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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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‘The eyes of the world are on us’: Florida officials look to prevent another year of record manatee deaths
The number of deaths this year is estimated to be about one-sixth of the population of manatees in the waters of the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.
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In the face of crippling student debt and a troubled labor market, Florida officials are puzzled why college enrollment is declining
And that trend doesn’t appear to be stopping in the next five years, according to state economists
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Judge orders Walgreens to turn over opioid sales records in lawsuit filed by state of Florida
Walgreens argued that the state’s motion for sanctions “is both mistaken and unnecessary.”
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Federal judge will hear arguments in University of Florida faculty dispute
For weeks, the state’s flagship university has been under scrutiny after media reports about its handling of professors’ expert testimony and a conflicts-of-interest policy initiated last year.
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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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DeVos family among top November donors to Florida Gov. DeSantis’ re-election PAC
The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee had about $66.7 million in cash on hand as of Nov. 30.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ budget would increase K-12 spending, but cut funding to state universities
The Florida Education Association teachers union criticized DeSantis’ proposal because it does not target money to raise salaries for veteran teachers.
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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 Republicans want people involved with state executions exempt from public records
Florida had 324 inmates on Death Row as of Wednesday, according to the Department of Corrections’ website.
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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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Florida will spend $10 million to sway FIFA to come to Orlando and Miami
Orlando hosted five games in the 1994 tournament, when the U.S. was the sole host country.
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Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations inch up
The data showed that 1,359 hospital inpatients had COVID-19, up from 1,298 on Monday.
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USF moves forward with ‘longtime vision’ for on-campus football stadium
Kelly said the university could have the stadium open for fans by the start of the 2026 football season.
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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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Seminole Tribe suspends online sports-betting operations, following court ruling
The Seminoles “will temporarily suspend operations of its mobile app in Florida”
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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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UCF faculty accuses school of hoarding $112 million in pandemic relief funds
The union said Thursday that UCF has 1,900 open job postings.
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Florida Supreme Court refuses to reconsider James Dailey’s 1985 Pinellas murder conviction
Dailey, now 75, and co-defendant Jack Pearcy were convicted in the murder of Shelly Boggio