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TALLAHASSEE — The House and Senate on Wednesday passed billion-dollar budgets, align their spending targets and give them more than three weeks to reach a tax cut agreement.The House of Representatives proposes cutting the overall state sales tax rate, but the Senate on Wednesday outlined a non-aggressive proposal that offers permanent sales tax exemptions for clothing and shoes under $75.Senate President R-Wauchula Ben Albritton said he hopes the House and Senate will “end somewhere in the middle” within the budget. The legislative meeting is expected to end May 2nd, with the state’s new fiscal year beginning July 1st.”We’re going in…

Stan Choe, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – US stocks have surrendered more than half of their historic profits since the day before, as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to disrupt and threaten the economy, even if the temperature cools a little. The S&P 500 fell 5% in noon trading and sliced ​​into a 9.5% surge on Wednesday following Trump’s decision to suspend many tariffs around the world. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1,701 points (4.2%) as of 12:10 PM Eastern time, with Nasdaq’s composites 5.7% lower. UBS strategist Bhanu Baweja wrote in a report on the…

Mark my words: Florida Citrus won’t fall on my watch. This heritage industry is not only essential to the state’s economy, but it is part of Florida’s DNA. Citrus has been a pillar of our state since the 1500s and has built an important economic driver within our important agricultural industry. In fact, Florida Citrus offers more than $6.9 billion in economic impact and employs tens of thousands of Floridians across the state. Citrus issues.Ben Albritton (Matias J. Ochner | Miami Herald)When I say to the grown people left in business, you are not forgotten, you are not alone, and…

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (WFLA) – A heroic off-duty agent reunited with her grandmother and her 2-year-old granddaughter a few weeks after rescued them as the car jumped into the canal. On March 20th, Audrey Villieres and granddaughter Ameka were leaving the Walmart parking lot at 7 North State Road in Lauderdale Lake, 3001, when the car entered the canal and began to sink. Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy, Andrew Allenker, who had just finished his work that day, was warned of an emergency and responded immediately. At the scene, Alencar immediately jumped into the canal and used a plunger to break…

The Union has announced two funds, including the regional Australian Future Fund and the Future Generation Fund.With polls looming, the coalition is focusing on bushes and is about to announce a $20 billion permanent fund to bridge the Australian gap between the region and the city.The Nationalist Party has pledged to establish a $20 billion Regional Australia Future Fund (RAFF) if the Union wins federal elections.The fund, designed to exist forever, will remove the need for constant lobbying to support infrastructure in the Australian region, said citizen leader David Littleproud.”We’re constantly fighting in the Australian region, fighting to get the…

Marco Island, Fla. (WFLA) – A highly toxic blue, balloon-like creature is washed away on beaches in Florida’s Gulf Coast. NBC affiliate WBBH said they were surprised that beach fans found multiple Portuguese O’Wars washed away along South Beach on Marco Island and nearby Sand Doll Island. 30 peacocks dead as birds continue to disappear from Florida towns, says the neighbor The news station reported that creatures are often mistaken for jellyfish, but they are syphonophores and floating colonies of creatures that act as one. (WBBH) They live in warmer parts of the Atlantic and Indian oceans and are not…

TALHASSEE – State legislators are preparing to keep the addresses and phone numbers of elected officials secret from being a drastic change to the state’s widespread public record laws.Council members, school board members, state legislators, other state and local officials, and their families will have the option to edit personal information from county and state records. The bill, SB 268, passed the Senate on Wednesday, with two Democrats voting against it. Sen. Shevlyn Jones, D-Miami, sponsor of the bill, said he hopes it will pass the House as well.Lawmakers point out the need for more protection in a toxic political…

Josh Funk, Associated Press Business Writer US egg prices rose again last month, reaching a new record high of $6.23 per dozen, although President Donald Trump’s forecast, falling wholesale prices and no egg farms have had avian flu outbreaks. The increase reported on Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means that egg-dependent consumers and businesses should not expect immediate relief. Egg demand typically rises until after Easter, which will take place on April 20th. File – Egg cartons on shelf at Walmart store in Englewood, Colorado, March 10, 2025 (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Industry experts were hoping that the index…

Gainesville, Fla. (WFLA) – University of Florida students arrested for ice after a traffic stop have been sent back to Columbia. Body camera video released by Gainesville Police found that on March 28, 27-year-old Felipeza Patavelasquez was arrested for several traffic violations, including driving with a license suspended, attaching a license plate, or driving with an expired vehicle registration. Watch: University of Florida students protest against deportation of international students An international student in the US on an F-1 visa told officials that he was in the process of renewing his license and student visa. Courtesy: NBC They arrested him…

The Attorney General said the president had directed him to propose a plan of action designed “to protect the second amendment of all Americans.”The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the creation of a task force aimed at protecting the second amendment of law-abiding American citizens.”For too long, constitutional amendments that can establish basic American individual rights, maintain and endure arms have been treated as second-rate rights. Any more than this has been written in Tuesday’s memorandum to all DOJ employees.”President (Donald) Trump has made the second amendment a priority for this administration,” she said.The Attorney General said the president…