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The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law approved by Congress promises to deliver more than $20 billion in federal funding to Florida.
Florida health officials Wednesday shared some details about the residents exposed to COVID-19 variants spreading throughout the state.
Downplaying transportation, education, and the trucking industry, DeSantis instead spent time bemoaning President Biden's vaccine mandates.
This occurs after months of legal challenges, state sanctions, and a special session that outlawed strict mask mandates in public schools.
Florida's Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources plans to address PFAS, a class referred to as "forever chemicals."
Members of the Defend Black Voters Coalition issued a warning earlier this month about the dangers of voter suppression legislation.
Though at least 3 cases have been reported, more residents have likely been infected because the variant has been detected in wastewater.
The report indicates most gambling initiatives in Florida now "are stalled or dead," thwarting efforts subsidized by millions of dollars.
Is it "unlawful interference or just hard-ball competition?" That is the question before Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey, the report states.
As the omicron variant circulates in the U.S., a University of S. Florida virologist warns Floridians to be on-guard for the spread.
With confirmed cases of the new omicron variant in Florida, the state health department on Wednesday declined to release details.
Democratic state attorneys general in 16 states and the District of Columbia have intervened in litigation challenging Florida's new law.
Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask the Florida Legislature to spend $99.7 billion during the fiscal year that begins July 1 —a retrenchment.
Federal health officials on Thursday authorized a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers, ages 16 and 17, as a safety measure.
Correctional officers in the state's prison system will get a boost in pay beginning next year, plus other incentives to attract applicants.
Citrus greening, a disease ravaging citrus groves in central and south Florida, has been detected for the first time in North Florida.
Florida's state budget for 2022-23 should address an ongoing housing crisis, including high costs for rent and mortgage.
Flags flew at half staff Tuesday over state and local property in memory of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Flags are flying half-staff at state properties today in remembrance of three servicemembers killed in a terrorist attack, and for Mr. Dole.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has more than tripled its financial commitment to promote voting rights through organizations in Florida.