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Florida citrus industry sees lowest production in more than 100 years due to hurricanes, disease
The most recent season saw the lowest production total since the 1919-1920 season
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DeSantis wants to prevent ‘tech overlords’ from taking over Florida
While offering few details, DeSantis warned of ‘very dangerous’ impacts of rapidly changing AI
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Florida could move forward with DeSantis’ plan for alternative university accreditation organization
Longtime accrediting agency Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has clashed with Florida education leaders in recent years
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DeSantis vetoes healthcare education bill backed by Florida Nurses Association
The group supported the bill, pointing to issues such as Florida trailing other states in passage rates on a national nurse licensure exam
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DeSantis signs bill to make changes to debris removal, home rebuilding as hurricane season looms
The bill also would seek to prevent a repeat of an incident where a crane collapsed into a St. Petersburg office building when Hurricane Milton slammed into the area
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill that could help bring Trump’s presidential library to Florida
DeSantis’ office announced Monday he had signed the bill and 13 others from the legislative session
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Florida rejects lawsuit filed by woman held at gunpoint at a Steak ‘n Shake
A three-judge panel said she needed to seek a determination about whether she could receive workers’ compensation before filing the Brevard County lawsuit
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DeSantis to decide whether Florida gets a ‘President Donald J. Trump Boulevard’
The bill also would designate part of West South Street in Orlando as ‘Geraldine Thompson Way’
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Florida sees 45.8 percent decline in abortions performed from this time last year
The drop came after a law took effect in May 2024 that prevented most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
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Lawmakers give $1.7 billion boost to Central Florida road projects to help ease congestion
The projects are part of the Moving Florida Forward program, which Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced two years ago to accelerate roadwork
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Above-average Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2025
NOAA’s outlook for the upcoming hurricane season anticipates 13 to 19 named storms
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Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will have $6.72 billion going into 2025 storm season
The so-called Cat Fund also would have access to about $3.25 billion in borrowed money through what are known as ‘pre-event’ bonds
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DeSantis signs ‘Gulf of America’ bills to rewrite state laws, require new school materials
‘In Florida, we will always put America first,’ said Sen. Nick DiCeglie
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Trulieve pours nearly $20M into Florida’s latest recreational marijuana effort
Trulieve made about $145 million in contributions to back a recreational marijuana amendment on the 2024 ballot
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More than 150,000 people have signed Florida’s new recreational marijuana petition
The Smart & Safe Florida committee totaled 150,805 valid signatures as of Tuesday afternoon
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Florida bill would require elementary students to learn cursive
‘Cursive writing plays a crucial role in everyday life,’ bill sponsor Toby Overdorf told the committee
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Florida Republicans continue push to ban local governments from putting fluoride in water
Health organizations have long said fluoride in water helps prevent cavities and dental problems
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Florida Senate moves forward with bill to repeal later school start times
School districts have said they are struggling to comply because of issues such as needing to buy buses and find bus drivers
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Florida Republican files bill that would allow teens to buy rifles
The bills would set the minimum age at 18 for purchasing rifles and other long guns
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Controversial plan for Florida roads made from radioactive byproduct challenged in appeals court
‘The EPA is directly contradicting its own science and regulations by tripling the permitted cancer risk to the public and ignoring key radiation pathways’