Florida News That Impacts You – October 24th, 2022
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida. Gas prices continued lower through the weekend.
- Entering this week gas prices are five cents lower than a week ago. The average price is $3.35 per gallon statewide after prices fell by two cents per gallon over the weekend. In Southeast Florida, prices range from a low of $3.37 per gallon in Broward and Miami-Dade to an average high of $3.51 per gallon in the Palm Beaches. As a reminder the state suspended the 25.3 cent per gallon gas tax during the month of October.
- Early Voting kicks off in Florida today for this year’s Midterm Election cycle. The TriCounty is offering early voting from 7am-7pm through Sunday November 6th. You’re able to find early voting sites on your supervisor of elections website. Florida enters early voting with nearly 1.2 million Floridians having already voted – leading the country in votes cast thus far. Palm Beach County leads the state in voting followed by Miami-Dade and Broward.
- Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation shows insurance losses attributed to Hurricane Ian are now approximately $7 billion as claims continue to pour into insurance companies. With an already fragile property insurance market, regulators and state officials are closely monitoring the insurance market during what will be one of Florida’s most costly disasters on record.
- Florida’s unemployment rate has reached the second lowest level in our state’s history. On Friday, Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity reported an unemployment rate of only 2.5% - the lowest since October of 2006.
- Florida’s Gubernatorial debate is 7pm tonight from the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce and is being hosted by CBS 12. Information about the debate can be found at FloridaDebate2022.com