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  • The number of opioid-related deaths in Florida increased 35 percent in 2016 according to a report released last week by the Florida Department of Law…
  • According to population data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in June, Florida grew by 1.46 million people from 2010 to 2015 and Hispanics made up 51…
  • Strong demand for rental housing and short supply of available units have created surging rental markets around the country and particularly in Southwest…
  • It’s been five years since Gov. Rick Scott came into office. Not long after, Scott and the legislature rolled back several laws dealing with growth. That…
  • As Florida’s citrus greening continues to get beaten down, is something better on the horizon? Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world and Florida is looking to cash in on the crop.
  • Many companies are looking to Florida to be the leader in the future of space travel. To meet this growing demand, Charlotte County is looking to expand its educational aerospace program.
  • The state’s bee populations has grown by more than 145 percent over the past in the last eight years and the Florida Department of Agriculture says that...
  • Last year, two Citizen-Led Amendment Initiatives failed to meet the 60% requirement to become law. Those included the attempts to legalize marijuana and to bring an end to the state’s abortion ban.
  • Hurricanes and warming ocean waters have led to damage in Florida’s coral reefs. Now experts say the state’s corals are facing a new danger—an...
  • Serial killer Bobby Joe Long is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in the 1984 murder of Michelle Simms in Hillsborough...
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