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Immigration Advocates Push Biden To Not Just Bring Back DACA, But Expand It
Advocates, who saw how "easily" Trump took away the program, would like it re-affirmed, expanded, and written into law.
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Scott Announces COVID Diagnosis Following Campaign Appearance In Georgia Senate Races
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott announced Friday that he is infected with the coronavirus and is working from his home in Naples.
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Coral Reef Restoration And Other Resilience Projects Win National Funding
Florida has netted nearly $13 million in public-private grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund for restoration projects.
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11th Circuit Blocks S. Florida Prohibitions On ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Minors As Unconstitutional
A divided panel of a federal appeals court has barred enforcement of ordinances in Boca Raton and Palm Beach County.
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Newly Elected Kat Cammack Of Florida Will Become Youngest GOP Woman In U.S. House Of Representatives In 2021
At 32, Ms. Cammack will represent the Gainesville-based 3rd Congressional District.
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Online Learning Students Must Take Statewide Exams In-Person At Public Schools, Even During A Pandemic
Months ago, the state sent out a memo alerting administrators that public school students will resume statewide testing in '20-'21.
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DeSantis Shares Plans To Deliver COVID Vaccines, But State Will Not Mandate That Floridians Take Them
Florida hospitals should begin receiving vaccines targeting COVID-19 within three to six weeks.
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Florida And Colorado Make The Finalist List For Space Command HQ
The Air Force named sites in Florida, Colorado and four other states finalists to permanently house the U.S. Space Command headquarters.
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Gov. DeSantis Traveled To Washington For Talks About Distributing COVID Vaccines
After spending Tuesday on the Capitol’s fourth floor for the House and Senate’s organizational sessions, DeSantis was off to Washington.
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Some Parents, Teachers, Push For Online Learning Next Semester; 3,146 New COVID Cases Related To Schools
With nearly 22,000 COVID-19 cases related to Florida schools since September, parents, teachers ask the state to continue virtual learning.
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Florida Senate Elects New President, Wilton Simpson, Who Pledges To Cut Spending Amid Pandemic
Simpson, sworn in as the 89th president of the Florida Senate, pledged to cut spending and make “structural changes" to the state budget.
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New Florida House Speaker Lays Out Expansive Agenda, COVID-19 Notwithstanding
Chris Sprowls, the new Speaker of the Florida House, acknowledged Tuesday that COVID-19 will preoccupy the legislative session this year.
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Some Lawmakers Missed The Legislature’s Organization Session Tuesday Because Of COVID-19
The list of Florida lawmakers who have tested positive for COVID-19 has been rising, but we don’t know by how much.
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RN Says: Wear Masks. ‘The Governor Here In Florida, We Haven’t Heard A Peep Out Of Him In I Don’t Know How Long’
Registered nurse Cynthia Butler twice tested positive for COVID-19 and still works at the same health care facility.
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State Offers $57 Million From VW “Dieselgate” Settlement For Clean, Electric School Buses
School districts in Florida’s most polluted and populous regions are eligible to share $57 million to replace diesel-fueled school buses.
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Florida's LGBTQ Community To Host Vigils To Recognize Transgender Lives Lost To Violence
Transgender Day of Remembrance is Friday, and LGBTQ communities will host vigils to recognize transgender lives lost to violence.
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Newly Elected Members Of The U.S. House Converge On Washington, Including Five From Florida
They’ve won; now, newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives are spending their first days in the nation's capital.
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Georgia’s Runoff Elections For U.S. Senate Lure Big PACs Ready To Spend Cash
Political action committees are readying to spread their influence and get into the fray involving the upcoming, critical runoffs.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott Quarantines Following A Georgia Campaign Event For Two Pivotal U.S Senate Seats
Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida tweeted Saturday that he is “immediately” quarantining following a Georgia campaign event.
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Tropical Storm Eta Crosses Florida; Weather Experts On Alert As Historic Hurricane Season Remains Active
Tropical Storm Eta made its second Florida landfall at Cedar Key, on the Gulf Coast west of Gainesville on Thursday, and was moving.