Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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The bill comes after a shooting during the 2025 legislative session, where a student killed two people and wounded five others at Florida State University.
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When the pause is in effect, officials will study the cost of the H-1B program. Critics say it could harm Florida’s competitiveness against other state university systems.
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While the House has released multiple proposals, House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said he expects the House to put forward a single amendment.
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While calling pieces of the bill a move in the right direction, Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, said some clarity is needed to define artificial intelligence and chatbots.
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The 2024-2025 harvest was the lowest in more than 100 years, the result of recent hurricanes, decades of deadly citrus greening disease and development on what had been citrus groves.
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The former state education commissioner has been UWF's interim president since July 2025. He then emerged as the sole finalist for president.
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While still considered just above “full employment” by state economists, the November rate was up from 3.5% a year earlier.
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Visit Florida reports a slight increase between July and September despite fewer Canadian tourists amid tensions between the countries.
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The measure, which includes such things as steps to keep “harmful” content from minors, comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to limit state regulation of the technology.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has objected to the possibility of the federal government preempting state AI laws. He posted online that an executive order couldn’t preempt state legislative action.