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A New Economic Order?

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

05/06/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with political economist Gar Alperovitz of the University of Maryland. He’s the author of WHAT THEN MUST WE DO? It considers the ways a new economic order could be created. He says that for sustainable jobs and fair economy, there is a balance between extreme corporate capitalism and governmental socialism. That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.

Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000

02/26/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with human resource expert and Wharton Business School professor Peter Cappelli. Conventional wisdom says that our educational system fails the economy . . .

Bill May Aid Job Search For Floridians With Rocky Credit History

Allison Goodman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:08:16 +0000

Rocky credit history? A bill that would prevent potential employers from weighing a job applicant's credit history unanimously passed the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee Tuesday.

Some say the bill (SB 100), sponsored by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, is an effort to ease the job search process for Floridians.

Florida Minimum Wage Up On Jan. 1

Kenny Malone — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:26:51 +0000

Tuesday morning, Florida's minimum wage jumps 12 cents, from $7.67 to $7.79. Florida Today reports that since 2004, the state's minimum wage has been constitutionally linked to increases in the cost of living - one of just 10 states with similar wage mandates.

The Florida Today story explains that the raise will affect a relatively small number of workers:

A Lull Until New Year's? Not So These Days

Linton Weeks — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:17:00 +0000

Time was, the stretch following Christmas Day until New Year's Day was a quiet, sleepy spot on the American calendar. The six-day span hung like a lazy hammock between the holidays.

Not anymore.

Nowadays, the WAC — Week After Christmas — is busy and abuzzing. All around the country, Americans continue to celebrate — Kwanzaa, the Christmas afterglow and the coming New Year.

It's a mashup week that morphs from cozy fires to fireworks, from prayer books to party hats, from holly berries to hangovers.

Judging Rick Scott's Job Creation Record

Rick Stone — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:55:24 +0000

His big campaign pledge was 700-thousand jobs in seven years.

So, halfway through his term, how is Gov. Rick Scott doing with that?

The answer...it's complicated.

Unemployment has dropped from 11.4 percent in January, 2011, to 8.1 percent in November of this year. But almost half of the improvement is attributed to discouraged workers leaving the workforce.

Report: Miami Is Unaffordable Because People Aren't Making Enough Money

Ashley Lopez — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:33:25 +0000

According to a report released this week from the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Miami is the least affordable metropolitan area for middle class Americans.

And it's not because Miami is more expensive-- it's because the middle class here isn't making enough money compared to other big cities.

This week's study highlighted the cost of housing and transportation in major metropolitan areas-- but in relation to household incomes.

Florida Jobs Numbers Improve Slightly

WLRN MIAMI HERALD NEWS — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:32:07 +0000

The September jobs numbers are out for Florida and the news is somewhat better statewide. Seasonally adjusted, unemployment dropped to 8.7 percent which is down 0.1 percentage point from August.