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Florida Charter School Funding Change Proposed
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The Florida Department of Education has started moving forward with a proposed change that would affect charter schools’ eligibilit [...]
New Disney District Board Eyes Lower Tax Rate Amid Florida Gov. DeSantis Feud
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As a feud continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co., property owners in a special district that includes Walt Dis [...]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Highlights ‘Back-To-School’ Sales Tax Holiday
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the beginning of the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which [...]
Two Teens Arrested For Weapon On Campus At Schmidt Elementary School In Brandon
Source: HCSO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Two teenagers are under arrest after bringing what appeared to be a rifle onto a school campus in Brandon [...]
Clearwater Man Sentenced To 15 Years In 2021 Shooting
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - A 27-year-old Clearwater man has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for being a felon [...]
Pasco Schools To Provide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program 23-24 School Year
Pine View Middle School (File Photo)
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - The District School Board of Pasco County is pleased to announce the district will part [...]
Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Adds 4,000 Policies In A Week
Insurance Policy (Source: TFP File Photo)
Continuing to add thousands of customers a week, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had [...]
Florida AG Ashley Moody Warns Of Hackers Accessing Smart TVs
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is continuing the Summer Scams Series with a warning about an emerging [...]
City of Clearwater Organizes Exciting Back-To-School Events At Recreation Centers, Libraries
Source: TFP File
CLEARWATER, Fla - As the new school year approaches, the city of Clearwater wants to remind parents and guardians about the serie [...]
Florida Power & Light, Hurricane Irma Plaintiffs Battle Over New Law
Hurricane Irma Over Florida (NHC)
With two courts looking at the issue, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit are disputing arguments by Florida Po [...]