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Elections officials sent the proposed constitutional amendment to the attorney general and advised Smart & Safe Florida that the measure was headed to the Florida Supreme Court for review.
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Frank Athen Walls faces a Dec. 18 lethal injection for the murder of a couple during home invasion robbery. Walls would be the 19th person set for execution in Florida in 2025.
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Lee Grant is one of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare.
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New legislation would require cursive instruction starting in second grade and a written evaluation at the end of fifth grade.
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State Rep. Kevin Steele, R-Dade City, announced a 2026 campaign for Florida chief financial officer. This creates a Republican primary fight with incumbent CFO Blaise Ingoglia.
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On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we highlight courage and community — strengthening young minds, fighting for felons' rights, a historically Black golf course and houses built to beat a Category 5 hurricane.
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A Leon County judge says the Legislature in 2023 gave authority for Citizens, which was created as the state’s insurer of last resort, to resolve disputes through arbitration.
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The report says that reforms proposed in the Legislature would have drastic consequences on municipalities' ability to provide parks, roadway improvements and other services.
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Canady says he will serve as the director of the University of Florida's Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. He says he's "eager" to begin the new work.
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The lawsuit focused on people being unable to use areas of the beach that they own, rather than on beaches being closed to the general public.
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The region had record numbers of hatchlings and nests this season, even after beach erosion from last year's devastating hurricanes.
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Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
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Florida's black bear hunting season is scheduled to begin on Dec. 6.
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The Campus Guardian Angel CEO said the idea of using drones to protect school children came from conversations with Ukrainian soldiers.