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It will fill in the gaps in learning opportunities by offering an extra year of Early Steps and a specialized summer program
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Mark Parker/St. Pete CatalystCity council members unanimously approved allocating the money for the affordable housing component. -
USFThe case, one of numerous similar disputes in Florida, centers on fees students paid for services during the pandemic shutdown. The judge ruled USF's Board of Trustees was entitled to sovereign immunity.
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The Atlantic Hurricane season is bringing uncertainty to Florida farmers, according to a new report from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation and partners. -
The order means campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational pot will largely have to operate under the new restrictions as they try to gather enough signatures to qualify for the 2026 ballot. -
The health care measure also covers rules related to medical marijuana treatment centers and labs, as well as licensing of out-of-state physicians, nurses and PAs. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state would not sit on the sideline while many hospitals have "extorted patients who have come in with life-or-death cases and left with crippling debt." -
Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Volusia County man got a five-figure bill after a Rapid City hospital declined to charge his state's Medicaid program. -
The biggest questions are whether people can still choose to receive the vaccine even if it's not recommended for them and whether insurance will cover the cost. -
House Republicans recently passed their version that would make historic cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Debate over the measure now moves to the Senate. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other professionals argued that a repeal of a 1990 law would need to be coupled with broader caps on non-economic damages in malpractice lawsuits. -
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo praised the federal move as vindication of the state’s early and controversial decisions to push back against mRNA vaccine use. -
The measure, a priority of Senate President Ben Albritton, is intended to improve early intervention, school readiness, educational opportunities and workforce training. -
They say the warmer temperatures will produce more extreme weather events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires. -
The initiative, called Tampa Bay Connections, will highlight existing resources and address gaps.
