Florida Legislature

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Lakeland residents face higher electric bills, while a Senate bill transferring USF Sarasota-Manatee land to New College vanishes — leaving both energy costs and campus plans in uncertainty.

Florida is preparing to welcome millions of college students and families to its beaches, amusement parks and other hotspots. Doctors worry those visitors may return home with more than tans.

University of South Florida Middle East specialist Arman Mahmoudian weighs in on the bombings in Iran and retaliatory strikes.

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The two bills released aim to cut regulations, expand provider authority and reduce prescription costs, advancing what lawmakers describe as President Donald Trump’s health vision for the state.

Dr. Ralph Massullo won by 18 points in a district that includes Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and a portion of Pasco. The position opened in July, when Blaise Ingoglia was appointed state CFO.

A subcommittee approved a bill to create a state-run online exchange using ICHRAs, aiming to expand coverage options. Some lawmakers question the need for a new government program.

The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP Miami-Dade Branch, the Miami-Dade County Council of PTA/PTSA, and others — oppose the "co-location" efforts, which they argue threaten the financial stability and local control of the public education system.

Researchers looked at a group of students and checked how much fluoride they drank from birth through high school. They then compared this to how the students did on math, reading and vocabulary tests.

The superintendent says school board officials are meeting with members of the their local legislative delegation and will travel to Tallahasse to talk privately. "We’re hopeful that they’ll listen,” he said.

As a lawmaker and pharmacist, Abbott says he brings a "different knowledge" to the Legislature and the regulation side of health care, allowing him to "help the practice of pharmacy be in a better spot."