Archive for Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Fishkind Conversations: DeSantis’s gas tax cut is “not good economics”
Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing a tax cut of around $1 billion to Florida’s gas tax. DeSantis says the move would save the average Sunshine State family $200. But economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says, in his opinion, this is not good economics.
Published in Commentaries, Environment, Fishkind Economic Commentaries
Published in Commentaries, Environment, Fishkind Economic Commentaries
DeSantis says budget includes pay increases for state law enforcement
The governor made that announcement Monday in Orlando.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
The long and winding Beatles docuseries will enchant die-hard and casual fans
The new three-part Disney+ docuseries Get Back is a true treasure. It offers an inside look at The Beatles' creative process, as well as amazing footage from their legendary rooftop concert.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Dozens of strangers were snowed in at a U.K. pub. Cue the Oasis singalongs
The stranded residents and musicians slept on the floor and on mattresses provided by the pub, and passed the time by singing karaoke, playing quiz games and eating Yorkshire puddings.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Sentencing phase begins in Markeith Loyd trial
Jurors are deciding whether to recommend the death penalty for Markeith Loyd, who was found guilty of the murder of Orlando police lieutenant Debra Clayton. The sentencing phase of the trial began today.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Listen in: Orlando Health’s Dr. Jarod Fox says latest COVID variant Omicron shouldn’t disrupt winter holiday plans
A new COVID-19 variant is cause for concern by the World Health Organization.
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, has died
Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper's daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday. She was 95.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
