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House Republicans on Tuesday rejected Democratic efforts to increase unemployment assistance, days after Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed boosting benefits that…

An effort to increase Florida’s much-criticized unemployment benefits, boosting the amounts and lengths of payments, continued to advance Thursday in the…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for an investigation into the state’s unemployment system, which he described as “broken.”The state’s reemployment…

Mayor Alvin Brown, marriage equality, and JEA are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from…

Governor Rick Scott, Florida CONNECT, and the University of Florida are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…

A new report out this week says this month’s cuts to federal long-term unemployment benefits is hitting Florida hard.Despite a dramatic drop in the…

Tim Tebow, New York, and medical marijuana are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the…

Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson reiterated his call for the U.S. Labor Department to look into the technical glitches plaguing the state’s $63 million…

Floridians seeking unemployment assistance will see changes to the website they use to make their claims, starting Tuesday.The Department of Economic…