Associated PressApril 28, 2021
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A trillion here, a trillion there: Biden's talking about real money.
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Associated PressApril 28, 2021
Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2021
6min1344
The most popular component is the $1,400 stimulus most Americans would receive.
Jacob OglesJanuary 13, 2020
3min227
Florida voters want to stop surprise billing, start overtime for salaried workers.
Peter SchorschMay 3, 2018
5min482
State and federal programs aimed at helping low-income Florida families aren’t working, according to a new report from the Florida Children’s Council. “Positive child and youth outcomes, financial stability for families, and economic vitality for businesses are interrelated goals. There is clear need to rethink social service policy and align work-based solutions with child and family […]
Frank ClementeJanuary 6, 20167min193
Surprisingly, Congress’s $680 billion holiday-season tax deal will bring some cheer to working families and not just to big corporations this year. Refundable tax credits putting extra cash in the hands of hard-pressed workers and parents were included in a huge year-end gift-wrapped package of tax breaks—the type of bill that usually only offers big […]
James CallFebruary 27, 2015
7min214
The United Way of Florida released a report in November indicating that about a third of Florida households are above the federal poverty line but struggled to meet basic necessities. The Assets Limited Income Constrained Employed – ALICE — study found that 15 percent of families live on less than the poverty line of $23,000 […]