Your Wallet
Housing, affordability, property and income taxes, insurance, energy prices and small business.
YOUR WALLETFlorida gas averages $3.80 a gallon, lowest in four months, with Panama City at $3.50
AAA says the statewide average fell another 7 cents last week, and falling oil and gasoline futures could bring more relief. Among the metro areas AAA lists, averages run from $3.50 in Panama City to $3.97 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton.
YOUR WALLETPalm Beach County Flooding: Some Homeowners May Qualify for Tax Refund, Applications Due March 1, 2027
A West Palm Beach condo owner still has floodwater at his garage and no flood insurance. Florida law offers a partial property tax refund, but only to homes uninhabitable for at least 30 consecutive days.
Your Wallet on the Wire
- 95% of hemp products could soon be illegal as Florida small businesses feel the falloutReason
- Family Dollar to pay $63 million over allegations it overcharged customers at the registerNews 6 ClickOrlando
- Jacksonville pharmacy owner, accountant indicted in $51M health care fraud schemeFlorida's Voice
- Shapiro wants to more than double Pennsylvania's minimum wage; economists see trouble aheadFox News
- Colorado home sales down 19% over high mortgage rates, Realtors reportJust the News
- Ethanol producers, oil giants and convenience store owners unite for year-round E15The Center Square
- Oil supply is set to exceed demand, but that won't automatically mean cheaper dieselMarketWatch
- Uber says drivers' license information was stolen in data breachThe Hill
- The $29 trillion battle for Social Security has begunMarketWatch
- Major inflation indicator hits highest rate since Biden eraThe Daily Caller
- About 90 families have 48 hours to leave flooded Brevard apartments for six months of repairsNews 6 ClickOrlando
- Florida voters cut property taxes; Evan Power pushes back on sales tax hike talkFlorida's Voice
- Millions of student loan borrowers in default face garnished wages and seized tax refundsFlorida Phoenix
- Oil prices are down, but big relief at the pump may be a long way off, experts sayJust the News
- Mamdani and Trump agree to delay new SNAP rules as NYC bodegas face losing food stamp accessJust the News
- Colorado home sales fell 19%, new Realtors report showsThe Center Square
- HUD closes loophole that gave illegal immigrants access to taxpayer housing aidThe Daily Caller
- Trump administration says fuel economy rollback could cut new car costs by $1,300Washington Examiner
- Wholesale inflation jumps 6.5% from a year ago, the biggest increase since 2022New York Post
- Social Security COLA for 2027 is 3.6%, the largest increase since 2023Fox Business
- Family Dollar to pay $63M to settle allegations it overcharged customers at the registerWFLA News Channel 8
- FPL wrongly raised rates while regulators stood by, consumer advocate saysTampa Bay Times
- LA mayor-elect pledges to halve homeless encampments before 2028 Olympics; activist doubts itFox News
- California voters pass Prop 42 with just over 51%, striking down wealth levyNew York Post
- Duffy sounds alarm over aging FAA system, asks Congress for $50 billion in emergency fundsFox Business
- Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days to curb fuel pricesWashington Examiner
- Trump's immigration reforms have cut after-inflation rents 13% below the Biden-era peakBreitbart
- Rent is falling in some of America's biggest cities. Here's what they're doing differently.Townhall
- Wholesale prices rise 0.3% in October, but annual rate hits highest since 2022Just the News
- Microsoft outage of more than 12 hours hits businesses and governments worldwideInsurance Journal