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The company reviewing Florida's new state test is meeting with South Florida districts Wednesday. At least one superintendent wants the state to switch to paper-and-pencil exams.

State Test Reviewer Meeting With South Florida School Districts

The firm checking whether Florida’s new state test is valid is meeting with South Florida school districts Wednesday. The state hired Alpine Testing...

According to KidsAndCars.org, at least 694 children have died from heatstroke in vehicles in the United States over the past 20 years. Florida ranks the 2nd highest state with the most child vehicular heatstroke deaths with a total of 91 fatalities from 1992-present.

2nd Hot Car Death In FL Reported

An 18-month-old girl has died after her mother inadvertently left her in the back seat of the car while she went inside to teach at a Panama City...

Nigerians Express Outrage Over Parliament's 'Wardrobe Allowance'

Nigerians are outraged over the clothing allowance given to lawmakers. In a country where the average person lives on dollars a day, the nation's 469 lawmakers will share a $43 million allowance.

A Confederate flag that's part of a Civil War memorial on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse flies during a Martin Luther King Day rally in 2008. The state is under fire for continuing to fly the flag.

S.C. State Legislator Hopes To Remove Confederate Flag This Summer

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with South Carolina State Rep. Doug Brannon, who says he wants to fast-track a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds.

DEP Considers Cattle Grazing at Myakka River State Park

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection may start cattle grazing in Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County.Local community members are…

An undated photo of the House chamber in the state capitol.

Medicaid Dispute Still Threatens On-Time Legislative Adjournment

Unionized medical staff from Jackson Health System taunted Governor Rick Scott in the capitol rotunda over his opposition to expanding Medicaid....

Sun Country Launches Direct Flight from Ft. Myers to Puerto Rico

Sun Country Airlines’ held its inaugural flight from Fort Myers to San Juan, Puerto Rico this week. There was a small reception at the terminal where…

Report: Jeb Bush Self-Identified As Hispanic On Voter Application In '09

The former Florida governor and likely GOP presidential candidate, in a tweet, responded to his son's playful mocking of the claim with: "My mistake! Don't think I've fooled anyone!"

Lawsuit Says City Of Sarasota Ordinances Target Homeless

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida’s Sarasota Chapter sued the city and its police department recently. The suit is on behalf of six homeless…

Kim Davis, the Rowan County Clerk of Courts, is pictured at the County Clerks Office on September 2, 2015 in Morehead, Kentucky. (Ty Wright/Getty Images)

Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Had Secret Meeting With The Pope

The clerk who went to jail for defying a federal court's orders to issue same-sex marriage licenses says she met briefly with the pope.

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