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Workers-compensation insurance rates could go up an overall 17.1 percent, which should take effect August 1, according a proposal submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Florida citrus growers could save more than $11 million in taxes they pay on boxes of oranges and grapefruit under a proposed Department of Citrus budget that would trim jobs to meet the demands of a troubled industry.

Opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana gave a glimpse of their strategy Monday by releasing a video alleging the measure would lead to a plethora of "pot shops" similar to the marijuana industry in California. The video, posted online by the"Vote No on 2 Campaign" also compared the proposal to a medical-marijuana initiative that Florida voters narrowly rejected in 2014.

Florida estimates a record 29.8 million tourists visited the state in the first quarter of 2016

The existing statute protects five medical marijuana nurseries.

Make-up companies are now offering pills that can replace your moisturizer - but there are some safety questions.

Endoscopy Replacement Parts, Inc. of Newberry has been named "Small Business Exporter of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration as a part of National Small Business Week.

U.S Senators from Alabama and Florida have renewed their petitions to re-examine water allocation from two river systems that both states share with Georgia.

This story profiles Bill Castle and his extensive work in Florida's citrus industry.