It’s the economy. It’s always the economy.That’s what voters consistently say they care about. The economy can mean different things — home prices, paychecks, the cost of gas and groceries. It could be health insurance or tuition payments. Perhaps its mortgage rates or taxes. Pocketbook issues were top-of-mind for Florida voters as they cast ballots this election.WLRN’s Helen Acevedo spoke with Special Correspondent Tom Hudson about the election and the economy during this week's episode of the returning Sunshine Economy program.

The home insurance market is broken with companies collapsing or leaving — raising costs and risks for homeowners.

The battle between Gov. DeSantis and Disney CEO Bob Chapek is a rare public display of big business and hard knuckle politics.

The child care industry is pivotal for parents being able to work and for children's early learning. It struggles to compete for workers.

The Russian war in Ukraine has brought focus — again — to sources of energy. Climate activist Bill McKibben talks about how he hopes the war will reshape the developed world's relationship with fossil fuels.

Delaney Reynolds and Bill McKibben are from different generations and live on opposite ends of the East Coast. Both have committed themselves toward fighting climate change and rallying politicians and people, while increasingly focusing on finance.

WLRN has been following three businesses for more than a year as the regional economy recovers from COVID-19.

The unemployment rate has plunged while the inflation rate has soared, hurting consumer confidence.

COVID-19 cost them one business, but Jamila and Akino West used their pandemic pivot to reinvest and reinvent their entrepreneurial ambitions.

War has broken out in Eastern Europe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is felt here with higher gasoline prices, but it also impacts countries with close ties to South Florida.