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Sarah Lassner, Kimberly Palmer, NeldwalletThere were a lot of the first three months of 2025. The threat of tariffs, cuts in federal jobs, and still high prices for food, gas and housing shake up consumer confidence.If you have started a hopeful year and are feeling anxious now, then lead those negative emotions into action. Spring is the perfect time to open windows, plant flowers and renew your money goals you set at the beginning of the year.Here are some things to focus on.1. Check your spendingYour spending habits may have fluctuated wildly over the past few years. Travel, hotels, restaurants…
Xavier Becerra joins the growth field of the highest candidates competing on behalf of Gov. Gavin Newsom.Xavier Becerra, former health secretary to President Joe Biden, hopes to become California’s next governor, he announced on April 2.”I saw my parents, construction workers and clerks, achieve their California dreams,” Becerra said in a social media video Wednesday. “Can we do that today in this affordable price crisis? It’s very tough. But we’ve taken on these tough fights.”California has successfully made these tough battles and has become the economic engine of the country,” he said. “We can do that, but you need a…
After weeks of White House hype and public unrest, President Donald Trump has announced a barrage of self-proclaimed “mutual” tariffs on friends and enemies.The new tariffs that come on what Trump called “Liberation Day” are bids to boost US production and punish other countries for what he says is years of unfair trade practice. But the ratings of most economists have threatened the economy to plunge into a recession and fall into a decades-old alliance.This is the latest:Trump: “This is one of the most important days in American history.””It’s a declaration of our economic independence,” Trump said by announcing a…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the US has not imposed new tariffs on Canada, but the previously announced taxes remain, and Canada is dealing with people with retaliatory tariffs.On April 2, the White House announced that it will receive a 10% baseline tariff rate effective on April 5th. This is a higher fee in the country, depending on the trade deficit with the US.In Canada, the initial 10% and 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican energy imports related to illegal migration and fentanyl trafficking will remain unchanged. The current exemptions for products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade…
The Florida Attorney General said in a news release that it agreed to repay the state’s third largest real estate insurance company, the state’s third largest real estate insurance company, by Policy Count, following an investigation into allegations filed ineligible claims against the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.Attorney General James Usmier said the investigation came from the 2020 whistleblower lawsuit filed in Leon County.However, a universal spokesman on Wednesday told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the settlement agreement signed by the CEO on March 27 simply capped the state’s investigation into the issue resolved in 2023.The whistleblower lawsuit sparked a…
TORONTO – The Florida Panthers will take ice to prevent Alexander Barkov’s Massive Tan and Nico from struming against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scottia Bank Arena on Wednesday. Both players suffered obvious injuries in their loss in Montreal on Tuesday. It is unclear exactly when the injury occurred, but Barkov (upper body) left for the second season but returned to finish the game. Sturm (private) ended early in the first period and did not return following a violent clash with his neutral zone teammates. With both players unavailable in Toronto, Thomas Nozk and Jonah Gajovic will re-enter the Panthers…
st. Petersburg, Fla. (WFLA) – Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and House GOP leadership are at odds. Pinellas County Republicans are pushing for new parents to allow the ability to represent or remotely vote for up to 12 weeks after giving birth to a baby. The new bill seeks to reduce the burden on Florida citrus growers as orange groves disappear It’s a push that some Republicans in the Chamber of Commerce don’t want to see happening. Some critics of the GOP fear it will open “Pandora’s Box” and believe it is unconstitutional. Luna denies these claims because proxy votes were…
The March madness may be burning parentheses at this point, but Orlando Chef burned a grid iron for a cause on Friday (April 4th) and is gathering for the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation’s annual Sideline Wine & Dine at Camp World Stadium.Announcing OAI + Rainier, Sideline Wine & Dine Proceeds supports the FCS Foundation’s efforts to fund a fun summer camp experience for kids enrolled in the Bradley-Otis Boys & Girls Club annual program at West Lakes Commuity in Orlando.Vendors donate deliciousness (and a lot of time!) for the cause, with delicious, sweet, and fine details of delicious items. (Courtesy…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The state legislature is now at the halfway point of the 2025 legislative meeting, and as the end approaches, Tallahassee lawmakers are calling for immigration reform. Before the legislative meeting began, lawmakers met three special sessions on immigration. A key discussion in these sessions was whether states need to strengthen to verify workers’ citizenship through the federal system E-Verify. The conversation continues now.Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republicans, and even some Democrats on the Capitol, all are calling for more stringent worker citizenship eligibility requirements. Several bills have been introduced from Senators Jason Pizzo (D-Sunny Isles Beach), Blaise…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A man has been arrested after his roommate came home and found hemorrhage on the ground, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. The victim returned home to a heartbreaking scene from work, and his four-year-old pit bull, Gypsy, lying on the ground with obvious injuries to her legs and abdomen. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office revealed that the victim’s roommate Gabriel Martinez had attacked the dog with a metal trailer hitter and a ball, with surveillance footage showing the dog attacking more than four minutes. Photo courtesy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s…