Florida's Deparment of Education seeks budget boost
Requesting an increase of about $880 million over the current fiscal year's budget
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Requesting an increase of about $880 million over the current fiscal year's budget
Monroe County commissioners have approved a ban on smoking on its beaches and government-owned lands.
The man was involved in a nearby hit and run before crashing into a protective barrier at the military base, authorities said Thursday.
South Florida Democrats came together Thursday morning to criticize Republican Senator Marco Rubio for co-sponsoring a bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks.
An Okaloosa County Chick-fil-A worker temporarily tabled his fast food restaurant duties to come to the aid of a carjacking victim.
University of Florida landed in 5th spot, Florida State cracked the top 20 at 19.
In a surprise move, defense attorneys for Nikolas Cruz announced Wednesday that it has rested its case, prompting a rebuke from the judge.
Lawmakers placed the proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot
Eye on Earth: Raising awareness about the impact of climate change.
The raises apply to 95 job classifications, including cooks, housekeepers, front desk clerks, and security workers
The incidents were driven, in part, by widespread disinformation and conspiracy theories
The state is trying to fend off a potential class-action lawsuit alleging that the Medicaid program is denying coverage for incontinence supplies.
In 2021, more than 25,000 incidents of missing children were reported in Florida, and those still missing are the focus of a ceremony to not only raise awareness but to recognize the work of those who have worked to reunite kids and their families.
New state law restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms
Instagram post claimed the sun doesn't cause cancer and implored people not to wear sunscreen because it was poisonous
As they prepare for the 2022-2023 season, Florida citrus growers are using 32,046 fewer acres than during the past season.
Contractors have launched an appeal in a legal battle about part of a new Florida property insurance law.
A series of hydrogen fuel leaks and other problems halted back-to-back launch attempts last week
Attorney General Ashley Moody's office said late Tuesday that it thinks the Florida Supreme Court should reverse a decades-old position that a privacy clause in the state Constitution protects abortion rights.
After establishing a six-month program to save certain commuters about $10 a month on tolls, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to expand the program next year.
It's the 20th panther death this year attributed to a fatal collision
Eric Merda said it took him three days to find help after the attack
Authorities said the alligator responsible for the attack has been captured.
A woman has been charged with child neglect
Of the 30 candidates endorsed by DeSantis in the Aug. 23 elections, 19 won, five lost and six are headed to runoffs
Florida will begin issuing newly designed driver licenses and ID cards featuring enhanced security measures and symbols of the state's history and wildlife.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to designate more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR.
Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer.
The death penalty phase begins for Alberto Sierra, who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and her two young daughters in 2012.
Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, is scheduled to become the 16th person executed in Florida this year after he was convicted of killing Carolyn Monfort in 1995.
Florida will begin issuing newly designed driver licenses and ID cards featuring enhanced security measures and symbols of the state's history and wildlife.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to designate more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR.
Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer.
The death penalty phase begins for Alberto Sierra, who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and her two young daughters in 2012.
Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, is scheduled to become the 16th person executed in Florida this year after he was convicted of killing Carolyn Monfort in 1995.
A South Florida man has reunited with his wife after a federal judge ordered his immediate release following eight months in ICE detention.
An FIU expert says the timing of the Army's Cuba planning message may be tied to South Florida political interests.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Campaign finance records and tax filings raise questions about how $5 million moved through Secure Florida's Future.
Florida voters deserve to hear the candidates address property taxes, insurance, the economy, education, health care, and other major issues facing the state.
Rodriguez criticized Salazar's response to Trump's immigration policies and said she has failed to address the cost of living.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
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