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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’ Florida university accreditation plan gets go-ahead
Some Board of Governors members are expressing reservations about the plan
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‘You want some? Come get some’: Trump border czar slams ICE protesters in Florida
Tom Homan called himself a ‘badass’ who sometimes uses profanity
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Florida Democrats describe ‘really disturbing’ conditions after tour of Alligator Alcatraz
‘There are really disturbing, vile conditions, and this place needs to be shut the hell down’
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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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Orlando lawmakers Anna Eskamani, Carlos Guillermo Smith among Dems filing lawsuit for being denied entrance to Alligator Alcatraz
‘The State is looking forward to quickly dispensing with this dumb lawsuit,’ DeSantis said Thursday
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Weather experts say accuracy of hurricane forecasts will suffer under Trump administration budget cuts
Shutting down AOML could result in up to a 40% loss of accuracy, which would leave a billion-dollar economic impact and potential loss of lives, one expert says
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Florida offers 90-minute tour of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to lawmakers, U.S. reps after denying entry last week
‘What FDEM is offering doesn’t undo their illegal denial or fulfill their legal obligation to us,’ Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani wrote
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Federal judge blocks key part of Florida’s new ballot initiative law
‘The state has categorically barred entire classes of people from participating in the core political speech that is central to this process,’ U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said
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A challenge to part of Florida’s porn age-verification law has been dropped
Pornhub drew national attention last year when it said it would block people in Florida from having access to the site because of the law
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Three new education-related rules are in the works for Florida public schools
Included in the rules are requirements for training teachers to respond to children experiencing allergic reactions
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Miami-Dade County mayor now wants oversight of Florida Everglades’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The mayor voiced deep and growing concern about the safety of people in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Cost of living, chemtrails, voting: Here’s what Florida Republicans did and didn’t discuss in legislative session recap
The Hope Florida Foundation controversy and immigration were not touched on
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Trump administration sides with Florida in fight over new immigration law
‘Florida’s law is in harmony, not conflict, with federal law,’ Justice Department attorneys wrote
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‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
A provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law Friday, aims to cut off Medicaid reimbursement for larger nonprofits like Planned Parenthood that offer abortion care.
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Camping World Stadium planned upgrades revealed, as City of Orlando shops around naming rights
Time to smash the piggy bank, Satanic Temple of Florida
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DeSantis signs bill to pull back $2.1 billion from reinsurance money expected to go unused
The bill came after lawmakers created two programs to ensure property insurers could help pay hurricane claims
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Groups suing over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say Florida and feds are partners in detention center
But Trump administration arguments have sought to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project