The ongoing drought isn't getting any better. Tampa Bay Water is issuing what it calls a "Stage 3 Extreme Regional Supply Shortage."
- Universidades públicas de Florida pausarán la contratación de nuevos trabajadores con visa H-1B hasta finales de año
- El Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampa se prepara para un aumento de viajeros por las vacaciones de primavera
- La matrícula para estudiantes universitarios indocumentados en Florida se triplicó el año pasado. ¿Cómo se encuentran ahora?
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Lakeland residents face higher electric bills, while a Senate bill transferring USF Sarasota-Manatee land to New College vanishes — leaving both energy costs and campus plans in uncertainty.
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"Florida Matters Live & Local" sits down with Mayor Ken Welch, examines how immigration verification rules would reshape local services in Manatee County, and explores efforts to restore a historic Tampa landmark.
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The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.
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The judge ordered Leapfrog to remove grades for five hospitals in the Palm Beach Health Network, which filed a lawsuit alleging misleading practices under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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Lawmakers last year approved a measure that makes the precious metal coins legal tender starting July 1, 2026.
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Opponents of the measure say it deliberately targets teachers unions and will hurt workers who fall under the new rules.
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The Senate is poised to vote on the bill Monday, but the House hasn’t advanced its version of the bill and is unlikely to take it up with the session scheduled to end Friday.
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