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The settlement agreement stems from a state court fight over how Walt Disney World can be developed. It follows Governor Ron DeSantis’ takeover of the resort’s government.
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A video showing legislators dancing was taken in the Florida Legislature in May 2023, as legislators there celebrated "Boots Day" and line-danced in the House chamber.
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Florida lawmakers for the second year in a row have approved proposals to expand the number of Black farmers eligible for medical-marijuana licenses, opening the door for three farmers who did not meet muster during a 2022 application period.
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Miami City Manager Art Noriega promised to present a "full accounting" of the city's business transactions with a furniture company owned by his wife's family. Two months later, the report is out — and it omits more than $150,000 worth of purchases.
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Local elections are taking place on March 19 in 23 of Palm Beach County’s 39 municipalities, from incorporated villages and small towns to major cities like West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach. Multiple local seats are up for grabs, while voters will also decide several ballot questions.
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At $7.03 billion, lawmakers fully funded a federal program that supports new mothers and babies. Policy experts had been anticipating a $1 billion funding shortfall.
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Florida’s agriculture industry hopes a newly passed bill that would limit local regulations on farmworker housing will bring in more non-immigrant foreign workers.
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Speaking on WLRN, Florida Democratic Party Chair, Nikki Fried, explained her decision to suspend three local party leaders so close to voting in a high-stakes election year.
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Insolvency means that a company cannot pay its bills today. That’s not so for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurer.
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The two Republican Florida senators penned a strongly-worded letter to President Biden demanding that he inform Floridians of the White House plans to address the unfolding humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti and prevent what they anticipate to be a “drastic influx of Haitians” to the state.
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For over two months Art Noriega's office has said a full accounting of furniture contracts between the city and his wife's family company would soon be released.
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With Republicans accusing President Joe Biden and his administration of failing to enforce basic immigration laws and secure the U.S. southern border, the issue of immigration is particularly complicated in Miami-Dade, where more than half of the county’s residents were born abroad.