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It’s worth noting that there are at present no heat-exposure safety rules at the Florida State or federal levels, so this basically means no protections allowed.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is sending National and Florida State Guard troops to Texas to help that state put up razor wire fences on the southern border, a move in apparent defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the contentious immigration issue....

When 17 nursing homes closed in Ohio in fiscal 2023, the Ohio Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes in the state, echoed a refrain often used by the industry to explain closures and get more funding from the state: Medicaid reimbursement rates are too low and it is too hard to find staff....

In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday....

With the measure’s supporters getting close to meeting the petition signature requirement, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month about a proposed constitutional amendment ensuring abortion rights in the state....

In Wednesday statement, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo repeated his claims that DNA fragments used to develop the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine could integrate into human DNA...

Read it yourself: All 673 books removed from Orange classrooms

Hitmaker P!nk has teamed with free-speech advocates PEN America and will distribute banned books at her first couple of concert stops in Florida this week....

An Osceola County deputy sheriff who was arrested last month in Orlando after being accused of domestic violence had a pattern of abuse for years against a fellow deputy he was dating who later reported him to Orlando police, according to court records recently made public....

Daniel Wheeler, a tag-team champion in All Elite Wrestling, was arrested Friday morning by the Orlando Police Department and charged with one count of aggravated assault with a firearm....

Florida bans AP psychology, College Board says, because of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation, which violate state rules.

The electric car bill, SB 284, sponsored by Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Lake Mary, would have required all state and local governments, colleges and universities to buy vehicles based on their lowest lif…

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones answer some rapid-fire Dolphins questions including if Tua Tagovailoa’s jiu-jitsu lessons will make a difference.

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