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Gov. Rick Scott announced $25 million in grants for Zika virus research at eight Florida universities.
Read More »Steube Files Series Of Gun Measures
Florida Senator Greg Steube has filed six gun-related measures aimed at allowing gun carry in more places.
Read More »Judge Says Trauma Center Shouldn’t Have Opened
An administrative law judge has ruled that the Florida Department of Health improperly allowed a Clay County hospital to open a trauma center last year.
Read More »Florida State Sen. Plans To Break Up Major Gun Bill
The state senator who authored a controversial proposal that would broadly expand how and where people can carry guns in Florida said Tuesday he is breaking up the measure and will advance each smaller piece of the proposal.
Read More »Cash Pours Into Scott, Putnam Political Committees
At least at this point, Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam haven't announced plans to be on the ballot in 2018. But with Scott widely expected to run for U.S. Senate and Putnam likely to run for governor, closely aligned political committees are collecting big contributions that could help position the Republicans for their next races.
Read More »Fla. Chamber Supports Scott’s $85M Incentive Proposal
The Florida Chamber of Commerce offered support Thursday for Gov. Rick Scott's proposal to set aside $85 million for incentives next year.
Read More »Implementation Of Fla.’s Pot Amendment Brings ‘Mass Confusion’
The Sunshine State's new medical-marijuana amendment allows six months for the rules on treatment centers to be crafted and nine months for patient ID cards to begin being issued.
Read More »Florida Electors Back Trump
Florida’s 29 presidential electors cast their ballots Monday for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. The electors cast the ballots during a meeting in the Florida Senate chamber. The News Service will have a full report later Monday.
Read More »Hearing Ends In Florida-Georgia Water Fight
A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court finished hearing arguments in a high-profile legal battle about divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin shared by Florida and Georgia on Thursday.
Read More »Court Backs Notifying Fla. Minors’ Parents Before Abortions
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an Escambia County circuit judge's decision to refuse to grant a waiver from the state's parental-notification law.
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