Florida lawsuit over cut off of federal unemployment benefits is still alive
A lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to cut off federal unemployment payments early is still alive, although it’s unclear how likely it is to recoup any money for out-of-work Floridians who lost out on benefits. Months ago a Broward County circuit court judge denied an emergency injunction to force Florida to reinstate the $300 weekly payments, but a judge has yet to rule on the lawsuit itself. At stake are thousands of dollars in federal jobless benefits from the weeks in between when DeSantis pulled the plug on the program on June 26 to the Sept. 6 expiration date Congress set. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
For the first time, Florida farm share has no turkeys to give for Thanksgiving
The nonprofit food bank Farm Share says, for the first time in their 30-year history, they will not be able to provide families with the Thanksgiving meal so many look forward to each year. Gil Zepeda with Farm Share says it is a result of the supply chain issues as well as a lack of donations. Much of what they receive is surplus donated from stores or farmers. However, these places do not have surplus to give. Demand, though, is at an all-time high. More from CBS Miami.
Researchers share latest tactics with citrus growers in fight against greening
Researchers shared science-based tactics for growers to use against citrus greening disease during an open house Tuesday at the Lake Alfred experiment station. While there still remains no cure for the disease that has decimated the citrus industry in Florida, the latest research offered growers hope for making profits from infected groves throughout the peninsula. More from the Lakeland Ledger.
Southwest Florida ranchers could get paid to help protect panther habitat
Ranchers, farmers and landowners in Southwest Florida have the opportunity to get paid for helping conserve panther habitat in the state. The incentives are part of several programs run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Florida. The Regional Conservation Partnership Program is led by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. More from WINK News.
Orlando-based company looks to bring ‘micro-restaurants’ to Central Florida
A pair of women, both University of Central Florida grads, who spent their careers working in the tech industry are now turning their talents toward bringing a new, healthy meal option to Central Florida. The pair started EnjoyRise, a company that offers “micro-restaurant” machines that make custom, plant-based salads and bowls. The food itself is prepared off-premise, by a chef in a certified kitchen and delivered in canisters which are replaced daily. More from Click Orlando.
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Message in a bottle travels from Florida to Portugal in six years
A Canadian couple threw a message in a bottle into the ocean during a Florida vacation in 2015 and their note was discovered on a Portuguese beach six years later. Brigitte Doerksen of Morris, Manitoba, said she and her husband, Warren, were vacationing in Miami in February 2015 when he suggested they use an empty wine bottle to launch a message in a bottle from the beach.
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Dr. Patrick Hwu's talents aren't just limited to the field of immunology
Dr. Patrick Hwu, president and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center, is an expert in immunology, but his skills aren’t limited to that field. He’s also a pretty good keyboard player. After arriving in Tampa last year from his position at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hwu began assembling a band. The result is the ReMissions, a collection of five Moffitt employees.
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