Florida plans to end all childhood vaccine mandates, first state to do so
Florida and other states have required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.
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Florida and other states have required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo describes current vaccine requirements as an immoral intrusion on rights. He argues that parents should make health decisions for their children.
The case focuses heavily on a plan to widen the turnpike from six to 10 lanes and raises a series of arguments.
Paul Renner enters the race without the support of Gov. DeSantis or President Trump.
The data showed that 29,455 abortions had been reported this year as of Monday.
Florida plans to resume taking in immigrants at a controversial detention center in if an appeals court pauses a judge's order that required winding down operations at the facility.
The average price was $3.30 a gallon a year ago.
The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is tentatively scheduled to meet during the afternoon of Sept. 22
Former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody began a legal battle with the Biden administration four years ago.
South Florida AFL-CIO president Jeffrey Mitchell said immigration and deportation crackdowns are slowing construction projects.
Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot on Sunday, the Seminoles said Monday.
A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn which led to the crash is facing vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations.
Three people who were killed in a crash on the Florida Turnpike on Aug. 12 when an undocumented truck driver made an illegal U-turn were Haitian immigrants who previously lived in South Florida and were returning home, according to CBS Miami News partner The Miami Herald.
It's free and available to AAA members and non-members.
Jim goes one-on-one with the attorney opposing the proposed Florida Power & Light rate hike, which totals nearly $10 billion over the next four years.
Democratic congressman speaks out on FEMA cuts and immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed in an email that detainees there are being moved to other facilities.
An emergency meeting is planned for Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale as that city and others across Florida are facing state orders to remove rainbow crosswalks by early next month.
Florida's freshwater springs, vital for drinking water and tourism, are increasingly threatened by pollution, development and climate change.
The immigration detention center may soon be empty of detainees.
A new Associated Press report shows Florida has already spent $218 million on the controversial Everglades detention site, and it could cost another $15–20 million to dismantle it following a federal judge’s shutdown order.
Spirit Airlines again filed for bankruptcy protection from its debts only months after emerging from Chapter 11.
Gov. DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing a Miami-Dade couple in 1990, as Florida sets a record number of executions.
Authorities said Curtis Windom, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection.
Six men were arrested in Franklin County during a multi-agency undercover sting targeting online child predators in North Florida.
