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The National Association of School Resource Officers says Scot Peterson is the first U.S. law enforcement officer tried for allegedly failing to act during a school shooting. -
The owner of Hamburger Mary's in Orlando says the state is depriving the business of its First Amendment rights to free expression.
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Florida is one of over a dozen states that have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors.
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The Walt Disney Co. says it's scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development.
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In his annual top-10 list of the country's best beaches, "Dr. Beach" Stephen Leatherman puts St. George Island in the Florida Panhandle at the top, while Caladesi Island State Park ranks No. 4.
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Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018.
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A man convicted of killing and sexually assaulting a teenage girl and another woman in separate South Florida attacks in 1984 is set to be executed next month.
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A federal appeals court upheld a Florida election law that a lower court had ruled was aimed at suppressing Black voters. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s March 2022 ruling was flawed.
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Officials in Port St Lucie have canceled a gay pride parade and restricted other pride events to people 21 years and older, in anticipation of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a bill meant to keep children out of drag shows.
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Plans include introducing legislation that would end an exemption for Disney parks, and allowing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to inspect Disney rides.
