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One campaigner criticizes schools using rewards to improve attendance, and says they are isolating children who miss school through their own fault.The report suggests that the lasting impact of the Covid-19 lockdown and the pandemic-era message continues to affect school absenteeism beyond pre-2019 levels.A study by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) found in its case studies that illness, mental health issues and period leave were “important factors for absence” in secondary schools.Children have always been legitimately missing schools due to illness, but school staff said there are indications that the “pandemic-era message” on preventing the spread of infections…
TALHASSEE – The Miami-Dade County city has become the first city to surrender Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Attorney General on a legal challenge that allows local governments to determine whether they need to be trained to train police officers to perform the duties of federal immigration agents in their communities.On Thursday night, South Miami asked a state judge to consider whether the city should register for the Immigration Customs Enforcement Program, known as 287(g).The lawsuit argues that court intervention is necessary as police are facing political pressure from the governor, despite the city’s belief that the city is…
TALHASSEE – Florida’s unemployment rate was checked for the second consecutive month in February, but state officials said it was “too early” to increase to ongoing federal job cuts.The Florida Department of Commerce said Friday that unemployment rate rose from 3.5% in January to 3.6% in February. Florida had an unemployment rate of 3.4% in December.The metropolitan statistical area of Palm Beach Beach in Miami-Fort Lauderdale West had the lowest unemployment rate in the state in February at 3.2%.Among other regions, the Orlando-Kimmee Sanford and Crestbeau Fort Fort Walton Beach-Destin area was stable at 3.6%. Tallahassee, Napoli Marco Island, Jacksonville,…
The agency is being challenged in court over rules requiring businesses to disclose climate-related risks.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted on March 27 to end legal support for rules requiring businesses to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.”The goal of today’s committee litigation and court notice is to stop the committee’s involvement in defending the committee’s costs and unnecessary and intrusive climate disclosure rules,” SEC acting chairman Mark T. Weda said in a statement announcing the move.In another statement, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, the SEC’s sole Democrat, said the withdrawal of legal support would leave other parties, including the…
Talahassee – When the National Rifle Association challenged the Florida bill in 2018, then General Pam Bondy was asked to defend the new law as it banned people under the age of 21 from purchasing guns.Her successor, Ashley Moody, later handled much of her legal defense despite her personal opposition to gun restrictions. But the new Attorney General James Usmierer said the law would go a different path if it came to the U.S. Supreme Court. He said he wouldn’t follow that.Uthmeier’s break from his two predecessors raised some questions about his duties. The Florida Senate President said earlier this…
The new University of Florida professor was suddenly fired this month under controversial state law that restricts the employment of public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of interest,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela.Kevin Wang, a Chinese scholar who seeks asylum and is permitted to work in the United States, had been teaching Chinese and cultural classes at a small liberal arts college in Sarasota for nearly two years, citing the school’s contract on March 12th and citing university regulations known as SB 846. His filing letter, reviewed by Suncoast Searchlight, stated that the school’s decision to…
The measure was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Spencer Cox.Utah became the country’s first state to ban the addition of fluoride to drinking water systems after the governor signed the law Thursday.The bill signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will come into effect on May 7th.Many cities and municipalities across the United States moved to end the fluorination of drinking water, a practice dating back to the 1940s. Medical groups have long said that minerals can strengthen teeth and reduce cavities. Still, a landmark ruling issued by a federal judge last year directed federal officials to assess whether this…
By AP Economics Writer Christopher Al GerberWASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation last month picked up, and consumers barely raised their spending. It shows that the economy was already cooled even before most tariffs were imposed.A Friday report from the Commerce Department showed consumer prices rose 2.5% in February from the previous year, which coincided with the annual pace of January. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 2.8% compared to a year ago, higher than January’s 2.7%.Economists are usually monitoring core prices as they are a better guide to where inflation is headed. The core index has hardly…
Immigration and customs enforcement say they have taken steps to fix the issue.Tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children who entered the United States without parents or guardians have gone missing, according to a new Watchdog report.Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) was unable to maintain tabs for more than 31,000 children until fiscal year 2019, with the release address being blank, distributed or missing apartment numbers, the Department of Homeland Security’s Department of Homeland Security’s Department of Joseph Cafari said in a report released on March 25th.In some cases, ICE also did not know where unaccompanied minors escaped custody rights of…
(Nexstar) – As the old saying goes, there are many fish in the ocean. Unfortunately, there are far fewer exceptional chefs who can cook for dinner. Knowing this, Yelp analysts are trying to identify top-notch seafood restaurants in each state. Using an extensive database of user-generated reviews, Yelp analysts first focused on restaurants with a “large concentration” of reviews that mentioned “seafood,” and then ranked those businesses in the quality and quantity of user ratings. The top-rated restaurants in each state were then compiled into Yelp’s 2025 “Best Seafood in All States.” “And the best part? You don’t have to…