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Voting-rights groups want a federal court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan, pointing to the “outsized” role that Gov. Ron DeSantis played in pushing the plan through the Legislature. -
Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphotoGov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday approved $200 million to continue a popular home-hardening grant program that could help about 20,000 mostly low- and moderate-income residents cut property-insurance costs.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether public sleeping due to lack of shelter can be punishable by law, and advocates for people without homes rallied outside the federal courthouse in downtown Orlando demanding housing-first policies. -
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University of Florida students gathered outside the Reitz Union Wednesday in support of the Palestinian people and to urge UF to divest from Israeli war interests. -
SunPass said in a statement to customers that “SunPass does not ask customers via text to make a payment or to take immediate action on their account.” -
The additional money pledged by the state comes as an impasse continues with the Army Corps of Engineers over allocating federal funds to replenish eroded beaches.
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Nathan Howard/APThe staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement. -
Daniel WallaceTampa General's Transplant Institute had a record year, due in part to innovative technology that expands the donor pool. But thousands of Floridians are still waiting for help.
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