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The newest member of Congress comes from South Florida. Finding a new Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent is happening fast — too fast for some. And Miami Beach's Ocean Drive will open up again soon for cars.

Gov. DeSantis calls Florida a "free state" in his annual address this week. But one Democrat vying for his job says he’s like a dictator.

A bill being considered by legislators would cut the required time that a nurse or certified nursing assistant spends with a patient in a long-term care facility from 3.6 hours to one hour. It would also permit nonmedical staff to replace CNAs for 2.5 hours every day.

Opened in 1958, the Deauville resort may soon be demolished if found structurally unfit to save. The building's likely destruction is devastating to the city's Historic Preservation Board.

At least a million more Floridians likely will get infected with the highly contagious omicron variant by the end of January.

The first week of the legislative session is here. Urban farms hope to solve food deserts in Palm Beach County. And cruise ships continue sailing during omicron.

Russia "won't rule out" sending military to the Americas if the U.S. keeps aiding Ukraine. Washington is warning Moscow not to act on its "bluster."

Florida’s official state pie is key lime. Now, there’s a move in the Legislature to designate strawberry shortcake as the official state dessert.

In the first week of the Florida legislative session, a bipartisan state Senate committee will consider moving a draft U.S House district map and a state Senate map forward to a floor vote.

A plan that would allow local ordinances to get automatically blocked if they’re challenged is moving ahead. The proposal goes hand-in-hand with another measure that would let businesses sue local governments over policies that cause a revenue loss of 15% or more. Local government groups say the bill is better, but they’re still worried about its impact.

Wildlife managers have warned that as warming waters change where fish and other marine life live, existing conservation efforts will become less effective.

A non-profit urban farm partners with city and community stakeholders to produce a food forest that aims to address the city's food desert.