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Tallahassee, FL - A controversial measure dealing with vacation rental properties appears doomed, as time runs out in the 2020 legislative session.
The Senate Rules Committee was scheduled to hear …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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3/3/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Siding with plaintiffs, a federal appeals court has refused to put on hold a decision that bans the state from denying the right to vote to felons who are unable to pay …
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Dara Karn
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3/3/20
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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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Tallahassee, FL - Brothers and sisters aren’t speaking to each other. Golf foursomes have been permanently scratched. Political activists have screamed themselves hoarse.
A bitterly …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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11/2/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday took legal action against the executive leadership of an embattled domestic violence nonprofit …
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Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida
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3/5/20
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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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Tallahassee, FL - Two Florida seniors who had traveled abroad have become the state’s first residents to die from the novel coronavirus, the Florida Department of Health announced late …
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Jim Saunders
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3/7/20
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Daytona Beach, FL - The first presumptive positive case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Central Florida is identified in Volusia County. Yesterday (March 7), the Florida Department of Health …
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Diane Coston
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3/8/20
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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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Tallahassee, FL - A politically charged bill that would give Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration the power to randomly audit private businesses to ensure they are not hiring undocumented …
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Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida
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3/10/20
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Tallahassee, FL - As the 2020 legislative session draws to a close, the House and Senate are in a standoff over a politically charged immigration proposal that is a top priority of Gov. Ron …
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Ana Ceballos - New Service of Florida
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3/11/20
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Tallahassee, FL - The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in a surge in the number of Floridians seeking help from a state program that provides cash assistance to needy families, driving up …
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NSF Staff
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7/15/20
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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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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is ordering long-term care facilities to temporarily block people from visiting residents if they have recently traveled internationally, …
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Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida
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3/12/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would block life insurers and long-term care insurers from using genetic information to price policies, making Florida the first …
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Christine Sexton
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3/12/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have increased by 25 percent over the last two weeks and more than 35 percent in the last 30 days, according to a top Florida health care …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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11/11/20
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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 - A bill that would allow many businesses to decide whether to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of new hires is heading to Gov. Ron …
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Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida
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3/13/20
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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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Daytona Beach, FL - Confirmed case number five of COVID-19 in Volusia County is a 70-year-old man. As in the other four cases, his condition is travel-related. As of Sunday morning, Flagler County …
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Diane Coston
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3/15/20
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