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Florida's lawmakers might only officially meet for a few months each year, but the work continues full-time in their districts. Here's how the state compensates your elected representatives.
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stock.adobe.comHillsborough schools are rolling out smart sensors that detect vape clouds, the Legislature's last week, meeting a Tampa City Council member and taking a dive at an aquarium in Lecanto.
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The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.
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After spending the past 12 years solidifying a Hall of Fame resume in Tampa Bay, receiver Mike Evans is headed to San Francisco on a reported three-year, $60.4 million contract. -
The Florida House renewed but again added limits to the governor’s emergency spending fund. But with just days left in session, the Senate hasn’t signed on. -
The concerns originate in a state-commissioned environmental assessment on the Everglades detention site, which has detained thousands of migrants since opening last summer. -
The judge ordered Leapfrog to remove grades for five hospitals in the Palm Beach Health Network, which filed a lawsuit alleging misleading practices under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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