National Guard Could Help at Short-Staffed Prisons
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the state continues to struggle with a shortage of correctional officers,…
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Abortion Clinic Fights Fine Over Waiting Period
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the second similar case to emerge in recent weeks, a Miami…
Florida Counties to Get Money for Electric Buses
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection said this week that $68 million will be divided among 13 counties moving from diesel to…
Tampa, Miami Top Home Price Hikes
By The News Service of Florida Tampa and Miami have continued to top other metro areas across the country in home-price increases,…
DeSantis Suspends Broward School Board Members
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a scathing grand-jury report that focused heavily on the 2018…
Crist Adds Teachers Union Leader to Ticket
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist on Saturday formally announced Karla Hernandez, the…
DeSantis Chalks Up Wins in School Board Races
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step this year of campaigning for…
State Eyes School LGBTQ Support Guides
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Wednesday gave his staff the…
Senate Starts Gearing Up for Suspended District Attorney Case
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson has started the process that could lead…
DeSantis Taps Francis for Florida Supreme Court
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two years after justices thwarted his first attempt to place Renatha Francis…
DeSantis Suspends Hillsborough State Attorney
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that a twice-elected Hillsborough County prosecutor has put himself “above the…
Florida Gay Rights Group Seeks to Avoid Supreme Court Review of ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ordinance
After losing court battles over the constitutionality of local ordinances that ban conversion therapy, a gay-rights group – the Palm Beach County…