Tag: Florida state government
Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind...
Florida House OK’s campus ‘viewpoint diversity’ measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican-led effort promoting ideological diversity on college campuses won approval Thursday in the Florida House after sparking debate over intellectual...
Critics: Doctor’s note for vaccine unfairly penalizing poor
FORT LAUDEDALE, Fla. — Claes Bell repeatedly called his doctor, leaving multiple messages and emails, desperate to get him to sign a state form...
Horse dies, 2 men injured when car crashes into carriage
SHADY HILLS, Fla. — A car crashed into a horse-drawn carriage on a dark road, killing the horse and seriously injuring two people, the...
Florida governor gathers experts to validate COVID response
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and...
Florida governor gathers experts to validate COVID response
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and...
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls' and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House...
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”
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Extent of COVID-19 vaccine waste remains largely unknown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone...
Ticket to be dismissed for driver who swerved to avoid sofa
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A driver who crashed her car while swerving to avoid a couch falling from a truck on Interstate 95 may...
