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Here’s what to know about the ‘explosive’ diarrhea parasite in Central Florida
Cyclospora has sickened people in nearly 40 states
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RFK Jr. comes to Florida to roll out ‘Make Hospital Food Healthier’ pledge
“It’s really incredible that we’ve been feeding patients this pudding and Jello with sugar drinks when 50% of them are pre-diabetic or diabetic”
Posted inFlorida News
One day after man is killed running from ICE in Florida, Trump says traffic stops should continue
Trump wants ICE stops to continue despite a recent string of ICE-involved deaths across the country.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida executes the 29th person on death row in 19 months — two more scheduled
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues a record pace of executions
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Florida voters have until Monday to register for August primary election
July 20 is also the deadline to change your party affiliation ahead of the 2026 primaries.
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis, FDLE delay move to designate CAIR a domestic terrorist group
DeSantis has been attempting to name CAIR a domestic terrorist for eight months.
Posted inFlorida News
Environmental group drops ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ pollution suit after it shuts down
Because the nation’s first state-run migrant detention center is fully closed, the environmental nonprofit says, its goal has been accomplished
Posted inFlorida News
Rick Scott wants protections against illegal Mexican strawberries
“We need to protect our economy by ensuring that we are strengthening American agriculture.”
Posted inFlorida News
Florida nursing homes want exemptions for Haitians who had TPS protections
Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals nationwide hold TPS, of whom half are estimated to live in Florida.
Posted inFlorida News
Final wish of Florida death row inmate is for DeSantis to watch his execution
If Sochor’s execution takes place as scheduled, he would become the 10th person executed by the State of Florida this year and the 29th since January 2025 — far more than any other state in the nation in that time.
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Is Florida’s high SNAP error rate by design? State’s top Democrat says yes
‘You know, all of the things for our most vulnerable portions of our society, they cut corners,’ Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried says.
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DSA candidates are winning Democratic primaries — can they do it in Florida?
”People believe in Democratic Socialists of America in a way that you haven’t seen in Democratic party politics in a long time.”
Posted inFlorida News
Lawsuit alleges Byron Donalds threatened a Florida school board member in 2022
A Collier County school board member is accusing Donalds of threatening and intimidating her during a confrontation at a Naples grocery store in 2022.
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis calls overruling of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ ‘judicial overreach’
In a social media post about 24 hours after the ruling, the governor made clear his displeasure with the 2-1 federal appeals court decision
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Florida hurricane season now envisioned ‘well below normal’
Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
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Florida invests $500K in ‘deceptive’ hotline program to deter abortions
It’s yet another investment by the DeSantis administration in delaying and eliminating abortion care for pregnant Floridians.
Posted inFlorida News
Federal court rejects DeSantis-backed ‘Stop WOKE Act’
UCF history professor Dr. Robert Cassanello described the decision to Orlando Weekly as a “huge victory for academic freedom in Florida.”
Posted inFlorida News
Howell Key, an off-the-grid private island in Florida, is back on the market with a $5M price cut
It’s accessible only by boat or helicopter
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Florida’s hospitality industry asks Trump administration for leeway after TPS protections gutted
“Many affected employees are long-serving, legally authorized workers who are central to restaurant operations”
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Florida rejects DeSantis’ suit against ‘woke’ college accreditation process again
DeSantis believes the process enforces diversity and related interests he considers “woke.”