Repealing Obamacare could cost Florida 181,000 jobs by the end of 2019, a third of which originate from the health care sector, according to a recent report. Despite this, North Central Florida hospitals are confident about their operations post-Obamacare.
Read More »In Photos: Inauguration Day
Inauguration Day in pictures.
Read More »2016 Roundup: Kind of Weird, Huh?
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
Read More »Thrasher Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
In his annual “state of the university” address on Wednesday, Florida State University President John Thrasher reiterated his strong opposition to allowing guns on university and college campuses. As a member of the Florida Senate, Thrasher helped kill a bill in 2011 that would have allowed gun owners with concealed-weapons …
Read More »Environmentalists Push Again For Removal Of Rodman Dam
Florida Defenders of the Environment are picking up a decades-old fight tear down the Rodman Dam to help restore the Ocklawaha River. Local anglers and businesses who rely on the premier bass fishing hole are worried about the outcome.
Read More »Florida Voter Turnout Climbs From 2012, Analysis Shows
About 74 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2016 general election, according to a WUFT News analysis of the election results from each of Florida’s 67 county supervisors of elections. In 2012, it was 72 percent, according to the Florida Department of State.
Read More »Obama To Give Final Counterterrorism Speech At Florida Base
President Barack Obama will travel to Florida next week to give his final speech about U.S. counterterrorism strategy.
Read More »Some Floridians Fear Obamacare Repeal Under Trump
The Obama plan has expanded coverage to about 20 million more Americans, and no state has more at stake than Florida, where more residents signed up than anywhere else.
Read More »Donald Trump Won Florida In 2016, And Eventually The Presidency
The Sunshine State victory later helped to propel him into the White House.
Read More »GOP Stems Democratic Push In State Senate
Republicans keep control of Florida State Senate
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