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FL Lawmakers Want To Protect Residents' Rights To Pay Via Cash At Businesses
A cornerstone of society is the freedom to pay for products and services through a variety of payment methods; cash, coins, credit cards.
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Sports Betting In Florida: Launch Date Still Unclear, As NFL Heads Into Week 6
It depends on what one means by “fall,” relevant to the Seminole Tribe of Florida's marketing scheme, the report states.
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DeSantis On First Lady's Cancer Diagnosis: ‘She Just Wanted To Be Honest With People'
Ms. DeSantis is "encouraging her husband to tend to his duties and continue preparations for next year’s reelection campaign" -- report.
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Florida Allows 16-Year-Olds To Withdraw From School With Parent Permission, But Most Other States Do Not
In the state of Pennsylvania -- one example -- students are required to attend school until age 18.
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Senate Still Mum On Whether To Hold Public Hearings In Drawing New Voting Districts
Despite calls for public hearings, the Fla., Senate still has not announced whether it will host any events to hear citizen recommendations.
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Citrus Declines: Fla., Orange And Grapefruit Production Down; Specialty Citrus Up By 2 Percent
Citrus greening, "an imported bacterial infection spread by an Asian insect," the report states, is one factor in the production decline.
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Desmond Meade, Felons' Rights Activist, Wins Restoration Of His Own Civil Rights
Desmond Meade, a main force behind Florida's drive to restore civil rights to thousands of former felons, now has his own rights restored.
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While 17 States Near The Finish Line, Fla., Redistricting In Public Eye Has Barely Begun
Seventeen states are way ahead of Florida in proposing new voting maps mandated by population changes documented by the 2020 Census.
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DeSantis: Maybe Joe Biden Doesn't Love Florida As Much As Donald Trump Does
But, Biden did travel to FL to console family members of the Surfside condo collapse and pledged full federal support for the recovery.
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Florida Still Waiting For Federal Approval Of Postpartum Medicaid Extension For Moms And Babies
This delay follows a major health initiative to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and their babies, which became law in July.
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House Democrat On Redistricting: ‘I'm Certain There's Going To Be Lawsuits'
A leading legislative Democrat warned redrawing boundaries for state House, Senate, and congressional districts could drag out for years.
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Coalition Created After 2016 Pulse Massacre Realigns To Seek Gun Reforms In Florida
A coalition created following the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre is shifting gears to directly fight for gun-safety legislation in Fla.
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State Will Dock Salaries From Eight Elected School Boards Due To Their Strict Mask Policies
Eight school district superintendents pled their cases to the State Board of Education on mask mandates, but Corcoran's edict stood.
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Fried Wants Feds To Block DeSantis Administration From ‘Defunding' Schools
As DeSantis looks to strip resources from public education, Agriculture Commissioner Fried calls that a "troubling trend," the report says.
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Florida Education Officials Finally Submit State Plan To Feds Worth $2.3 Billion In COVID Relief For Schools
The Florida Department of Education has finally submitted a plan outlining how federal relief funds will be used to help schools recover.
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In Tallahassee, U.S. Judge's Injunction Of Texas Abortion Law Goes Mostly Unnoted
The ruling by a federal judge blocking Texas' de-facto abortion ban caused few ripples Thursday in Florida's "political duck pond."
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Ms. DeSantis' Cancer Diagnosis: Few Are Willing To Discuss The Political Implications
How uncomfortable is it to wonder what First Lady Casey DeSantis's breast cancer diagnosis portends for the governor's political future?
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55 School Board Members Risk Losing Salaries: 47 Women, 8 Men; Fla., Board Of Education Still Largely Male
"Mostly women" will be losing money, based on pay that will be docked as discipline relevant to mask mandates, according to the report.
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FL Democrats Unveil Sweeping Energy Plan To Tackle Climate Change, But Will GOP Support It?
Democratic lawmakers unveiled an energy-efficiency plan this week that would reward farmers for various energy-conservation measures.
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Analysis: U.S. ‘Freedom To Vote Act' Would Roll Back New Fla., Voting Restrictions
What are called by many new “anti-voter laws” target vulnerable groups, according to The League of Women Voters of Florida.