Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has calculated a worker shortage index for each state, calculating the ratio of people looking for work compared to the number of open positions. Florida, for example, has 53 people looking for work for every 100 open positions, making a worker shortage...

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has calculated a worker shortage index for each state, calculating the ratio of people looking for work compared to the number of open positions. Florida, for example, has 53 people looking for work for every 100 open positions, making a worker shortage...

Around the state: Several tech firms are suing the state over its new law restricting children’s access to social media apps, Eckerd College in St. Petersburg has reopened to students a month after closing because of hurricanes Helene and Milton, Martin County schools announce the winner of their teacher of the year award, cell phones...

Around the state: Several tech firms are suing the state over its new law restricting children’s access to social media apps, Eckerd College in St. Petersburg has reopened to students a month after closing because of hurricanes Helene and Milton, Martin County schools announce the winner of their teacher of the year award, cell phones...

Around the state: The coach of the University of South Florida’s men’s basketball team died Thursday of complications during a surgical procedure, a law allowing school districts to put cameras on buses to ticket drivers was sponsored by a Miami state representative whose son and former stepson were subsequently hired by one of the companies...

Around the state: A trial begins today in federal court in Tallahassee in the suit against the state’s law governing unions representing teachers and select other public workers, Miami-Dade’s teachers union wins a challenge from a rival union, Hillsborough County schools announces how the district will make up classroom time lost during the hurricanes, Indian...

Around the state: A trial begins today in federal court in Tallahassee in the suit against the state’s law governing unions representing teachers and select other public workers, Miami-Dade’s teachers union wins a challenge from a rival union, Hillsborough County schools announces how the district will make up classroom time lost during the hurricanes, Indian...