 am
President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to new polls of the key 2012 swing states, although Obama's advantage has narrowed in recent months.Obama has inched ahead of Romney 48 percent to 44 percent in both florida and Virginia, according to three new NBC News/Marist polls. In Ohio, the president has a 6-point advantage over Romney, leading his Republican ...

N2K Presidential Race: florida Turns Its Back on Obama
23 May 2012, 4:38 pm
This morning’s Quinnipiac University survey of registered florida voters shows President Obama coughing up major ground, since the same poll in March, to Mitt Romney among women, men, and independents – a pretty fair swath of the electorate.Overall, Obama trails Romney in florida, 47 percent to 41 percent.But “florida, florida, florida” isn’t as essential as it used to be. In fact, of the five ...

Slain florida marching band student asked for hazing: defendant
23 May 2012, 2:14 pm
ORLANDO, florida (Reuters) - The florida college marching band member killed in a brutal 2011 hazing wanted to submit to the ritual and received permission from the head drum major to participate on the night he died, according to testimony released by prosecutors on Wednesday. Robert Champion, 26, was beaten to death on board Bus C, part of a fleet of 11 buses and a limousine that ferried the ...

florida Economy Rises In March, Reports Comerica Bank's florida Economic Activity Index
23 May 2012, 8:00 am
DALLAS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank's florida Economic Activity Index increased in March, rising four points to a level of 109.5. The March index reading is 29 points, or 36 percent, above ...

florida Outperforms as Hurricane Forecast Improves: Muni Credit
23 May 2012, 7:54 am
With the Atlantic hurricane season days away, bonds of florida’s largest real-estate insurer are rallying the most in nine months as forecasters assess a below- average chance the state will be hit by a major storm.

florida receives mixed grade in injury prevention analysis
22 May 2012, 11:00 pm
florida's doing a better-than-average job protecting its residents from injury, but a lot more work can be done, says a new national safety report card.

florida repeats as women's tennis champion
22 May 2012, 4:11 pm
florida beat UCLA to repeat as NCAA women's tennis national champions with a 4-0 victory in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday.