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Florida attorney challenges DeSantis administration over state-run anti-abortion website
While the agency contends the information presents facts, critics said the information is biased
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Scientologist megadonor gives $1 million to DeSantis PAC fighting Florida abortion, marijuana amendments
The ‘world’s top donor to the Church of Scientology’ gave $1 million to the Florida Freedom Fund last week
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Florida Gov. DeSantis defends using state-run website to push anti-abortion information
Democratic leaders argue, in part, that the agency has violated a state law that bars government employees from using their offices or authority to try to influence elections
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DeSantis urges Legislature to address problems facing Florida condo residents
‘We do need to do something this year,’ DeSantis said
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‘Threatens women’s safety’: State agency targets Florida abortion rights amendment
The agency’s webpage states that Amendment 4 ‘threatens to expose women and children to health risks’
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Florida Democrats call for investigation into state parks development plans
The move came a week after DeSantis shut down the proposal
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GoFundMe for Florida whistleblower fired after leaking DeSantis’ state park plans reaches over $200K
Many people made anonymous contributions to the single father who worked for the state for 12 years
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University of Florida student protesters accept plea deals in criminal cases
They each remain suspended from enrolling at UF and banned from campus for three years
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Florida land dedicated to growing citrus dropped by 17 percent over the last year
Citrus land has been dwindling for more than two decades
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Forecasters ease storm predictions for 2024 hurricane season
The Atlantic Ocean was relatively quiet over the Labor Day weekend
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Share your thoughts: Biden admin opens public comment on federal heat protection rule for workers
The proposed rule could help protect approximately 36 million U.S. workers, including millions in Florida, from heat-related injury and death on the job
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University of Florida senior staffers racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs after Sasse allowed them to work remotely
It wasn’t immediately clear who at UF approved each expense item
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Florida abandoned workplace safety for its public employees and attacked their unions instead
The federal government’s landmark workplace safety law has a glaring loophole that excludes Florida’s state and municipal workers.
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Florida resident dies from listeria outbreak related to Boar’s Head deli meats
The Florida Department of Health has reported three cases of listeria in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties
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DeSantis halts ‘half-baked’ Florida state park development plans after public, political backlash
DeSantis said the government is ‘not getting into the golf course business in the state of Florida’
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Florida residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
‘People who actually play pickleball do visit our state parks. They just don’t play pickleball while they’re doing it.’
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Company asks for preliminary injunction over Florida law banning ‘lab-grown’ meat
The law, in part, makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or manufacture cultivated meat
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Florida environmentalists call for DeSantis to ditch state park development plans
The plans, which include a pair of resort-sized lodges, pickleball courts and disc-golf courses, have drawn fierce opposition
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Federal appeals court approves Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care
The order reverses a July ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, in which he reaffirmed his block on the ban
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Florida’s definition of ‘religion’ is too narrow, says Satanic Temple
The DeSantis administration has published a definition of ‘religion’ that appears to exclude world faiths with millions of followers