Florida

Unemployment compensation could add billions more to Fla. economy

March 4, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Unemployment compensation acts as one of the most efficient stimulus programs, pumping more than $9 billion into the local economy.

Fort Mose: early marker in African American freedom movement

February 24, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The fight for African American freedom reaches back hundreds of years, even before the arrival of the British.

Teamster rack up four organizing wins

October 18, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

The Teamsters racked up four organizing wins in late September and early October, including the first-ever union win under new voting rules.

Scandal-ridden Florida GOP tries to shift blame

September 20, 2010 By Lawrence Albright

While Florida's ex-GOP chair faces six felony charges for abuse of state GOP funds, the party has made public an audit blaming outgoing governor Charlie Crist too - with Crist calling it a political ploy.

Florida gov. vetoes anti-teacher bill

April 19, 2010 By Lawrence Albright

After massive protests by teachers, parents and other public school advocates, Florida's Republican Gov. Charlie Crist defied members of his own party by vetoing legislation that would have eliminated tenure for teachers and gutted community-based input...