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Rebecca Blackwell/APPassengers are booking trips and cruise companies are holding firm on prices. It makes for pretty fair weather for the cruise industry despite worries over consumer spending and confidence. -
City of Lake Worth BeachLake Worth Beach has traditionally flown only two flags alongside the U.S. flag: the LGBTQIA+ pride and Haitian flags. That changed on July 1 when the commission quietly voted 4-1 against raising the Haitian flag, citing First Amendment concerns.
Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades. -
The two lawmakers jointly reintroduced the Flood Insurance Relief Act on Thursday to give Americans a non-refundable tax deduction on flood insurance premiums paid through the National Flood Insurance Program or private insurers. -
The case centered on Congressional District 5, which in the past stretched from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee, and elected Black Democrat Al Lawson. During the 2022 redistricting process, DeSantis argued that keeping such a district would be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and successfully pressured lawmakers to overhaul the district.
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