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Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars. Experts say vehicle temperatures can rise 20 degrees in just 10 minutes, even on mild days, putting children at serious risk.
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A new Florida law taking effect Tuesday, July 1, will mandate that all high school student-athletes take an electrocardiogram or EKG before they can compete on school sports teams. Electrocardiograms or EKGs can detect deadly heart conditions.
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Rep. Kat Cammack tells the Wall Street Journal that doctors delayed ending her life-threatening pregnancy because they were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail.
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“Our state is already projecting significant ongoing budget challenges and everyday Floridians are facing mounting challenges, just to make ends meet,” FPI CEO Sadaf Knight said in a statement. “This moment calls for making investments in public services, raising additional revenue and in expanding economic security — by choosing not to do so, the Legislature is putting their head in the sand.”
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Acquiring a medical marijuana license, setting up facilities and securing dispensary locations costs tens of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, hemp retailers can set up shop faster, easier and cheaper.
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Millions of Floridians may see steep cuts to food aid, or the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program and nearly $700 billion in reduced spending in Medicaid under the president's "Big, Beautiful" bill in Congress
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Attorney General James Uthmeier says Contac Medical Supply and its Miami-based reseller sold devices that secretly sent sensitive health data to China.
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Boca Helping Hands, which serves 35,000 people a year with food, job training and financial assistance, was already feeling the pressure from earlier federal budget cuts and a significant drop in food donations.
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Norín Dollard, director of Kids Count and a senior analyst for the Florida Policy Institute, said the rankings are relative, but they do reveal areas that can be improved.
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Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets only waste, fraud and abuse.
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The new law will fill in the gaps in learning opportunities by offering an extra year of Early Steps and a specialized summer program
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President Donald Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” could block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, limiting access to care for the clinic's patients.