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Florida gas prices continue to dip
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “significant progress” had been made on a potential ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Florida schools directed to add AI to internet safety policies
All districts already have an “Internet Safety” policy in place, and now the DOE is requiring districts to amend the policy to include AI
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Democrats join the Chief Financial Officer race in Florida
Former Miami-Dade County Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo announced her candidacy on Monday.
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Florida enacts emergency rules to prevent parasitic screwworm from entering state
The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly after it was found in Texas earlier this week
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Rick Scott pushes to get Kanye West’s Florida concerts canceled
Scott urged the authority board to “carefully review this decision” of hosting the rapper, for shows June 26 and 28 in Tampa.
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Florida police to beef up human trafficking enforcement at World Cup
AG James Uthmeier said his office is working with federal agencies in “surging more resources down here than we otherwise would.”
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University of Florida presidential hopeful Stuart Bell says he won’t bring ‘woke’ back
“I’m certainly not coming to Florida to bring DEI or any form of woke back. Period,” Bell said Wednesday afternoon
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CFO says Florida voters shouldn’t believe ‘big government apologists’ hype on property tax
The CFO accused local government officials who claim public safety will need to be cut of bad governing
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Trump thinks DeSantis is ‘very good’ for naming a Florida airport after him
“Ron’s good. He’s a friend of mine. He just named an airport after me”
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Florida lawmakers pass DeSantis property tax proposal. Now it’s up to the voters
The Legislature overhauled the proposal so that it would not apply to the property taxes used to fund Florida’s public school system
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Central Florida’s ‘Zoelyon’ mansion comes with a British sports pub, barn and tennis court for $9M
The current owner is Kinsey Craichy, a Florida-based health mogul, author and founder of supplement brand Living Fuel.
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ChatGPT creators knew product would cause harm, Florida argues in lawsuit
The complaint opens with a screenshot of ChatGPT’s parental control policy stating, “Built with safety in mind.” The AG’s first words in the brief: “Not so.”
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Florida Legislature changes the math on property tax plan to protect schools from DeSantis’ proposal
The plan still faces opposition from both Republicans and Democrats
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Florida officials weigh in on the federal rescheduling of medical marijuana
DeSantis barely noted the rescheduling of cannabis and said he ultimately didn’t think the move would mean much in Florida
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DeSantis’ property tax proposal would make Florida ‘more unaffordable,’ advocates say
City and county governments would face major reductions in revenues for essential services if the plan is approved
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Lawmakers restore funding for Central Florida Zoo in state budget proposal
This reverses a proposed cut to the appropriations request filed for the zoo ahead of its unanticipated rescue of animals from Orlando’s never-opened Sloth World attraction.
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DeSantis says his plan would cut property taxes for 92% of homestead homes
Many Florida homeowners would see their property tax bills eliminated or severely cut under a plan released Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Florida skips gas tax cut, but lines up breaks on outdoor goods and guns
Savings for campers, gun owners and professional tennis fans
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‘Wound down and shut down’: Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is closing
He described a “silent” scene of dwindling staff, emptied offices, and whispers of “decompressing” the facility
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Property insurance experts are cautiously optimistic ahead of Florida hurricane season
A “below-normal” year for storms could further a positive trend for Florida’s insurance market, industry experts contend