Monday s Afternoon Update | 5/24/2021
Florida to drop $300-per-week benefit program for unemployment
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will withdraw from Florida s Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. The program that brought a supplemental $300 per week will end June 26, as part of DEO s Return to Work initiative. Other federal benefits will continue but are set to expire on Sept. 6. DEO said they will continue to monitor job posting and hiring trends in this time. More from WESH.
Could Florida get another chance at high-speed rail under Biden?
Even without federal investment, there has been progress in Florida in bringing high-speed trains online. In 2018, Brightline launched the first privately operated high-speed rail line in the country linking Miami and Wast Palm Beach. The company recently passed the halfway point on construction to bring service between South Florida and Orlando. It’s scheduled for completion at the end of 2022. More from the Tamp