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Florida News Archive

May 1, 2024

Snake release looks to restore ecosystem

Bristol – In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.
Apr 30, 2024

Florida, other states target Title IX rule

Tallahassee – Targeting issues about sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida joined three other states Monday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
Apr 29, 2024

State eyes increased calls on wildlife

Tallahassee – Bears and coyotes and raccoons, oh my!

As Florida’s population expands, state wildlife officials have seen a more than 33 percent increase in calls for assistance related to wild animals during the past five years, according to a presentation that could go before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week.

Apr 26, 2024

Florida seeks stay in wetlands permitting fight

Tallahassee – Pointing to what it called “irreparable injuries,” Florida has asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a district judge’s ruling as a legal battle continues to play out about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands.
Apr 25, 2024

Another look sought in redistricting case

Tallahassee – Voting-rights groups want a federal court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan, pointing to the “outsized” role that Gov. Ron DeSantis played in pushing the plan through the Legislature.
Apr 24, 2024

BP money aims to bolster workforce training

Tallahassee – Triumph Gulf Coast earlier this month surpassed the milestone of distributing more than $550 million in grant awards stemming from the BP oil spill settlement, with much of the funding going toward schools in an effort to boost the North Florida region’s local workforce.
Apr 23, 2024

Biden’s Florida visit highlighting abortion

Tallahassee – President Joe Biden is traveling to Tampa Tuesday as he shows his support for abortion rights — an issue Democratic party leaders believe will help their ticket up and down the ballot in November.
Apr 22, 2024

FHSAA mulls esports

Tallahassee – The Florida High School Athletic Association could potentially sanction competitive video gaming, or esports, as an official sport, amid growing interest from member schools.
Apr 19, 2024

DeSantis ok’s chaplains in schools

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a measure that will authorize school districts to allow volunteer school chaplains to provide services to students, amid opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Apr 18, 2024

Graham remembered as ‘a friend and a consummate public servant’

Tallahassee – As recollections and praise pour in for former U.S. senator and two-term Florida governor Bob Graham, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff.
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