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It has been more than 100 days since President Donald Trump took office. He vowed to lower food prices on the first day during the campaign, and while egg prices are finally falling, the costs of other consumer goods remain high. At currently at $6 per pound, the average price for ground beef has hit a record high for the third consecutive month, jumping 15 cents since March. Electricity costs also peaked in April, according to the latest data from the Consumer Price Index. Some good news? Egg prices have fallen from an all-time high. The average egg cost was…

TAMPA — Hillsboro Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs will step down from the bench at the end of May, she announced Friday a few weeks after the state’s disciplinary committee recommended she be resigned.A committee of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Committee found Jacobs violated the judicial canon (the ethical rules running for the judges’ conduct and for the bench). The race, whose abortion rights became a major issue, featured hints of political partisanship, which is rare in Florida judicial contests.The panel concluded that Jacobs’ actions made her unsuitable for office.Her effective resignation on May 31 comes when the Florida Supreme Court…

Stark, Fla. (Hill) — The serial killer of the accused, executed for murder in Florida on Thursday, used his final words to express his support for President Trump after providing comfort to his family and the families of his victims. “President Trump, I’m keeping America great. I’m ready to go,” said 62-year-old Glenn Rogers, shortly before he died of a fatal injection due to the murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, the 34-year-old mother of the two he stabbed 30 years ago. Florida’s only public HBCU chooses a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as the next president Rogers, originally from Ohio,…

Tallahassee – Florida’s unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in April. This is the third time this year. The Florida Department of Commerce released a report Friday showing an estimated 410,000 people lost jobs from their 11.203 million workforce in April. The 3.7% rate rose from 3.6% in February and March. Prices in January were 3.5%, up from 3.4% in December. It was 3.3% in April 2024. The number of eligible people unemployed increased 7,000 in April, 46,000 more than in April 2024, the report shows. Meanwhile, the labor force increased by 5,000 in April, and 57,000 from April 2024. Statewide,…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – New details have been revealed in a timeline of events before and after last month’s fatal shooting at Florida State University. Phoenix Echner, 20, is considered a archer and faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven attempted murders. Officials said the updated timeline for the event began with Ichner reaching the FSU parking garage at 11:00am and entering and leaving the vehicle for about an hour. 11:56 AM -Ikner fires the first shot.11:57 AM -Ikner is seen running with a firearm towards the Student Union.11:58am – Multiple 911 calls begin. Ikner continues shooting, attacking multiple…

TALHASSEE – The group’s chairman wrote in a letter of resignation Wednesday, stolen and spent money without knowledge of the board, one of the nonprofits that received millions from the Hope Florida Foundation last year.James Holton, chairman of the St. Petersburg-based Save Or Society, said he had resigned from the board after consulting with his lawyers. He said the board was unaware that the executive director had accepted $5 million from the foundation. It is a nonprofit organization founded to support the Hope Florida program defended by Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife. He said the board has given millions…

By Michael Lietke, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Internet is not the same without a similar button, a thumb icon that Facebook and other online services have transformed into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button served as a creative catalyst, dopamine delivery system, and emotional batter rum. It also became an international tourist attraction after plastering symbols on a giant sign that stood outside its Silicon Valley headquarters until Facebook was rebranded as a meta platform in 2021. The new book, Like: The Button that The World, delves into the complex narrative behind the symbols that…

Tampa Bay will be caught in a hot, feverish jaw this weekend and at the mercy of hot, damp breath for days.Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s in some areas of Tampa Bay on Friday, and are expected to continue to swell until next week. In addition to the high temperatures, the increased humidity can make some parts of the area feel hotter than the 100 degrees on the weekend and up until next week. Christianne Pearce, a meteorologist at Tampa Bay Office at National Weather Service, said the combination of atmospheric ingredients causes warm, dry air, pushing heat…

TALHASSEE – Two Congressional Democrats are asking federal healthcare agencies to investigate the DeSantis administration’s decision to divert $10 million from a settlement with Medicaid contractors to the state’s hopeful Florida charity.Tampa’s Cathy Caster and Orlando’s U.S. Rep. Kathy Caster writes that federal authorities should “examine whether the $10 million settlement system violates federal law” or implement federal rules and regulations.”Federal law requires that Medicaid proceeds be used for the benefit of law-approved health services and those whom Medicaid serve,” they wrote Thursday.The letter was sent to Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and…

Thousands of Central Florida residents suffering from medical debt have been given the “string gifts,” according to a national nonprofit that partnered with the county to allow a total of about $472.5 million.Over the past two weeks, more than 310,000 people have received notifications that their medical obligations have been cancelled, officials said.”For our family, the majority of commissioners in Orange County, Florida, represent hope (and) hope that they are truly listening to those most affected by poverty,” 57-year-old Amia Roy said in a textbook for the Orlando Sentinel.Her cancelled debt was modest, $200, but she said it was highly…