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Kate Payne/WLRNState Sen. Jason Pizzo is in line to become the top Democrat in the Florida Senate. He's been visiting colleges and universities across the state to talk with students — and acknowledging that many young voters don't trust politicians. -
Anna Jones/WFSU Public MediaThe College Board's latest version of the AP African American Studies course includes teachings on intersectionality and Black feminism, but makes instruction on the Black Lives Matter Movement and reparations optional.
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More than 2 million people a year have been sent notices that Social Security overpaid them and demanding they repay the money. That’s twice as many as the head of Social Security disclosed at a hearing in October. -
New evidence emerged Friday raising more questions about the legal residency of Michael David Redondo, who won election this week to the state House in South Florida. His Democratic rival, Johnny Gonzalo Farias, filed an official complaint with the Florida Ethics Commission.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss some of the biggest challenges to stabilizing Florida’s insurance market, calls for the head of the state’s Republican Party to step down and the Florida Democrats' decision to cancel its presidential primary. Plus, a collection of environmental stories from across Florida.
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The five-member Sarasota School Board is dominated by four conservatives. The two members who won election on the same slate as Ziegler, Tim Enos and Robyn Marinelli, have not commented.
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A legislative package, rolled out by Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and two key lieutenants, calls for spending nearly $900 million to, among other things, shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospitals’ training costs and help doctors pay off debt.
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Sarasota police have recovered video of Florida's GOP chair and his alleged victim in a rape investigation.
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Juanita Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago.
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Brian Auld told Pinellas County commissioners the team will not become the St. Petersburg Rays, but will work closely with the city on a marketing plan to increase the Rays' brand awareness.
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The 53-page report by the American Association of University Professors focused on measures approved by the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis during the past several years, actions taken by higher-education officials and an effort by conservatives to remake New College of Florida.
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The candidates squabbled over electability, corruption and support for Israel. They also discussed former President Donald Trump’s recent comments on immigration, inflation and how he’d handle a second presidency.
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Democrat Johnny Gonzalo Farias said Wednesday he may challenge the state House race result over revelations that his Republican opponent purchased a new condominium outside the district and signed a banking agreement requiring him to live there as his principal residence for at least one year.
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The Senate Transportation Committee has restarted a move to impose annual registration fees on electric vehicles amid pushback over the proposed amount.
