Florida Phoenix Staff

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, retailers are required to stock three varieties of food in each of four staple food categories – dairy, protein, grain, and fruits and vegetables – 12 foods total. SNAP has about $6 billion in the contingency fund — short of the roughly $9 billion needed to cover a full month of the program, putting November benefits in jeopardy.

Fewer Florida residents are receiving federal food benefits

The number of Florida residents who receive federal food assistance dropped by 23% during the past year, state data published this month show.

The No Kings rally in Jacksonville included a march from Friendship Circle, across the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, and to the Duval County Courthouse.

Government & Politics

No Kings marches attract crowds even in conservative areas of Florida

Florida Phoenix Staff

‘I am emotionally determined that we have a fight on our hands as a nation and as individuals, all of us, that we cannot let up.’ The third “No Kings” protest of Donald Trump’s second term lured crowds across Florida, even in areas dominated by Republican voters.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that his office is opening an investigation against the “climate cartel” for alleged violations of the state’s consumer-protection or antitrust laws.

Government & Politics

AG Uthmeier opens investigation into the ‘climate cartel’

Florida Phoenix Staff

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that his office is opening an investigation against the “climate cartel” for alleged violations of the state’s consumer-protection or antitrust laws.