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Santa Rosa commissioners are looking at options for establishing a dedicated funding source for land conservation in the county.
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Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.
City of Pensacola
Pensacola City Council will consider an ordinance that could boost the next mayor’s pay from $134,000 to $168,185 by tying the salary to a state formula. The change wouldn’t take effect until after the 2026 election.
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Compared to some other states, Florida is late to the data-center game. But with explosive growth in the use of artificial intelligence and other technology, Florida utilities, regulators, and lawmakers are preparing for what could be an influx of data centers that would use massive amounts of electricity and tap water resources.
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The department said recalling these fired staffers would "bolster and refocus" civil rights enforcement "in a way that serves and benefits parents, students, and families." -
How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking. -
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. -
The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man charged with killing one National Guard soldier and seriously injuring a second after opening fire on them in Washington, D.C. on Thanksgiving Eve. -
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
