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Tallahassee, FL - Pointing to a “hierarchy” that requires school districts to follow state laws and rules, the Florida Department of Health is asking a judge to toss out a challenge by …
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Jim Saunders - The News Service of Florida
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10/11/21
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Tallahassee, FL (NSF) - The State Board of Education on Thursday ratcheted up discipline against eight county school boards that have maintained student mask mandates to try to prevent the …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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10/8/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Three decades after the state banned the harvesting of goliath grouper, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved plans Wednesday that would allow about …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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10/7/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Parents of children with disabilities went to a federal appeals court Monday after a judge sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis and rejected a challenge to an executive order aimed at …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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10/4/21
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Tallahassee, FL - With weekly unemployment claims rolling in at pre-pandemic numbers, state leaders say they remain optimistic about seeing results from a summer push to get people back into the …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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10/1/21
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Tallahassee, FL - More than two dozen bills signed by Governor Ron DeSantis go into effect tomorrow, October 1. Among those is Senate Bill 252. The bill, created and filed by District 13 Senator …
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Diane Coston
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9/30/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Two Democratic lawmakers have filed proposals that would require Florida to generate all of its electricity through renewable energy by 2040.
Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/29/21
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Tallahassee, FL - The COVID-19 death toll in Florida has jumped to 53,580 people, after a state Department of Health report Friday added 2,340 deaths.
The 53,580 deaths, as of Thursday, were …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/27/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Physician and researcher Joseph Ladapo was named Florida surgeon general on Tuesday, calling for being “done with fear” amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more …
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Jim Saunders & Tom Urban - News Service of Florida
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9/21/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Motorists would have to put down their cellphones when moving over for law enforcement and other vehicles stopped on the side of the road, under a measure filed Friday to …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/20/21
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Tallahassee, FL - While Florida looks to round the corner on administering 100,000 monoclonal antibody treatments to people with COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged Thursday to “fight like …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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9/17/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida will fight local and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public and private workers, warning that such requirements will have a …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/13/21
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Tallahassee, FL - President Joe Biden expressed disappointment Friday in Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican governors who have criticized a White House directive to require COVID-19 vaccinations …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/13/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Attorneys for the state are asking a federal appeals court to lift most of a preliminary injunction against a controversial new law aimed at punishing social-media companies …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/10/21
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Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Supreme Court will take up a closely watched case about a 2011 state law that threatens tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun-related …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/9/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida’s citrus industry continues to be squeezed, as it now uses less than half of the amount of land that it used in 2000, according to reports released Wednesday by the …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/9/21
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Tallahassee, FL - A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday again blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order that seeks to bar school mask mandates, giving at least a temporary victory to …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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9/8/21
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Tallahassee, FL - In a new front in the fight about mask mandates, three school boards are challenging a Florida Department of Health rule designed to prevent districts from requiring students …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/8/21
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Tallahassee, FL - As Florida Power & Light began pursuing an increase in base electric rates this year, a new group, Floridians Against Increased Rates, emerged to oppose the utility.
That has …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/7/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida reported 17,506 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to data posted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The data showed that, in total, 45,909 …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/7/21
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