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Jun 1, 2022
After nearly three years of Phoenix leading the nation in the most-rapid growth in housing prices, it has been topped by the Tampa area, an analysis released Tuesday showed.
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May 31, 2022
The American Lifeguard Association reports a national lifeguard shortage could impact many of the nation's over 300,000 pools.
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May 31, 2022
Some analysts say we may be dealing with these surged prices until August.
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May 27, 2022
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has increased nearly 17 percent this week, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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May 26, 2022
The plan is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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May 25, 2022
Florida lawmakers are poised Wednesday to give final approval to a series of changes aimed at shoring up the property-insurance market as homeowners lose coverage and face steep rate...
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May 23, 2022
Border Patrol agents were busy Sunday as Cuban migrants tried making their way into South Florida.
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May 23, 2022
Legislation proposed by Florida lawmakers for a special session in the upcoming week to reform the state's property insurance market would create a $2 billion reinsurance fund and...
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May 20, 2022
A February trial has been scheduled in a legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools.
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May 19, 2022
The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a stay on a circuit judge’s ruling that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov....
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May 19, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will approve $100 million in the upcoming year’s state budget for cancer research, $37 million more than in the current year.
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May 18, 2022
The Biden administration says it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that...
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May 17, 2022
This is part of the nearly $1 billion tentative settlement in the class action lawsuit.
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May 17, 2022
The bill will allow law-enforcement officers to charge people with second-degree misdemeanors if they do not peaceably disperse after being warned about protesting.
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May 12, 2022
Renters in Miami-Dade now have a little more protection.
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May 12, 2022
Governor Ron Desantis has included increases in teacher pay and student spending in budget recommendations for the next fiscal year.
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May 11, 2022
Florida regulators have scheduled three hearings next week on proposals by property insurers to raise homeowners’ rates more than 20 percent, while the state weighs a plan by...
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May 11, 2022
The Florida Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday it is poised to stop taking applications for a federally funded rental- and utility-assistance program for...
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May 11, 2022
In a dollar-for-dollar comparison, Florida drivers pay more than $2,700 a year for full coverage.
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May 10, 2022
Florida gas prices rebounded over the weekend, returning to the highest price in five weeks.
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May 6, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis is all for Elon Musk taking over Twitter, but he isn’t among the people courting the billionaire to move the company to Florida.
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May 6, 2022
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, along with law enforcement, is investigating a reported senior prank gone too far when a dead shark was found hanging in an...
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May 5, 2022
The Republican-dominated Legislature might not have the votes yet for Gov. Ron DeSantis to push for a major change in Florida gun laws during a special legislative session this month.
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May 5, 2022
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has introduced a bill that would prohibit employers from deducting expenses related to their employees’ abortion travel costs or so-called...
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May 3, 2022
"It will enhance and expand the network of acute care facilities, like the one right here at Jacksonville Zoo, to treat injured and distressed manatees," he said.
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Apr 29, 2022
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration tried to persuade a federal appeals court Thursday to undo a preliminary injunction that blocked a controversial law seeking to...
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Apr 29, 2022
Florida TaxWatch has released a list of 166 “turkeys” in a newly passed state budget.
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Apr 28, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have ended solar power subsidies for residential customers.
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Apr 28, 2022
Federal wildlife officials will decide in the coming months whether increased protections are needed for gopher tortoises, as Florida looks for ways to move the animals out of the...
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Apr 27, 2022
After a federal judge blocked parts of a 2021 elections law that he said discriminated against Black voters, the state and opponents of the law are battling about whether the ruling...
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Apr 27, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that lawmakers will return to the Capitol in late May for a special legislative session to address the state's rising property...
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Apr 26, 2022
Some states are scaling back on the reporting COVID-19 data which experts worry could stall efforts to delay outbreaks.
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Apr 26, 2022
In an effort to fight election crimes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday which creates a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes,...
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Apr 22, 2022
The Walt Disney Co. is zero for two in the Florida legislature's special session after the House voted on a bill that would dissolve Disney World's private government.
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Apr 22, 2022
The Florida House gave final approval Thursday to a congressional redistricting plan that is expected to help Republicans and reduce the number of Black Democrats representing the...
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Apr 22, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says even the COVID-19 pandemic couldn't ruin the state's fishing industry.
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Apr 22, 2022
With Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran stepping down at the end of the month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday recommended Republican state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Corcoran’s...
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Apr 22, 2022
Florida's legislature passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate the special legal setup that allows Disney to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme...
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Apr 21, 2022
A Florida man has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison followed by a year of home confinement for his part in a scheme to smuggle illegally harvested Florida turtles to...
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Apr 21, 2022
The Florida Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would dissolve Walt Disney World's special tax district which allows it to operate its own government.
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Apr 20, 2022
More than 33,000 kids tested positive for the week ending April 14, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Apr 19, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will call a May special legislative session to address problems in the property-insurance system that have led to homeowners losing coverage and...
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Apr 18, 2022
The Florida Department of Education is rejecting just under half of the textbooks submitted for curriculum inclusion in the next school year.
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Apr 15, 2022
State Rep. Anthony Sabatini wants backing from lawmakers to hold a special legislative session about a “constitutional carry” gun proposal.
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Apr 14, 2022
As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody assail federal immigration policies, the Biden administration is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by the state over...
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Apr 14, 2022
In one of the numerous cases stemming from campus shutdowns during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a potential class-action lawsuit...
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Apr 13, 2022
Citizens had 817,926 policies as of March 31, up from 792,616 at the end of February, according to data posted on the Citizens website.
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Apr 12, 2022
As St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes quickly got the support needed to poll lawmakers on the need for a special session to address growing property insurance costs, Gov....
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Apr 12, 2022
As state leaders take on what they are calling a “fatherhood crisis” in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that will provide about $70 million to bolster programs...
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Apr 12, 2022
Continuing an effort by state leaders to bolster workforce education in Florida, the state Department of Education is holding a series of “apprenticeship accelerator” events...
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Apr 11, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised more than $100 million for his re-election effort, the first gubernatorial candidate in the Sunshine State, and perhaps the entire country, to...
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Apr 8, 2022
The experimental program to feed starving Florida manatees is coming to an end, but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural...
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Apr 7, 2022
A day after the state began surveys to measure “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses, a federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a...
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Apr 7, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "No Patient Left Alone Act" on Wednesday.
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Apr 5, 2022
With lawmakers heading into a special legislative session this month, Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal court to put on hold a case that argues judges should set...
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Apr 5, 2022
Fewer than 1,000 Florida hospital inpatients have COVID-19, after a steady decline in hospitalizations in February and March, according to data posted online Monday by the U.S....
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Apr 1, 2022
First-time unemployment claims dropped last week in Florida and remained similar to pre-pandemic levels.
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Apr 1, 2022
Insurance regulators Thursday took up a request by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to raise rates by nearly 11 percent, as policies continue pouring into the state-backed insurer.
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Mar 31, 2022
After overtaking Democrats last year, Florida Republicans have widened their lead in registered voters.
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Mar 30, 2022
The Miami area saw a 28.1% year-over-year gain in home prices, while the Tampa metropolitan area had a 30.8% increase.
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Mar 25, 2022
The data said a reported 1,277 inpatients had COVID-19, down from 1,529 a week earlier.
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Mar 25, 2022
Opponents of a bill that would change nursing-home staffing standards are ratcheting up efforts to convince Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto it.
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Mar 24, 2022
An experimental winter feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation has been deemed a success.
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Mar 24, 2022
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has topped 800,000 policies and will exceed 1 million this year amid problems in the private insurance market, Citizens President...
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Mar 23, 2022
A Miami federal judge has ruled that four cruise lines with ties to South Florida took part in "prohibited tourism" by carrying passengers to the island nation and profited from the...
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Mar 22, 2022
A federal judge considering a constitutional challenge to a 2021 state elections law ordered attorneys Monday to quickly file briefs about the potential effects of a bill that the...
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Mar 22, 2022
The data showed 1,395 inpatients with COVID-19, down from 1,561 a week earlier.
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Mar 21, 2022
Walt Disney World officials said a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them," doesn't reflect...
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Mar 21, 2022
According to Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar, agents apprehended 10 migrants from Cuba.
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Mar 17, 2022
In the second similar decision in little more than a year, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that charter schools are entitled to receive a cut of property-tax money approved by...
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Mar 14, 2022
Joro spiders are big, about the size of the palm of your hand, and they started spreading in Georgia last year.
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Mar 14, 2022
Two of three wildfires making up the Chipola Complex Fire in Florida's panhandle are 95% contained, after the trio of blazes scorched more than 34,000 acres, Florida's Forest Service...
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Mar 11, 2022
The Florida legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk that would forbid Florida government agencies from doing business with transportation companies that bring...
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Mar 10, 2022
Wildfires in Northwest Florida’s Gulf, Calhoun and Bay counties have expanded to more than 34,000 acres as crews continue trying to control the blazes, according to information...
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Mar 9, 2022
Democrat Daniel Uhlfelder, a Northwest Florida lawyer who drew national attention for dressing as the Grim Reaper as he criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handling of the coronavirus...
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Mar 8, 2022
The Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure that would more broadly cloak information about people and businesses involved with state executions and the drugs used for lethal...
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Mar 8, 2022
Lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill (SB 1006) on the strawberry shortcake designation.
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Mar 8, 2022
Florida lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a plan that would change staffing standards in nursing homes, amid debate about how it would affect residents.
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Mar 8, 2022
Florida gas prices are skyrocketing to the highest levels in a decade. Prices at the pump rose an average of 44 cents per gallon in the last five days, reaching an average price of...
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Mar 7, 2022
With a week to go in the 2022 legislative session, Florida lawmakers are considering a series of measures to propel Republican leaders’ years-long battle to make it harder for...
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Mar 7, 2022
With certified nursing assistants a key issue in the debate, the House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would change staffing standards in nursing homes.
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Mar 4, 2022
A nationwide group of state attorneys general have launched an investigation into TikTok and it’s possible harmful impact on the mental health of young users, widening government...
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Mar 4, 2022
The U.S. government announced Thursday that it would resume limited processing of immigrant visas in Havana more than four years after halting that service and removing most...
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Mar 3, 2022
With unanimous support, the Florida House on Wednesday passed what Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, called the “coolest tax package” he’s seen produced by the House.
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Mar 3, 2022
Publix Supermarkets has pulled Russian-made vodka from the shelves of its liquor stores in a show of support for Ukraine.
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Mar 2, 2022
The Florida House is expected Wednesday to approve a proposal that would establish a new resiliency office directly under Gov. Ron DeSantis, after Democrats were unable to make...
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Mar 2, 2022
As Russia continues its unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Miami-Dade's mayor is taking action.
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Mar 1, 2022
Data released Monday showed 2,922 patients in Florida hospitals had COVID-19, down from 4,123 a week earlier.
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Mar 1, 2022
Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called Monday for the state to divest from Russia-tied businesses, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
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Feb 25, 2022
Florida was the first state to enact a "stand your ground" law in 2005 and at least 27 other states now have similar laws.
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Feb 25, 2022
The Florida Senate is ready to take up a plan to revamp elections laws, the latest chapter in a heavily partisan battle that has raged since 2020.
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Feb 25, 2022
The Florida Department of Health on Thursday published a proposed change that would reduce the number of days that students with COVID-19 are directed to remain out of school.
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Feb 25, 2022
The Florida House on Thursday unanimously passed a proposal that would ask voters to increase homestead property-tax exemptions for first responders, teachers and military members,...
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Feb 25, 2022
House members voted 105-10 to pass the measure (HB 105), while a similar proposal is pending in the Senate.
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Feb 24, 2022
The Florida Senate has confirmed Dr. Joseph Ladapo as the state’s surgeon general.
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Feb 24, 2022
As Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration moves forward with trying to shut down shelters that provide housing and other services for unaccompanied immigrant children, the stripping of...
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Feb 24, 2022
The Florida House is set to consider a bill aimed at replacing the standardized Florida Standards Assessments with a “progress monitoring” system in public schools.
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Feb 24, 2022
Miami is a burgeoning tech hub. And in order for it to meet the demands of tomorrow, it has to grow its workforce today. A $15 million donation to Miami Dade College is planned to...
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Feb 23, 2022
Miami was one of three US cities to see the highest rise in home prices, 18.8% in 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index.
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Feb 23, 2022
In a closely watched case that could have national repercussions, a federal appeals court on Tuesday peppered attorneys with questions in a lawsuit over whether a Northeast Florida...
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Feb 22, 2022
The Florida Senate could be poised to move forward with a controversial House proposal that would increase scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials.
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Feb 21, 2022
A key House committee Thursday gave bipartisan support to a wide-ranging tax package that doesn’t include Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to suspend gasoline taxes for five months.
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Feb 18, 2022
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has dropped below 5,000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday.
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Feb 18, 2022
A Florida appellate court is siding with BSO Sgt. Greg LaCerra in his 'Stand Your Ground' case and has affirmed a Broward judge’s decision to dismiss a misdemeanor battery charge...
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Feb 17, 2022
A Florida House panel Thursday will take up a package that would provide a wide range of tax breaks but does not include Gov. Ron DeSantis’ big-ticket proposal to suspend the...
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Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that 5,208 Florida hospital inpatients had COVID-19, continuing a steady decrease.
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Feb 17, 2022
As the Florida House speaker decries a "fatherhood crisis" in the state, the House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging measure that seeks to bolster fathers' parenting skills.
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Feb 16, 2022
A proposal aimed at expanding investment in electric-vehicle charging stations started to move forward Tuesday in the House, despite concerns about state regulators being directed to...
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Feb 15, 2022
Republican legislative leaders for the second year in a row are targeting mail-in voting, this time with a proposal one supervisor of elections called “a recipe for disaster.”
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Feb 15, 2022
State House members on Monday advanced a bill that would allow professionals such as therapists and psychologists to authorize excused absences for students.
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Feb 11, 2022
The Florida House on Thursday passed a measure aimed at increasing scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials, while also backing eight-year term limits on school...
Jun 1, 2022After nearly three years of Phoenix leading the nation in the most-rapid growth in housing prices, it has been topped by the Tampa area, an analysis released Tuesday showed.
Apr 28, 2022Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have ended solar power subsidies for residential customers.
Apr 28, 2022Federal wildlife officials will decide in the coming months whether increased protections are needed for gopher tortoises, as Florida looks for ways to move the animals out of the...
Apr 27, 2022After a federal judge blocked parts of a 2021 elections law that he said discriminated against Black voters, the state and opponents of the law are battling about whether the ruling...
Apr 26, 2022Some states are scaling back on the reporting COVID-19 data which experts worry could stall efforts to delay outbreaks.
Apr 26, 2022In an effort to fight election crimes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday which creates a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes,...
Apr 22, 2022The Walt Disney Co. is zero for two in the Florida legislature's special session after the House voted on a bill that would dissolve Disney World's private government.
Apr 22, 2022Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says even the COVID-19 pandemic couldn't ruin the state's fishing industry.
Apr 22, 2022With Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran stepping down at the end of the month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday recommended Republican state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Corcoran’s...
Apr 22, 2022Florida's legislature passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate the special legal setup that allows Disney to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme...
Apr 21, 2022A Florida man has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison followed by a year of home confinement for his part in a scheme to smuggle illegally harvested Florida turtles to...