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Florida homicide rate estimated at 5.9 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Florida last year recorded a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 5.2 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

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Florida received $10.9 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Florida received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $10.9 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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Fort Lauderdale is worst city in Florida for commuters, new study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 11, 2021

The average travel time to get to work in Fort Lauderdale is now 29.9 minutes, making it the worst city for commuting in Florida, according to a new analysis from the insurance comparison website Insurify.

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Florida gained $17.7 billion in 2019 due to migration, study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Jun 11, 2021

The collective wealth of Florida residents increase $17.7 billion in 2019 due to population migration trends, according to a new analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by the nonprofit Wirepoints website.

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Top marginal tax rate in Florida could reach 49.34% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Florida could hit 49.34 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets ‘B’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis received a grade of “B” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

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Analysis: 150K Florida K-12 students could lose scholarships under Biden school choice ban

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 8, 2020

More than 130,000 K-12 students would lose their scholarships and be required to attend their local public schools if Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the White House.

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Florida to lose $1.3 billion in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Florida will lose $1.3 billion in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.