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Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week to simulate how the utility would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid.
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Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, a bill waiting for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature would make energy affordability and availability the main focus.
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For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring.
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Carter Verhaeghe scored the fifth overtime winner in his career, lifting a backhander past Andrei Vasilevskiy. The series heads to Tampa for Games 3 and 4.
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Warren, who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August, made the announcement in a video posted on social media.
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People from Florida will have to travel farther, with the nearest clinic to offer abortion later in pregnancy without a three-day wait in Virginia. And it's not only Florida residents who will be affected.
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Two graduate students from China whose studies were put on hold, and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants, are suing Florida education officials.
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The governor said he is sending a mix of law enforcement, fish and wildlife and National Guard personnel to the waters around Florida's southern peninsula.
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Martin Garcia is departing as chairman of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, a week after the district’s administrator left.
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After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states, including Florida.
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It comes after Gov. DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for any DEI programs, and in response to the University of Florida and other schools eliminating their programs.
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After a challenge to a law critics dub "Don't Say Gay," students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction. Both sides claimed victories in the settlement.