Florida Business News

• New applications dip for jobless assistance in Florida — but are economic gains slowing?

  The number of new applications for jobless aid fell in Florida last week, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday — but there are already signs that the state’s impressive economic gains may be slowing.

• Business Beat - Week of   April 23rd

  Get top news-to-know with Florida Trend's headline-focused video newsbrief, hosted by digital content specialist Aimée Alexander.

• COVID in Florida: ‘We have a small window’ to get virus under control

  Demand for COVID vaccinations is slipping in Florida, just as public health officials are noticing a worrisome trend: hospitalizations and case numbers are ticking up while a variant is spreading rapidly.

• Florida marijuana legalization dealt blow by Florida Supreme Court

  A high profile effort to legalize marijuana was all but killed by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday. In a 5-2 decision, justices ruled a Constitutional ballot initiative by Make it Legal Florida to be “misleading.”

• Sports betting may be heading to Florida in deal agreed to by DeSantis, Seminole Tribe

  As Florida’s legislative session winds down, a perennial rumor has surfaced— a sweeping gambling deal is about to be unveiled that would bring sports betting to Florida.

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