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After easily winning re-election in November, state Sen. Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, is preparing to run for another term in 2028. Avila opened a campaign account this week to run again in Miami-Dade County’s Senate District 39, according to the state Division of Elections website.
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A springs-advocacy group is challenging newly proposed state rules, saying they will not adequately prevent water withdrawals that could harm what are designated as “Outstanding Florida Springs.”
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The Mortgage Firm, Inc. agreed to provide $1.75 million for a program to help with home purchases, refinancing and home-improvement loans in predominantly Black and Hispanic areas in Miami-Dade County, according to a Justice Department news release and the settlement.
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Here are counties with the most abortions, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration. The numbers reflect county residents who had abortions, not necessarily the counties where abortions took place.
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Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, which has been the state’s bird since 1927. The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state songbird.
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The ruling comes after Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass the abortion ballot measure, filed a notice that it was dropping its challenge against the state.
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A record 7.1 million Floridians are expected to travel more than 50 miles during the end-of-year holiday period, and most of them will drive.
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In a win for Florida Power & Light, the state Supreme Court declined to take up a dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent power outages during 2017’s Hurricane Irma.
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An open carry billed filed for consideration during the 2025 Legislative Session would allow Floridians to openly carry firearms and repeal a “red-flag” law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
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Visit Florida, the state’s tourism agency, has added $1 million to an effort to counter fallout from media coverage of three hurricanes that hit the state this year.
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Saying it opposes “any form of academic censorship,” the United Faculty of Florida on Monday objected to a directive issued this month by university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues about reviewing textbooks and other materials for “antisemitic material” or “anti-Israeli” bias.
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Rejecting arguments by Florida and three other states, a federal judge Tuesday refused to grant a preliminary injunction against a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.