Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
Dara Kam is the Senior Reporter of The News Service Of Florida.
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As suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren runs in November to try to regain his job, a legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues playing out at a federal appeals court.
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As a Florida law took effect Wednesday preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Jacksonville — another sign of the political importance of abortion issues in the 2024 elections.
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Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, who died this month at age 87, was honored Friday by about a thousand mourners as he lay in state at the Old Capitol.
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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender Hillsborough County teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth, saying the law violated her First Amendment rights.
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A transgender Hillsborough County teacher is one of two instructors who are seeking a preliminary injunction. The judge says he will do his "best to get out an order as quickly as possible.”
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A persistently contentious debate about regulating vacation rentals has escalated into a clash between two powerful industry groups after the Florida Legislature passed a measure that would significantly restrict how local governments can oversee the properties.
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Florida lawmakers for the second year in a row have approved proposals to expand the number of Black farmers eligible for medical-marijuana licenses, opening the door for three farmers who did not meet muster during a 2022 application period.
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Executive director Shamarial Roberson, an epidemiologist, says the association will advocate for “research and advancement” for medical marijuana.
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It came hours after Gov. DeSantis signed a bill that allowed for grand jury testimony to be released. It could still become available after July 1.
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Decades later, survivors known as “The White House Boys” still struggle when recalling the mental, physical and sexual abuse they endured while in the state’s care at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.