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Florida House budget proposal threatens college access for 22,000 students
The plan would cut $3,500 annual grants for students at 15 private schools throughout the state, including three historically Black universities and Embry-Riddle, the nation's top civilian flight school. more
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The Golden Gem reclaimed water pond is 102.79 acres, located at 3513 Golden Gem Road in Apopka. Two separate ponds within the perimeter hold about 50 million and 200 million gallons of water, respectively.
City hit with three violations by FDEP for Golden Gem
The Order is dated April 2nd, 2025, and addressed to Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson. It outlines three violations, a fine, dozens of conditions to mitigate the issues at Golden Gem, and a timeline of actions the City must comply with that stretches almost two years into the future. more
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Federal and state job cuts threaten Florida workers' rights, services
A new White House executive order eliminating collective bargaining rights for federal workers has hit Florida particularly hard, as home to major military installations and thousands of federal employees. more
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FWC confirms plans for bear "trophy hunt"
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials confirmed their intent to move forward with a controversial trophy bear hunt in December 2025—despite admitting that Florida’s black bear population has not increased since 2015. more
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Florida bills would increase state's top speed limit to 75 mph
If signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Sunshine State would still have lower limits than some western states. In 2015, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming increased their speed limits to 80 mph, while Utah lawmakers passed a more limited 80 mph speed limit bill in 2013.  more
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Legislative crackdown on Florida’s hemp industry heads to Senate floor
This years’s bill (SB 438) is similar to last year’s — with more restrictions. It would forbid any amount of synthetic cannabinoids, including Delta-8. more
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Genesis Robinson, executive director of Equal Ground, takes the podium at the voting rights day of action in Tallahassee on March, 26, 2025.
Voting rights day of action takes renewed meaning honoring Sen. Thompson
The bill also honors Florida civil rights trailblazers Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore, who established the Brevard County branch of the NAACP and worked to register hundreds of thousands of Black people to vote. The couple died when a bomb exploded in their house on Christmas night, 1951. more
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The Florida Historic Capitol Museum is located in front of the new Capitol building in Tallahassee.
Lawmakers could make property insurers reveal influence of litigation, fees on premiums
The bill, SB 888, would require insurers to file the transparency report with the Office of Insurance Regulation when they request a rate change after October 1st. more
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Medicaid sign at U.S. Senate Democrats’ press conference on Feb. 19, 2025.
Report: Federal Medicaid, SNAP cuts could have crushing blow to Florida’s economy
The analysis concludes Florida would be among the five states hit hardest by the cuts that would lead to a loss of jobs in the health care and food sectors as well as other indirect jobs affected by the elimination of federal spending. more
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Florida Legislature's bills to end CRAs could negatively impact Apopka
The impact of HB 991 on Orange County and Apopka could be significant, especially if CRAs are eliminated over the next two decades. Economic … more
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A farm in Central Florida.
Florida legislators want to pave every rural spot left in the state
If SB 1118 and HB 1209 pass, Orange County’s ability to regulate development—especially through its rural boundary—would be stripped away. more
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Hemp-derived drinks are sold at Herban Flow in St Petersburg.
The latest attempt at hemp regulations in Florida includes a focus on THC beverages
The proposal would restrict the amount of THC per bottle or cans to no more than 5 milligrams. It would ban those drinks being sold at locations other than those already licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, adding additional prohibitions and requirements. more
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Financial missteps dug a multimillion-dollar hole in Florida’s healthcare budget
The nearly $965 million in potential liabilities at Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration could significantly impact Apopka and Orange County residents, particularly those relying on Medicaid and other state-funded healthcare programs. more
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Roads in Steinhatchee remain covered in debris on Oct. 3, 2024, following Hurricane Helene.
Insurance regulators struggle to explain why the stunning 2022 report wasn’t made public
Florida property insurers were pleading for legislative reforms because of liabilities from major storms and excessive litigation. Nevertheless, they were paying billions of dollars to affiliated companies, the document found. more
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The population of the Florida black bear is about what it was a decade ago, yet there are calls for hunting them again.
Push for new Florida bear hunt ignores real source of problems: Humans
One critic of the hunt, Chuck O’Neal of Speak Up Wekiva, said it was as challenging as hunting dairy cows. The bears were that laid back and easy to target. more
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The state has been riveted on the drama unfolding at the Piney Point phosphate mining site near Tampa Bay, but the state is littered with similar facilities, like the one pictured here, that threaten other coastal estuaries.
Florida Legislature advances legal protections for companies that mine phosphate
A bill that would provide new legal protections to companies that mine phosphate in Florida and leave behind radioactive spoils buried underneath the ground won unanimous approval during its first committee stop in the Legislature on Wednesday. more
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Full phone ban in Florida schools gets unanimous support in House committee
The House Education Administration Subcommittee unanimously supported Rep. Demi Busatta’s proposal, HB 949, to ban students from using their phones during the school day. more
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Exemptions to Florida’s open records law now exceed high rises in Miami.
The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too
From March 16-22, 2025, the nation celebrates the 20th anniversary of national Sunshine Week, which originated in Florida. This is why it's important. Exemptions to Florida’s open records law now exceed … more
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University of Florida cornerback Dijon Johnson (27) and safety D.J. Douglas (12) celebrate a big play in the Gasparilla Bowl against Tulane University in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 20, 2024.
Florida House to study name, image, and likeness rights issues
College athletes can sign deals which allow them to earn money for the use of their name, image and likeness for advertisements or other media, such as podcasts or radio show appearances.  more
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Lawmakers convene in a joint session in the Florida House of Representatives chamber to hear Gov. Ron DeSantis deliver the State of the State address on March 4, 2025.
Florida House, Senate leaders launch into session focused on insurance, agriculture
Florida Legislature 2025: Although they pursue different agendas, Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez discussed the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance. more
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The coastline in Steinhatchee remains covered in debris on Oct. 3, 2024, following Hurricane Helene.
Here’s what lawmakers could change about property insurance in the next two months
During the insurance market upheaval following Hurricanes Irma and Michael, insurers raised premiums to cover their losses while their affiliate companies made billions, according to a recent investigation by the Tampa Bay Times. more
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The Florida Historic Capitol Museum is located in front of the new Capitol building in Tallahassee.
Florida Legislature returns Tuesday
Here are some of the bills already been filed in advance of the session scheduled to end on May 2.  more
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State senator wants to remove working caps, mandatory breaks for minors
SB 918, filed Wednesday afternoon, rehashes Republicans’ attempts during the 2024 legislative session to remove break requirements and scheduling limits for teenagers. more
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New regulations on hemp products in Florida introduced in Legislature
After members of the hemp industry applauded DeSantis for vetoing last year’s bill, a number of them later helped fund efforts to prevent the proposed constitutional amendment legalizing the recreational use of cannabis on last November’s ballot. more
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Dunedin City Commissioner Jeff Now at protest at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin on Aug. 27, 2024. The facility was one of the sites where the DeSantis administration proposed development.
To block another golf course debacle, Florida lawmakers try protecting state parks
If passed, Senate Bill SB 80 and its House counterpart HB 209 would ban the construction of golf courses in state parks. more
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