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Over the last year, Florida and Texas saw the largest population increases in the country
However, the nation’s growth rate was only 0.1 percent, the lowest rate ever.
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Despite threats to drinking water, Florida agrees to inject wastewater at Tampa Bay’s Piney Point
“This has never been done in Florida for a reason.”
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Florida asks judge to temporarily block Biden administration rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated
“Florida’s health care workers now face the immediate prospect of forced vaccination,” the petition said
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Citizens Insurance wants to raise property rates by double digits next year
“Why don’t we go for the 11 percent and call it a day?” said board Chairman Carlos Beruff.
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Florida drops appeal in lawsuit against Biden immigration policies
During a news conference in Jacksonville, DeSantis called for state lawmakers to “fight against the Biden border crisis.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants to spend $8 million to go after illegal immigrants
“Ronnie is spending Floridians’ taxpayer dollars pandering to voters in Iowa.”
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Florida Gov Ron DeSantis pitches $99.7 billion ‘Freedom First’ budget
“This is a huge, huge budget. This is a huge deal,” DeSantis said during a news conference at the Capitol.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried faces ethics case over financial disclosures
The commission made the probable-cause determination Friday and released the order and other case documents Wednesday.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines appeal from Florida professor fired for Sandy Hook conspiracy theories
Justices, as is common, did not explain their reasons for declining to hear the case filed by James Tracy.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants federal judge to toss Piney Point lawsuit against state
The lawsuit alleges violations of the federal Clean Water Act and a law known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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Federal appeals court denies Florida’s request to block Biden administration’s health-care worker vaccine mandate
The decision said the state “failed to make the requisite showing for an injunction pending appeal.”
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Florida judge rejects state’s request to overturn healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Rodgers also split with federal judges in Missouri and Louisiana who have issued injunctions against the Biden administration rule.
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University of Florida now says there’s ‘strong presumption’ professors can testify against state
UF released the reports about 5 p.m. Tuesday, after Fuchs signed off on recommendations finalized Monday by a seven-member task force.
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Florida lawmakers’ push to transform school board races into partisan contests advances
“It’s a shell game from the standpoint we’re not being transparent with the voters,” Gruters said.
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40 states weigh in on Florida transgender school bathroom lawsuit
“The board’s policy needlessly denies Adams something most people take for granted: the ability to use a public restroom consistent with one’s lived experience of one’s own gender,” the brief said.
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Florida Republicans want to allow businesses to sue cities if local ordinances impact revenue
The bill is modeled after a longstanding state law known as the Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Protection Act.
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High fuel prices will cost Tampa Electric customers more in monthly bills
Tampa Electric has about 800,000 customers across most of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco, and Pinellas counties.
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Federal judge refuses to block health care vaccination rule in Florida
Judge says Florida has not shown ‘irreparable harm.’
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Biden Administration asks judge to block Florida’s attempt to prevent vaccination requirements for federal contractors
Feds claim Florida has “presented what is largely a mirage of impending economic calamity.”