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Tallahassee, FL - Florida continues to see a steady decline in first-time unemployment claims, even as several large hospitality and entertainment companies have extended and imposed large-scale …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/18/20
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Tallahassee, FL - In a legal fight that started after the 2018 mass shooting at a Parkland high school, attorneys for the state and the National Rifle Association this month detailed dueling …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/16/20
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With little discussion, the Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a settlement about Gulf Power’s costs of restoring power and rebuilding damaged parts of the electric system after Hurricane Michael in 2018
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/15/20
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A new Commonwealth Fund analysis ranks Florida’s health system among the worst in the nation, finding, among other things, that the state spends $19 a person on public health, or about 51 percent of the national average, and has more children without a “medical home” than any other state.
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Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida
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9/14/20
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Juno Beach, FL - Florida Power & Light said Friday it will offer aid to customers who are behind on their electric bills, as the company prepares to begin disconnections that have been put on …
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NSF Staff
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9/14/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida bars can open the taps again Monday.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears announced Thursday he was rescinding an emergency order …
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Jim Turner & Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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9/11/20
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Data released by the state health department Tuesday indicate that 65 pediatric patients in Florida have been diagnosed with a rare but serious condition that develops in some children who have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
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NSF Staff
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9/9/20
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday demanded that local officials provide information about “all actions” county governments, city commissions or other boards or commissions have taken regarding the coronavirus.
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NSF Staff
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9/8/20
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said he hopes to give Floridians the “ability to have some enjoyment in their life” by soon lifting on-site drinking restrictions imposed on bars and craft breweries since late June.
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/4/20
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Florida’s tourism-marketing agency wants Floridians to become in-state travelers as the crucial hospitality industry tries to rebound amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/3/20
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Tallahassee, FL - The state is severing ties with Quest Diagnostics after the company did not timely report to the Florida Department of Health nearly 75,000 COVID-19 test results from as far back as …
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NSF Staff
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9/1/20
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Florida had the nation’s largest decrease in new unemployment claims last week, amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest push to spur the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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8/28/20
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Tallahassee, FL - State general revenues came in just above a forecast amount in July, but the coronavirus pandemic continued to hammer sales-tax collections.
Numbers released Wednesday by the …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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8/27/20
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Florida officials are urging a Leon County circuit judge to keep in place a stay on his ruling that a state mandate to reopen brick-and-mortar schools is unconstitutional.
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NSF Staff
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8/27/20
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After winning an initial round in the closely watched legal fight, teachers unions have asked a Leon County circuit judge to lift a stay on his ruling that a state mandate to reopen brick-and-mortar schools is unconstitutional.
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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8/26/20
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Florida corrections officials on Tuesday (August 25th) reported 77 new coronavirus cases among prisoners and staff, as well as two more inmate deaths related to COVID-19.
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NSF Staff
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8/26/20
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A day after a Leon County circuit judge rejected an order by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran that schools reopen for in-person learning, attorneys for the state have quickly taken the case to the 1st District Court of Appeal.
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NSF Staff
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8/25/20
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Accusing the state of ignoring the Florida Constitution, a Leon County circuit judge on Monday sided with teachers unions that challenged a state order mandating that schools resume in-person …
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Dara Kam
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8/24/20
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Tallahassee, FL - A federal probe that led to the announcement Thursday of conspiracy charges against Stephen Bannon, a former top aide to President Donald Trump, and three other men has roots in …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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8/21/20
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Tallahassee, FL - As the numbers of COVID-19 deaths and infections among inmates and workers continue to increase, state corrections officials on Tuesday (August 18th) extended a ban on prison …
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NSF Staff
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8/19/20
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