How Americans can get health insurance options at cheaper costs

The American Rescue Plan and the Affordable Care Act are now helping to give more Americans access to insurance and it is cheaper to get.

Biden’s $6T budget proposal: Social spending, taxes on business

President Joe Biden rolled out his $6 trillion budget proposal for next year, which features new social programs for the poor and middle class. But it depends on taxing corporations and the wealthy to keep the nation's spiking debt from spiraling out of control.

US unemployment claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and evidence that the job market is strengthening.

Diapers, toilet paper, other consumer goods to cost more starting in June

The prices of many everyday items will start to rise beginning next month as the country’s economy eases its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida to end $300 weekly federal unemployment payments

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said that this will be effective starting June 26, 2021, as part of the DEO's ‘Return to Work’ initiative.

Florida jobless rate at 4.8 percent in April

Florida’s unemployment rate inched up to 4.8 percent in April as the state reported people slowly returning to the labor force after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

US achieves another pandemic low with 444,000 new unemployment claims

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease.

Orlando International Airport seeing a comeback

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO Phil Brown says last weekend, which was not a holiday weekend, more than 60,000 people a day went through their Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. 

US housing market booms as buyers enter bidding wars amid low supply

“The housing market is hot. Very hot,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Television Stations. But Yun predicts that things could soon cool down.

Connecticut offers $1K bonus to 10K unemployed people who get full-time job

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the state will pay $1,000 to the first 10,000 people who complete eight straight weeks of a full-time job, aiming to get long-term unemployed Americans back to work.

Pandemic relief: Florida offers $800-million to help pay past-due rent and utilities

The Florida Department of Children and Families is looking to distribute more than $800 million in federal aid to help low-income renters economically affected by the coronavirus pandemic pay past-due rent and utilities.