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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to move forward with reopening a small section of the bay for a limited two-month recreational and commercial harvest starting January 1st.
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A Leon County resident is challenging a new Florida law that allows pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
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The legislation still has a long way to go, and it's already receiving Republican opposition. The bill would allow parents to sue over the wrongful death of an unborn child.
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Demings has filed papers to run for Florida governor. The Democrat joins a crowded field hoping to succeed Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is term-limited.
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DeSantis says he thinks the death penalty could be a "strong deterrent" if sentences were more quickly carried out.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates less than a thousand ghost orchids are left in the United States.
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The Floridians were in Jamaica when the island nation was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa last week.
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Florida Power & Light is considered a regional leader in renewable energy investment, with Duke Energy following just behind.
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The state says a federal judge should reject a request to reinstate a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of the conservative leader.
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State officials accuse higher education institutions of abusing the H-1B program. They also canceled or repurposed more than $40 million in higher education grants.
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Federal lawmakers passed changes to work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act this year.
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Melissa is now traveling over Cuba, with strong, violent winds and extreme rainfall. Up to 16 inches of rain is possible for eastern Cuba.