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Lee County Schools partners with Clerk of Courts office to handle claims of fraud, waste or abuse.

Probation officers must continue to staff juvenile halls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some officers in Los Angeles County have tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to the latest drought monitor the entire state is dealing with drought conditions that range from abnormally dry to exceptional - the worst type of drought.

Jefferson County, Ala., schools have been under a desegregation order for decades. Now that a majority-white city wants to form its own district, a judge must decide if it's violating civil rights.

"We don't want to be in a hurry and a rush because we want a very methodical process," said one election official as some Republicans continue leveling unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the election.

Teachers unions are calling for salary increases and a health care fix, but it's unclear when their demands will be satisfied well enough to send them back to the classroom.

Imagine more than $1 billion. That's how much government money is expected to flow into Southwest Florida in coming months and years. The money is supposed to pay for long-term recovery from Hurricane Ian. The massive influx of money has the potential to transform the area, and the ability of the region to survive future storms. Right now Lee County alone is slated to receive $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

At issue is whether a county can seize homeowners' residence for unpaid property taxes and sell the house at auction for less than the homeowners would get if they put their home on the market themselves.

County health departments have been testing beach water quality since 2000, and issuing advisories when bacteria levels get too high.

Describing the law as an “unnecessary and unconstitutional overreach,” cities and counties argue that an appeals court should reject a 2011 state law...