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Florida Tourism Hits Record Number In 2022
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Bolstered by travelers from other states, Florida had a record 137.6 million visitors in 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said Wedne [...]
Al Sharpton Leads March Targeting DeSantis At Florida Capitol
Florida's rejection of an African American studies course continued to draw criticism Wednesday, as Black lawmakers, religious leaders and civil-righ [...]
Florida Breaks Record For Highest Visitation In State History
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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida had record visitation in 2022. VISIT FLORIDA estimates that Florida welcomed 13 [...]
Florida Lawmakers Look At ‘Save Our Homes’ Change
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A proposal to change the state’s Save Our Homes property-tax cap cleared its first legislative committee on Wednesday, despite conc [...]
Catalytic Converter Thefts Targeted In Florida
Catalytic Converter Theft Caught On Camera In Winter Haven, TFP File Photo
Florida lawmakers are moving forward with proposals to crack down on th [...]
Second Arrest Made In The Murder Of St. Petersburg Teen
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An 18-year-old St. Petersburg man has been arrested in the December murder of a 15-year-old.
On February 14th, St. Pet [...]
FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center In Hillsborough Set To Close
FEMA Personnel Speaks with Survivor About Recovery Assistance (Photo by FEMA Photographer)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Ce [...]
Partisan Florida School Board Races Backed
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A Florida House panel on Tuesday took a first step toward shifting to partisan school-board elections and backed a proposal t [...]
State Attorney Suspended By Florida Gov. DeSantis Heads To Atlanta Appeals Court
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Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren will ask an Atlanta-based appeals court to review a federal judge’s ru [...]
Florida Lawmakers Target Constitutional Amendments
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Florida lawmakers Tuesday began moving forward with a ballot proposal that would make it harder to change the state Constitution an [...]