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Florida should use next six months to prepare for the 2025 …
Dec 5, 2024 · Climate Change; Environment; Politics & Law; Commentary Florida should use next six months to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season Next year’s storms will likely be just as powerful as this year’s, but the Legislature says we can’t talk about why
Pasco County Sheriff's Office settles 'intelligence-led policing ...
Dec 5, 2024 · The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has admitted in a settlement agreement made public on Wednesday that its policy of keeping a list of people considered likely to commit future crimes and sending deputies to their homes violated the U.S. Constitution. As part of the settlement, the office will pay $105,000 to four Pasco County residents […]
Flags ordered at half-staff Saturday to remember attack on Pearl …
Dec 6, 2024 · President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis have ordered flags lowered Saturday to honor those killed and injured during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Dec. 7, 1941, attack prompted the United States’ entry into World War II. More than 2,400 Americans were killed in the early morning weekend attack at the U.S. […]
Florida lawmakers recall what led to 60% threshold to pass ...
Nov 6, 2024 · While the constitutional amendments on recreational cannabis and abortion rights both received strong support on Election Day, getting 56% and 57%, respectively, they both failed to become law because of the 60% required threshold for passage, one of the toughest such requirements in the nation. As advocates consider what it will take to get both […]
Patronis wants Joe Gruters to succeed him as Florida's chief …
Dec 4, 2024 · Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis says he wants Sarasota County Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters to replace him when he steps down early next year to run for a Congress. In a message posted on X on Wednesday morning, Patronis, who has already been endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump in the special election scheduled […]
Hurricanes potentially spread more than a hundred invasive …
Dec 11, 2024 · Recent hurricanes and associated flooding may have transported hundreds of nonnative species into Florida and Georgia, according to maps prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary map for Hurricane Helene indicates that 222 nonnative species “had the potential to spread due to storm-related flooding, of which 90 species are considered invasive and likely […]
Florida Medicaid managed care plans score middle of the road on …
Nov 14, 2024 · Florida Medicaid managed care plans — the coverage offered to millions of the state’s low-income residents — scored in the middle on industry report cards assessing the quality of care people receive. The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in September its 2024 report cards that rank commercial, …
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
Mar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The measure still needs to be signed by Gov. […]
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
Jun 6, 2024 · Florida lawmakers passed a measure this year allowing physicians trained in other countries to be licensed in Florida without completing a residency, and the Florida Board of Medicine is starting to grapple with the change. Under the “Live Healthy” initiative Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spearheaded during this year’s legislative session, foreign-trained physicians with active ...