The Associated Press
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The governor said he is sending a mix of law enforcement, fish and wildlife officers, and National Guard personnel to South Florida despite no sign of increased activity.
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Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms as long as it's not part of instruction.
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The move is in response to the University of Florida and other state institutions eliminating their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs due to a new state law.
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The ousted chair of the Florida GOP was previously cleared of the rape accusation and now will not be charged with video voyeurism.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Glen Gilzean Monday as elections supervisor in Orange County, one of Florida’s most reliable sources of Democratic votes.
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A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally protected children.
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On the sixth anniversary of the Parkland massacre, the family of a teen murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching the AI robocalling campaign to Congress.
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It occurred about 100 miles off the coast of Cape Canaveral. The last known earthquake in the state was in the Florida Panhandle in 2020.
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Lawyers trying to keep an abortion rights measure off the November ballot told the Florida Supreme Court the amendment is deceptive. Backers of the proposal say the wording and intent are clear.
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Two climate scientists say the traditional five-category hurricane scale developed more than 50 years ago may no longer be enough. They propose a sixth category of storms.