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Dec 18, 2023

Money eyed for transportation funding ‘gap’

Tallahassee – A $7 billion program to advance a series of transportation projects hit a funding gap as it enters its second year and will require more money than initially planned from the state’s general-revenue fund.

Dec 15, 2023

FAU required to redo presidential search

Tallahassee – The state university system’s Board of Governors on Thursday required Florida Atlantic University to restart its search for a president, as the board plans to revamp rules about schools’ searches for leaders.

Dec 14, 2023

More organizations eyed as vouchers expand

Tallahassee – As organizations that administer Florida’s school vouchers deal with what one official called “the most complex set of programs” in the country, lawmakers are looking at bringing in more of the so-called scholarship funding organizations.

Dec 13, 2023

Trial starts in battle over transgender treatments

Tallahassee – With the mother of a transgender girl testifying that it would be “devastating” if the child could not get treatment, a federal judge Wednesday began a trial in a constitutional challenge to Florida restrictions on such things as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.

Dec 12, 2023

State targets nursing home kids ruling

Tallahassee – Florida is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a district judge’s ruling in a decade-long battle about children with complex medical needs receiving care in nursing homes, describing a key part of the ruling as an “arbitrary and unachievable” goal.

Dec 11, 2023

Orlando to Tampa rail proposal chugs along

Tallahassee – Passenger rail service in Florida wasn’t included Friday as the White House announced awarding $8.2 billion for a series of major rail projects.

Dec 8, 2023

Lawmakers seek study of EV impacts

Tallahassee – With concerns raised about a proposed annual registration fee on electric vehicles amounting to a “double tax,” House members want a study about impacts of the increased number of electric vehicles on Florida roads.

Dec 7, 2023

Justices weigh Worrell suspension

Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in an attempt by suspended Central Florida prosecutor Monique Worrell to get her job back after Gov. Ron DeSantis ousted the Democrat this summer.

Dec 6, 2023

DeSantis proposes $114.4B state budget

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pitched a $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year that includes a variety of tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and police recruitment bonuses.

Dec 5, 2023

State grapples with physician shortage

Tallahassee – With Florida’s population growing and an anticipated shortfall of nearly 18,000 physicians by 2035, a research arm of the Legislature is suggesting ways that lawmakers could increase retention of new doctors.
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