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Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor's wifeFlorida’s child welfare agency has sent a letter to a newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife. The foundation is the subject of an investigation.
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Florida’s attorney general asked federal courts Wednesday to let authorities enforce a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials.
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The capybara is a semi-aquatic South American relative of the guinea pig. Curious patrons who want to spend time with them can do so at Capybara Cafe in St. Augustine, Florida.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations.
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As production of the state’s signature crop has declined in recent years, many citrus farmers have sold their land rather than wait for the development of a genetically modified tree that could save their groves
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The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department over discrimination allegations.
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New research released this month by the Census Bureau shows that around 80% of people who wrote that their background was Middle Eastern or North African identified as white on the 2020 census questionnaire. About 16% identified themselves as "some other race."
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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in an order released on Monday that Ryan Routh’s trial will begin Sept. 8 instead of the previously scheduled Feb. 10 start date. Routh has pleaded not guilty.
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Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus. But last year more people moved there than to any other U.S. county. The migration reflects a growing trend all over the country: the rise of far-flung exurbs.
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Up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent hurricanes. And people who might move to Florida are contemplating whether it's worth the risk to come to a hurricane-prone state.
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Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries.
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The class action lawsuit says Disney workers in California were told they had to move to a new office campus in Orlando only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.