The governor kicked off the session Tuesday by reminding lawmakers about one of his top priorities: a proposed mandate for all Florida employers to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check new hires to make sure they are not undocumented immigrants.
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These were the top stories near you this year.
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Along with the potential state veterans’ nursing home, Ocala is getting a new Veterans Affairs clinic.
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The Latest on stabbings at a business in Tallahassee, Florida: 1:05 p.m. Authorities in Florida’s capital city say a man suspected of stabbing five people at a construction supplies business was an employee who had been asked to leave work because of an incident with co-workers. Interim Tallahassee Police Chief …
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People traveled from hours across Florida to symbolically speak out against a recent prison attack.
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Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are needed.
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Florida officials said Monday that 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities and seven hospitals on the state’s East Coast had been evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew told reporters that only four of the long-term care facilities were evacuated because they …
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The office of Gov. Ron DeSantis says 57-year-old Gary Ray Bowles was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m. Thursday after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke.
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Constant changes in climate are directly affecting Florida's agriculture and forestry.
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By May 31, the department's monthly summary report showed the number had increased to 2,010,869.
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