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The two Republican Florida senators penned a strongly-worded letter to President Biden demanding that he inform Floridians of the White House plans to address the unfolding humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti and prevent what they anticipate to be a “drastic influx of Haitians” to the state.
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At $7.03 billion, lawmakers fully funded a federal program that supports new mothers and babies. Policy experts had been anticipating a $1 billion funding shortfall.
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The measure was one of a host of bills DeSantis the governor signed during a Friday press conference in Winter Haven meant to continue his undocumented migrant crackdown.
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Polk County is home to Lakeland. The county sits between Tampa and Orlando, two metros areas where housing has grown increasingly pricey.
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A new station in Cocoa will bring new tourism opportunities to the region.
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The legislative session has come to an end and bills are headed to the governor's desk. Here are some key pieces of legislation that public education watchers will be following in the upcoming school year.
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The bill died on the last day of the 2024 legislative session
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The countdown to hurricane season has begun, and Florida emergency management offices are sharing their safety tips to empower residents to act ahead of potential storms.
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More than half of Florida manatees rely on power plants to survive. That’s a problem for addressing climate change.
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The Baranoff oak is said to be between 300-500 years old. A vote going before voters in March would preserve the tree and the park it sits on.
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The governor said Wednesday he is sending a mix of Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers along with members of the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to the waters south of the state’s southern Peninsula.
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Florida’s Sunshine Law requires government meetings and documents to be open to the public, unless the law carves out a specific exemption. But while making a public records request is something anyone in Florida can do, hiring a team of lawyers to make sure the government fulfills the request is not.