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Associated PressMarch 27, 2015

The Florida House wants school districts to start requiring students to wear uniforms. The House on Friday passed a bill that would pay school districts extra money if they put in the requirement for students in elementary and middle schools. The bill passed by a 102-8 vote. Legislators backing the proposal say that uniforms could […]

Brendan FarringtonMarch 27, 2015

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Florida legislators filed more than 1,700 bills for consideration during their two-month Session that ends in May. Some are routine, some deal with high-profile issues such as abortion and guns, and some are just odd. Here’s a look at a few that fall into the last category: UNDERWEAR, OVERWEAR It would be illegal for stores […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2015

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Bob Inglis believes that climate change is man-made and very real, and he’s trying to persuade his fellow conservatives to believe that as well. Cynics might say he’s fighting a losing cause, but the former U.S. Representative from South Carolina thinks there are free enterprise solutions to climate change, and is convinced it’s the elixir […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2015

Bob Inglis believes that climate change is man-made and very real, and he’s trying to persuade his fellow conservatives to believe that as well. Cynics might say he’s fighting a losing cause, but the former U.S. Representative from South Carolina thinks there are free enterprise solutions to climate change, and is convinced it’s the elixir […]

James CallMarch 27, 2015

The personal identifying information of more than 200,000 Floridians who had applied for public benefits may have been stolen and sold, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. A joint federal-state investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Cora Eutsay, who used her position at CareerSource South Florida in Opa-Locka to access […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2015

A hospice care group is facing imminent revocation of its license to administer services in Florida on a technicality, despite concern over the interruption of care administered to terminally ill patients who rely on their delicate work. The state Agency for Health Care Administration has denied Compassionate Care Hospice‘s motion to stay a disruption in payment to the group […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 27, 2015

Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. Climate Change. That should sufficiently annoy Gov. Rick Scott, who is accused of directing state employees in various departments, particularly the Florida Department of Environmental […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 27, 2015

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Conservationist Mallory Lykes Dimmitt, biologist Joe Guthrie and photographer Carlton Ward Jr. sat secluded while eating lunch in the back room of a Tallahassee restaurant on Thursday, unaware that rain that had begun pouring down outside. A week earlier they would have been out in the weather while hiking, bicycling, paddling and camping on a […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2015

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With 16 Jacksonville City Council seats up for grabs on Tuesday (three candidates ran unopposed), there were obviously winners and losers to be found across the board. This post will evaluate the five At Large races, looking at who might have outperformed expectations and who didn’t achieve what seemed possible before the election. A separate […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2015

Florida’s relaxed rules regarding who can use a gun have led to critics call it “Gunshine State.” And that was before this year’s Legislative Session got underway. Current proposals before state lawmakers this spring include a proposal that would allow college students to carry concealed weapons on campus. They’re also considering arming public school personnel to help […]

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Family members appear behind a pile of debris outside their home in Steinhatchee, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm Thursday night. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

Florida House: Students should wear school uniforms

Toilets, lingerie, shacking up: Some of Florida’s odd bills

Former GOP Rep. Bob Inglis advises “breathing room” for conservatives to accept climate change

Former GOP Rep. Bob Inglis advises "breathing room" for conservatives to accept climate change

ACCESS Florida data breached; woman charged with selling client info

Compassionate Care Hospice group faces shutdown despite good-faith effort

Progress Florida poll: Climate change top issue for Floridians

After 1,000-mile trek, trio meets with legislators to talk conservation

Jax At Large council races: winners and losers

New survey says most Floridians oppose guns on campuses bill