Though residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, when moving to the United States and searching for a job, they are facing the same barriers that most migrants face: language difficulties, costly certifications, confusing requirements and culture clashes.
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Gov. Rick Scott signed 29 bills late Monday, including measures boosting spending on education, tourism marketing and economic development.
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Florida universities will learn this week how well they did on annual performance reviews, entitling them to a share of a record $245 million in state performance funding.
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With water levels rising 75 feet up a fairway near Northwest 39th Avenue, covering two greens and 4 tee boxes, the golf club's owner Chris Tophermarcum was forced to close for business Monday.
Read More »With a boost in funding from the Legislature, the University of Florida on Friday announced an initiative to add 500 new faculty members to help raise its status as one of the nation's top public research universities.
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House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they’re in agreement about pot. Legislation to carry out a voter-approved constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana is on the fast track, after Gov. Rick Scott added the issue to …
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As families of five people killed in a workplace shooting in Florida deal with their shock and grief, a local sports league is raising money for the children of one of the victims.
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The Latest: Local law enforcement authorities said a disgruntled ex-worker killed 5, then himself in a Monday morning shooting in an industrial area in east Orlando.
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State officials feel good that a lot of the 2016 losses were insured and the state's backup fund to keep insurance companies afloat is fully restocked now, at 17 billion.
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Alachua County's representation in Tallahassee voiced agreement on Wednesday night about issues like the opioid crisis and pay equity, but did not find common ground on Florida's expanded stand your ground law and the state budget process.
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