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The state's juvenile justice department revealed workers are leaving their jobs because of low wages that cause high turnover rates.
Rep. Bartleman, a Democrat from Broward County, explains the process on how the school funding is procured.
Ladapo fully embraced DeSantis's personal-freedom approach, as DeSantis's "rhetoric reached a new peak Tuesday" against President Biden.
Staff shortages in Florida's prison system have triggered temporary closures at correctional institutions, work camps, other facilities.
Online mapping software to let the public take part in the redrawing of Florida's electoral districts went live Wednesday.
Amid nationwide challenges with nurse staffing, Florida hospitals feel threatened by nursing temp agencies' out-of-state recruitment.
Fearful the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 could change immeasurably, women lawmakers and other advocates came out in force Tuesday.
A legislative process that will affect elections in Florida for years to come began under the shadow of a history lesson on what not to do.
Plans for a Walton County land development project called Cypress Lake call for 141 residential units, including 85 single-family houses.
At the start of September, Florida had more than 21,000 new COVID-19 cases, according to federal data, but this week, the number dropped.
DeSantis and Commissioner Corcoran made the announcement, but there are unanswered questions on it, according to a FairTest representative.
In response to the pandemic, overwhelmed hospitals in Florida have found innovative ways to deliver health services to residents’ homes.
DeSantis's appointments created "a relentlessly conservative cast that has paid off for the governor more than once," the report states.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is letting billions in federal COVID-19 relief go unspent, as the pandemic continues and working families struggle.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is steamed about possible dwindling supplies of Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19.
The death cases rose to 50,000 in September, illustrating the breadth of residents who died in a pandemic turmoil which continues to ravage.
Florida is now one of only two states in the nation that has not submitted a plan to the U.S. Department of Education.
In Florida's state capital, the supply of monoclonal antibody therapy appears to be adequate to treat more COVID-19 patients.
Democratic lawmakers in Florida vow to fight for abortion access and block attempts to pass a law similar to Texas's extreme measure.
More COVID-19 mutations are emerging globally, including the so-called Mu variant, raising concerns from state lawmakers.