The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade. The decision removes the federal right to abortion care and hands decisions about abortion access to individual states. In Florida, a law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is set to go into effect July first. The American …
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Members of the Florida House passed a measure just after midnight that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks.
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was supposed to help U.S. farmers. But Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says farmers in her state are still hurting. And the agreement isn’t stopping Mexico from engaging in what she calls “unfair trade practices.” Bud Chiles runs Jubilee Orchards and grows blueberries in Tallahassee. Chiles says …
Read More »The Baker Act was not designed for kids. Yet over the past few years, the number of children who are being sent for involuntary psychiatric evaluations has increased.
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Moving forward, Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold two press conferences daily to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak in Florida and measures being taken to prevent further spreading of the virus.
Read More »Florida’s public university system is developing a program to address a shortage in nurses. The American Academy of Nursing has projected a shortfall extending through 2030.
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Insurance leaders say the state of Florida’s property insurance market is good. But as Florida prepares to enter the 2016 hurricane season, prices are starting to go up and at least one insurance official is warning of a perfect storm.
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Storm surge is often seen as one of the deadliest effects of tropical cyclones and can cause dangerous flooding. With Hurricane Season about to be upon us, meteorologists are now out with a new tool to help better forecast storm surge.
Read More »The Florida House Economic Affairs Committee voted 10-8 to pass bill that would repeal a previous law allowing cities to use stoplight cameras.
Read More »Florida legislators are attempting to decrease human trafficking in the state, this time by tightening measures on massage establishments.
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