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A report shows that obesity and overweight residents cost Florida $30.1 billion in 2022. Randall Croom, a Stetson management associate professor, says that’s taking a toll on our workforce and more.

Florida opted out of a new federal program designed to help parents pay for groceries over the summer. Stetson University's Randall Croom breaks down how food insecurity affects local families.

The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department's program known as WIC, officials said.

Inflation hasn’t hit Americans like this in decades. And families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies and food they need to stay healthy.

The president and CEO of Visit Florida said the agency will continue to expand its marketing efforts and encourage tourists to vacation in Florida this winter.

Omicron is just the latest in the string of reminders that the virus and reactions to it are driving the economy. As infections have changed, so has the economic recovery.

Here's what U.S. adults say about President Biden's handling of the economy, their top economic concerns and how they feel about the coronavirus pandemic, based on a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.

A night’s stay at a hotel comes with a certain set of expectations — including a clean room. Hotel guests can expect a new set of standards for some rooms to be held to, and one not quite so visible.

Cruise companies are starting to announce that more ships will resume sailing this summer, but that’s not the case yet at Port Tampa Bay.

Gov. Ron DeSantis supports lifting federal COVID-19 restrictions on travelers from the United Kingdom and Brazil to help Florida’s struggling tourism industry.