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Jacob OglesOctober 19, 2018

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A series of election complications, outright errors and now multiple ballots in the field has created chaos in the House District 56 contest. Worse, it remains possible controversy could spread should any statewide races end with results close enough for Hardee County voters to swing the outcome.. “I’ve been in politics close to 30 years, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2017

The massive power outage Hurricane Irma left behind last week with more than 6.5 million homes and businesses is down to a handful of pockets outside the still heavily-darkened Monroe, Collier and Lee counties that were hardest hit by the storm. The latest data provided by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, showing power through […]

Associated PressJuly 17, 2015

Florida’s unemployment is dropping slightly. The June unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, compared with 5.7 percent the month before. The state added 7,000 jobs last month, according to figures released Friday by the Department of Economic Opportunity. The state’s jobless rate remains higher than the national rate of 5.3 percent. There are about 529,000 unemployed […]

Tag: Hardee County

Hardee County ballot blunder could impact statewide races

Power restored except South, Southwest, Central Florida pockets

Florida’s unemployment rate drops slightly in June