Drew Dixon

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Drew Dixon

The Palm Coast City Council has a new member. City officials have announced that David Sullivan is replacing Ray Stevens on the city panel. Stevens abruptly resigned his District 3 Council seat Feb. 28 with little explanation other than submitting a letter saying he was stepping down. A few days later, Palm Coast officials launched a search to find a replacement. The District 3 term runs until the next election in November 2026.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Drew Dixon

A bill that would establish a statewide tracking and treatment registry for blood clots in Florida is one committee stop away from heading to the Senate floor. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services approved the “Emily Adkins Family Protection Act.” That panel concluded that the state should establish a statewide registry for blood clots reports within the Department of Health.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Drew Dixon

Peter Cottontail will be hopping down the bunny trail this year with a lot more merchandise than just a year ago, at least according to the Florida Retail Federation (FRF). Floridians will be spending more on goods, candy and decorations for Easter this year. Easter arrives Sunday, April 20. A recent National Retail Federation (NRF) survey shows that Americans are expected to throw down about $189.26 per person this year on average for purchasing Easter merchandise.

1 week ago | miamitimesonline.com | Drew Dixon

Trucking isn’t all about driving and the Florida Trucking Association (FTA) is launching a new campaign to get more people into the industry. The “Jobs Beyond the Wheel” campaign is gearing up as the FTA wants to expand access to a comprehensive workforce in the trucking world in Florida that involves many positions that aren’t all driving big rigs. The FTA acknowledges there is a “critical shortage of skilled workers” and is seeking to draw more professionals into trucking jobs.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Drew Dixon

Northeast Florida’s six-county region saw a mixed bag of housing market trends in March. The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) report on the housing market shows there were 1,784 closed single-family home sales last month. That’s down from a year ago, when there were 1,980 houses sold on the First Coast. It’s a 9.9% drop in the year-to-year comparison. But last month’s figure is a substantial jump from the February figure, when there were 1,315 houses sold.