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The measure — the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 (H.R. 5822) — would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, operations throughout any lapse in government funding.

The Weston congresswoman said 200,000 people in her district would be affected if no deal can be made for extending tax credits, which expire at the end of December.

Guests include the Florida Hospital Association's Mary Mayhew and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. The topics: saving small-town hospitals, real impacts of government gridlock and Clearwater’s inclusive mission.

In Tallahassee, a Head Start program has been running on “fumes," and a Lake City-based organization that runs eight centers has enough funding to keep its doors open only until the end of November.

As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligibility systems.

Betty Castor is here to talk about USF’s new president and Rep. Vern Buchanan offers insight on the impending government shutdown.

From the looming Medicaid cuts to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, big changes are on the horizon for health care in the Sunshine State.

Congress failing to restore the subsidies could dramatically affect Florida, which has almost 5 million enrollees. Democrats hope to get an extension during negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

The amendment was steered into the House funding bill, led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman, D-Weston, Mario Diaz-Balart R-Miami, and Lois Frankel, D-Boca Raton.

The FEC sent a letter stating that contributions made to Donalds' congressional campaign after the date of his gubernatorial announcement "must be refunded."

The ruling says the organization's clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding. It replaces a previous edict that initially granted a preliminary injunction.

A bipartisan group wants the street renamed after a prominent Cuban dissident killed 13 years ago this month in a mysterious car crash in Cuba.