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Top Reasons To Relocate And Start Again
The world is packed to the rafters with brand-new places to see and towns to visit. There are monuments and museums, beaches and lakes, and it's all [...]
Florida Senate Releases Proposed Tax Breaks
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The Senate on Monday released a tax package that includes sales-tax holidays, along with tax breaks on baby and toddler pro [...]
Father And 2 Young Children Killed In Lithia Fire
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A family has been torn apart on Monday when a fire ripped through a mobile home, killing a father and two young child [...]
New Study: Florida Ranks No. 3 For Romance Scams in 2022, Record $1.3B Stolen in U.S.
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A new study shows Americans lost a record $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022, up 138% from $547 million in 2021. This marks th [...]
Florida Justices Decline To Hear Rent Control Fight
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The Florida Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a battle about an effort to impose rent controls in O [...]
Mossy Timber Boulevard To Be Closed At US 41 In Land O’ Lakes
Mossy Timber Boulevard To Be Closed In Land O' Lakes
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - Mossy Timber Boulevard will be closed for roadway reconstruction work a [...]
One Adult, 2 Children Die After Fire In Lithia Manufactured Home
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LITHIA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a fire at a manufactured home off Pritcher Road in [...]
Florida GOP Voter Edge Tops 454,000
GOP (TFP File Photo)
The Republican Party of Florida last month continued to extend its voter-registration advantage over the Florida Democratic P [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Ratchets Up Fight With Disney Saying Unused Land Owned By Disney Could Be A Prison Site
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (TFP File Photo)
Escalating his attacks on Walt Disney Co., Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced plans to revoke change [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Says Disney’s “Sloppy Scheme” Is Off To Neverland
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and members of the Legisl [...]