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Florida Governor Wants Suspended Sheriff's Lawsuit Dismissed

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the sheriff who he suspended and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting.

Spring Breakers To Face Severe Rip Currents, Rain And Colder Weather

Tampa Police Monitor Area Mosques Following Deadly New Zealand Shooting

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'Clear' Similarities Between Ethiopian And Indonesian Plane Crashes, Official Says

Updated at 6:03 p.m. ET Data retrieved from the black boxes of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board last week show "clear" similarities with the crash of a Lion Air jet in Indonesia last October. Both crashes involved the same model of plane: the Boeing 737 Max 8. Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges, who announced the findings on Sunday, said the government would release more detailed information within a month. As Russell Lewis reported Sunday for NPR's...

Dick Dale, Surf Guitar Legend, Dead At 81

Bernie Sanders Pledges To Do A Better Job Of Explaining Socialism

DeSantis Steps Up Alzheimer’s Efforts

By News Service of Florida • 2 hours ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state Department of Health to add Alzheimer’s disease and related types of dementia as a priority in the State Health Improvement Plan.

Lawmakers Ready To Shift Regulatory Power To AHCA

By News Service of Florida • 2 hours ago

Lawmakers are poised to give the Agency for Health Care Administration complete rule-making authority over hospice care, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes and adult day-care programs.

Florida TaxWatch Releases Assessment On Economic Impact Of Florida College System

By Kevin Del Orbe • 2 hours ago

Florida watchdog TaxWatch has released it’s assessment of the Florida College System. Their research found the schools raise wages for their graduates and boost the state’s economy.

Agricultural Commissioner Says More Employees Needed To Process Background Checks

By Blaise Gainey • 2 hours ago

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried wants the legislature to provide 77 full time employees to help process background checks for gun licensing.

Florida Governor Wants Suspended Sheriff's Lawsuit Dismissed

By The Associated Press • 2 hours ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the sheriff who he suspended and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting.

Tampa Police Monitor Area Mosques Following Deadly New Zealand Shooting

By Ashley Lisenby • 2 hours ago

Tampa area Muslims are mourning the deaths of at least 49 people in attacks on a pair of mosques in New Zealand Friday.

Hassan Shibly, attorney and chief executive director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Tampa, took to social media early Friday morning to share his thoughts.

Spring Breakers To Face Severe Rip Currents, Rain And Colder Weather

By Monique O. Madan • 2 hours ago

As rainy weather and cooler temperatures approach South Florida, so will dangerous rip currents meteorologists say.

According to the National Weather Service, a severe rip current warning will be in effect from Tuesday to Thursday.

The advisory, which will occur during most students’ spring break, will affect any beach along the east coast from the Florida Keys all the way up to the West Palm area.

Read more at our news partner, the Miami Herald.

Certificate Of Need Repeal Teed Up In The House

By News Service of Florida • Mar 15, 2019

A House panel on Thursday approved a proposed repeal of the state’s certificate of need program for hospitals, nursing homes and hospices.

House, Senate Unveil New Voucher Program As Opposition Lines Up

By Lynn Hatter • Mar 15, 2019

The Florida House and Senate are at odds over how to make good on Governor Ron DeSantis’s promise to eliminate a 13,000 student wait list for private school scholarships.

Constitution Revision Commission Repeal Bill Advances

By Blaise Gainey • Mar 15, 2019

Lawmakers are considering a plan to get rid of Florida’s Constitution Revision. After some say the board is out of control. Blaise Gainey reports.

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