First-time unemployment claims in Florida dropped nearly 25 percent last week, as bars and craft breweries served drinks again. However, tourism, travel and retail companies continue to advise the state they are shedding workers.
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TALLAHASSEE — Saying the proposal would have driven Floridians “to the hazardous black market,” Gov. Ron DeSantis late Tuesday vetoed a measure that would have banned the sale of nearly all flavored electronic-cigarette products and raised the state’s smoking age from 18 to 21. Attorney General Ashley Moody, Senate President …
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Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue.
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School in Alachua County will begin two weeks later than planned under a plan approved Wednesday night.
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Tuesday requiring underage girls to obtain consent from a parent before they can have an abortion, lauded as one of his legislative goals during the election year.
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Free coronavirus testing is also available on Wednesdays and Fridays at the former City Regional Transit headquarters location.
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Mosquito vector diseases are expanding, but COVID-19 has halted some surveillance programs and experts are worried complacency could lead to outbreaks.
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The always essential but traditionally undervalued group has become esteemed like never before in recent months.
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For Floridians without A/C, extreme heat is an emergency even when the power is on. But for vulnerable populations who have broken units or can’t pay the bills, no A/C can be fatal.
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Buetow has three active bat houses on her Ocala property, and experts say there's no need to fear.
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