Donald Trump Backs Ron DeSantis' Florida Rival For RNC Chair

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Florida increases from Q4 FY2024 to Q1 FY2025

The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Florida during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $407,578, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The average VA IRRRL amount in...

Florida DOGE adds Jacksonville to growing list of audits

The DeSantis administration is adding Jacksonville to a list of cities and counties that the Florida DOGE committee will audit in person. State officials sent a letter this week to the administration of Mayor Donna Deegan stating that the Florida...

Member Milestones 2025: Community Banks Are Here to Stay

Imagine, if you can, the United States of America in the year 1825. The Declaration of Independence is only 49 years old, the Civil War is 36 years from starting, there are 24 states in the union and our sixth president, John Quincy Adams, has...

Florida set to execute man for killing wife, 2 kids in new state death sentence record

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 is set for execution Thursday, which would be the ninth death sentence carried out in 2025 to set a new state record for a single year. A 10th...

What are the early impressions of Florida WR Dallas Wilson in fall camp?

Incoming Florida football freshman wide receiver Dallas Wilson opened eyes with his 10-catch, 195-yard performance in UF's spring game last April. The 6-foot-3, 213-pound Wilson is showing no signs of slowing down through the first two practices...

Florida's DOGE auditors arrive in Broward County for inspection

Auditors with Florida's version of the Department of Government Efficiency were in Broward Thursday checking the books and reviewing spending patterns in the county. Just last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Fort...

EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell Is Moved to Minimum Security Prison in Texas After Meeting with Justice Department About Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex trafficking operation, was quietly removed late Thursday from the Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, in northern Florida, and is now at a...

Are you financially prepared for hurricane season? 

A torn and tattered America Flag flies on the beach behind the Beach Place Condominiums in Madeira Beach after Hurricane Helene in this Oct. 2024 photo. DIRK SHADD/TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS As we enter what’s predicted to be a dynamic hurricane season,...

Sunrise Capital Investors Acquires Bourse Parking Facility in Philadelphia's Old City District

CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise Capital Investors LLC ("Sunrise Capital"), a national leader in structured parking facility investments, has acquired the Bourse Parking Facility, a multi-level garage in Philadelphia's...

Florida minimum wage increases to $14 an hour Sept. 30

Photo courtesy of Getty Images MIAMI – Starting September 30, 2025, people will see a little bit more on their paychecks. Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $14 an hour and eventually $15 an hour in 2026 due to a constitutional amendment to...

Easterly Government Properties Acquires Lease to Develop the Fort Myers Regional Operations Center, a 64,000 RSF Crime Laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2025-- Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) (the “Company” or “Easterly”), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A...

Banks to spend big on Florida recruitment after $8.6B merger

Florida DOGE auditors in Broward County, reviewing finances

Florida DOGE auditors travel to Broward to review county’s finances BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Auditors with Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency are in Broward County Thursday, reviewing how the county spends its money. Gov. Ron DeSantis and...

Fake Surgery Centers in Florida: A Warning for Individuals

Florida’s booming cosmetic surgery industry has gained national attention, and not just for glamorous makeovers. Beneath the surface lies a growing threat: fake surgery centers in Florida. Recent incidents in Miami reveal just how dangerous this...

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 16 Florida

Through Aug. 22, Sports Illustrated will count down its preseason college football Top 25 with overviews of each team. Here are the full rankings so far. Daunting is a good description of Florida’s schedule lately. It was tough in 2024 and it’s...

Susie Wiles will share Florida Freedom Forum with top GOP levels in Orlando

The top Republicans in Florida and Washington — a group that currently overlaps significantly —will convene in Orlando on Saturday. The Florida Freedom Forum, a major fundraiser for the Republican Party of Florida, will kick off at 9 a.m. at the...

Prepare Now: Permanent Florida hurricane supply sales tax holiday to begin today

If you need hurricane supplies or want to refresh your existing preparedness kits, prepare for some financial savings. The once-a-year, two-week sales tax holiday, which aims to relieve the financial strain of purchasing essential items ahead of...

Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team

It's the mega-RIA firm's third $1B+ acquisition in just three months. Mercer Advisors has announced another acquisition of a big-money wealth management team, its third with AUM of more than $1 billion in the last three months. The Denver...

Fountain: Not enough Bahamasair aircraft to cover bankrupt airline's routes

Executive Director of the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) Kerry Fountain said that Bahamasair is hindered by the number of aircraft it has in operation, which limited the number of flights it could make to the Family Islands to fill...