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Sen. Frank Artiles, who made derogatory remarks regarding a fellow senator, apologized Wednesday on the Senate floor.
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Groups Rally To Support Embattled Prosecutor
More than 100 people rode buses to Tallahassee from throughout the state to take part in a rally to back an embattled Central Florida state attorney.
Read More »Florida Senate Looks To Put Together Marijuana Plan
More growers, access to treatment for snowbirds, and greater flexibility in the relationship between patients and doctors are among the items likely to be included in a new proposal from the Florida Senate to carry out a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November to broadly legalize medical marijuana.
Read More »House Republicans Target Sanctuary Cities
Amid heated debate over illegal immigration and the rights of undocumented immigrants, a House panel approved a measure Tuesday to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities."
Read More »FPL Planning Solar Centers For Alachua, Putnam Counties
Florida Power & Light announced on Wednesday that it has decided on Alachua and Putnam counties as two of the eight locations for its planned $130 million solar centers.
Read More »Committee Backs Unanimous Juries In Florida Death Cases
Florida's House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a measure (HB 527) that would replace a law requiring at least 10 of 12 jurors to recommend death with the requirement that juries instead be unanimous.
Read More »Florida House Moves To Withdraw From Refugee Program
Florida House members on Thursday took the first step — approving House Bill 427 in a subcommittee — in seeking to withdraw the Sunshine State from a federal refugee-assistance program.
Read More »Calls About Bears In Neighborhoods Drop
After controversial 2015 statewide bear hunt, the number of bear-related calls has decreased. The drop came despite human and bear population growing the last 10 years.
Read More »UF President Fuchs Backs Teacher Funds, Block Tuition
Proposed legislation could help University of Florida President Kent Fuchs' goal of reducing the student-to-professor ratio on his Gainesville campus from 21-to-1 to 16-to-1, which will take about 550 new faculty members.
Read More »Florida ‘Water Wars’ Arguments Rejected
A special master recommended Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Florida in a legal battle with Georgia about water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system
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