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Local school superintendents have little to say about the controversial Phoenix Declaration, adopted by the Florida Board of Education Nov. 13, and criticized as injecting politics into public education.

Gaining initial legislative support last year might have been the easy part for controversial and expensive toll-road projects envisioned to cut through...

State health officials reported 7,569 new cases of COVID-19, Tuesday and 187 new coronavirus-related deaths.The Florida Department of Health released a statement, Sept. 1, explaining that Tuesday's reported single-day increase in cases of the virus is inflated due to delayed reporting of test results from Quest Diagnostics. The Health Department's statement notes that the test reporting dump from Quest includes nearly 75,000 tests, some dating as far back as April.The incident has prompted the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Division of Emergency Management to sever ties with the laboratory company.

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Lilly Pulitzer, and Audrey Schiebler were named Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Each year, the Governor selects three nominees from recommendations presented by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.

Businesses in a number of counties in Southwest Florida impacted by Hurricane Helene are eligible to apply for a portion of $15 million via FloridaCommerce's Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program.The program provides short-term, zero-interest loans to small businesses that experienced economic injury or physical damage due to Hurricane Helene. Interested applicants can apply now through November 24, or until all available funds are expended. Those in need of assistance are encouraged to visit FloridaJobs.org/EBL to apply.

This is the health news of the week for residents in Immokalee.

Florida has the country’s eighth-highest rate of income inequality. New analysis from Pew Trusts’ news service, Stateline, shows only six states and the…

Nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims connected with Hurricane Irma have been filed, and more are expected in the coming weeks.

Florida has had 66 reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus this year, with the number increasing slightly during the past three weeks, according...