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Florida agrees to pay $485K to FWC biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post
“All I wanted was my job back,” Brown said in a news release.
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Republicans are once again mad about University of Florida’s president pick because of DEI
Gov. Ron DeSantis, though, was quick to support former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell.
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NOAA predicts ‘below-normal’ 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
The federal agency’s outlook anticipates up to 14 named storms for the six-month season that begins June 1.
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Florida among nation’s worst for crypto ATM fraud
Nationally, there have been over 13,000 complaints over the last year involving crypto ATMs, with losses reaching $388 million dollars.
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Florida Democrat David Jolly wants an Office of Civil Rights in the Governor’s Office
His comments came as DeSantis has applied a sledgehammer to vestiges of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state.
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Florida expected to have record traffic over Memorial Day weekend
The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida jumped to $4.43 on Tuesday from $4.21 on Monday.
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Florida boating accidents saw a significant increase in 2025, says FWC
Alcohol or drugs played a role in 14 percent of the boating fatalities.
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Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is selling his Florida mega-mansion for $27 million
The Mediterranean-style home was purchased by Griffey Jr. in 2004 for $2,575,000, according to property records.
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Florida jobless claims spike following Spirit Airlines layoffs
Nationally, 211,000 claims were filed last week, up from 199,000 the week ending May 2.
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DeSantis slams Florida House Speaker Perez, claims he has ‘a personal agenda’
“When you have people that got elected on our back, like the Speaker of the House, get in and do the opposite of what the voters expected us to do, I’m going to call that out.”
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Federal judge sides with Florida state employee fired for Charlie Kirk social media post
“There is a label for what Ms. Tucker did — making false statements.”
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Florida Democrats once again call on Gov. DeSantis to suspend state’s gas tax
An average gallon of gas in Florida was $4.39 on Thursday, $1.49 more than on Feb. 28, when the conflict with Iran began.
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Florida spent $92 million on toilets at immigration sites: ‘We’ve saved taxpayers money,’ says DeSantis
The total tax dollars spent on “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” — Florida’s other state-run detention center — is at least $460 million.
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Florida AG issues investigative subpoena to NFL over minority hiring rule
“Unfortunately, neither your letter nor the changes to your website assuage our concerns over the NFL’s violations of Florida law.”
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Florida officials look to pause sloth imports after 55 deaths linked to failed Orlando attraction
Surviving sloths from Sloth World have been relocated to the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford.
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Florida lawmakers are divided over education spending, USF Sarasota-Manatee transfer
The House presented an $8.9 billion plan for the state’s 14 public universities, about $106 million short of the Senate’s preferred budget.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘nearest nickel’ bill
The penny bill allows businesses to round up or down to the nearest nickel in cash transactions.
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Florida gas prices expected to spike after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to end war
The state average is $1.50 more than on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began military strikes on Iran.
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Under new Florida law, data centers can’t rely on taxpayers to pay utilities
However, SB 484 does not ban artificial intelligence companies from signing secret nondisclosure agreements with state agencies.
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‘It was always designed to be a temporary facility’: DeSantis addresses rumors ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may soon close
Florida insists the federal government will reimburse the state hundreds of millions of dollars, although it has not yet.