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Florida Unemployment Higher than National Average – Rick Scott “Concerned”

Statistics about Florida's unemployment rate in March 2026, which was 4.7%

Unemployment shot up to 4.7% — higher than the national average. Florida lost almost 38K jobs year over year in March,” Scott posted to social media Friday.

Heavily criticized this week for saying high gas prices are “worth it” to him given the threat posed by Iran, Scott changed the conversation with this diss of the Ron DeSantis employment picture, one that amplifies previous concerns about the intersection of rising prices and diminishing job prospects.

“Florida’s unemployment rate is ABOVE the national average and it’s only GROWING. The latest state jobs numbers show we lost over 43k jobs all in critical industries. Florida had one of the worst performing job markets over the past year.

Union-Restricting Measure Crosses Finish Line, Gets Desantis Signature

Pro-union rally at Tallahassee City Hall

Gov. Ron DeSantis got to put the finishing touches on one of his 2026 legislative priorities Friday, signing a union-restricting bill that had been subject to intense debate in Florida’s Capitol.

DeSantis signed SB 1296 at Fort Myers High School on May Day, a worldwide holiday observing the labor movement. 

Although the focus of the news conference was on education and teacher unions, the state teachers’ union, Florida Education Association; and AFL-CIO, said the law will touch an array of sectors.

FEA President Andrew Spar said DeSantis and “anti-union, anti-worker legislators” are “chipping away at the constitutionally enshrined rights of thousands of workers in the state.”

‘One of the most extreme gerrymanders in American history’: Voters Sue to Block Florida’s New Map

Protestors against redistricting at the Florida Capitol

lorida voters and pro-voting group Equal Ground Education Fund filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander, urging a court to block the map for violating the state constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.

The map was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who led the unusual mid-decade redistricting as part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to tilt the 2026 midterm elections.

Florida Republicans raced to enact the map with minimal public input and despite sharp criticism from Democrats — as well as unease within their own party.

Counsel For Desantis Tells Lawmakers They Can Ignore Fair Districts Amendments In Approving New Map

Citizens protesting redistricting in Florida, holding signs in front of the Florida capitol

An attorney representing Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that the proposed congressional redistricting map he presented Monday to the Legislature is constitutional because federal law supersedes language in the 2010 Fair District Amendments.

DeSantis’ new map is likely to add as many as four Republican congressional seats to the 20 out of 28 that they now hold in Florida. DeSantis only began speaking about redistricting after President Donald Trump last year called on red states to change their congressional maps to aid Republicans in the 2026.

US Senate GOP Adopts Budget Blueprint Laying Path For Billions For ICE, Border Patrol

Three armed federal officers in bulletproof vests in a hallway.

U.S. Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution early Thursday intended to speed the way for billions for immigration enforcement, sending the measure to the House, where GOP lawmakers in that chamber need to adopt it to unlock the reconciliation process.

The 50-48 vote followed a marathon amendment voting session that Democrats used to highlight policy differences on cost-of-living issues and stalled federal emergency relief dollars for states.

‘Medical freedom’ on Special Session Agenda

COVID Vaccine

If passed, the bill would require informed consent from parents about vaccines before administering, immunizing doctors from penalties and liability if they give out ivermectin and allowing pharmacists to do the same upon request. The proposal also allows the “conscience-based objection” to childhood inoculations.

“The bill also makes permanent Florida’s existing ban on discrimination based on a person’s mRNA vaccination status and protects Floridians from forced vaccinations during emergencies,” Albritton wrote earlier this week.