Tag: Florida state government
Florida urges US to import less expensive Canadian drugs
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After two years of lobbying to lower prescription drug costs for Floridians, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he's waiting for...
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...
Operation Though Shalt Not Steal nets church theft suspects
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida-based group of Romanian nationals stole $740,000 from hundreds of churches by taking donation checks from their mailboxes and cashing...
Florida governor signs bill for Seminole sports betting deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Seminole Tribe would be able to operate sports betting and add roulette and craps to its casinos and Florida would...
Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Standing at a lectern with a sign reading “STOP BIG TECH CENSORSHIP," Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on...
Wildfire closes stretch of Interstate 95 in central Florida
FELLSMERE, Fla. — A wildfire forced the closure Friday of several miles of Interstate 95 in central Florida, authorities said.
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Disney CEO says attendance caps at parks being raised
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney's top executive says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to ease up mask-wearing requirements for fully vaccinated people...
Parkland sheriff gets job reviewing red light tickets
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former South Florida sheriff who was removed from office by the governor because of his agency's response to the...
DeSantis: Florida will fill void if small cruise lines leave
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise...
New Florida law seeks to protect state from sea level rise
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida — one of the most vulnerable places in the world to sea level rise — will spend hundreds of millions...
