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The state got back the results for 56,648 tests Monday and of those tested for the first time, 8.34% were positive.

In 2018, legislators approved a law that set up a program to target invasive species including pythons, tegu lizards and lionfish.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking federal emergency aid, citing areas along Florida's west coast that are "most vulnerable" to storm surge and coastal flooding.

Folks braved the elements to document Tropical Storm Eta on Wednesday - both before and during the worst.

In the greater Tampa Bay region, 1,344 people tested positive since Tuesday, the highest single-day number of new cases since July 30.

The new members are current or former teachers. Only incumbent Lynn Gray won re-election.

Southern portions of the greater Tampa Bay region could begin to see impacts as early as late Sunday night.

Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.

Here's how much longer it will take to count the votes in the remaining key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.

The governor sees Florida as a model for other states.

Some Democrats were calling for a party shakeup, even before President Donald Trump took the state on Tuesday.

Trump performed so well in Miami-Dade County because he reached beyond Cubans to other Latino groups — even if his pitch to them was often a lie.

Amendment 2, which will raise Florida’s minimum wage to $10/hour in 2021 and to $15/hour in five years, was approved by 61% of voters.

The launch was rescheduled from earlier this week.

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus was over 4,000 for the fourth straight day Wednesday.

Trump spoke after the AP called Texas, Florida, Ohio and Iowa for him. Tight races, strong turnout and record amounts of mail-in voting left millions of legitimate votes still to be counted.

Republicans have held the Florida Senate 1994. They went into Tuesday night with a 23-17 majority.

The reason? President Donald Trump's decisive victory in the state.

Eta is now a post-tropical cyclone moving away from the Carolinas and into the Atlantic. What's left for Tampa Bay is warmer-than-normal temperatures through the weekend.

President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, racism still was prevalent.

Critics say the proposal would incite violence.

One pollster says neither party has true control over Florida.

In a letter to HHS and governors, Sen. Rick Scott sought accountability on how many antigen tests have been distributed to each state and how states are parceling them out.

Coronavirus continues its steady upward climb in Florida. With nearly 38,000 new cases this week, the state has added about 5,000 more new cases each week since mid-October.

On Friday, courts in Pennsylvania and Michigan shot down Trump campaign challenges to the states' elections and counting processes. And in Arizona, another case was "rendered unnecessary."