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A federal judge has rejected a challenge to a Florida law banning transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.

The Florida House rejected a resolution for an “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire” in the war between Israel and Hamas.

The Seminole Tribe relaunched a sports-betting app allowing a limited group of gamblers to place wagers anywhere in Florida.

The Florida House voted 110-0 to approve a bill to cover 17,000 already-submitted applications to the My Safe Florida Home program.

The Florida House passed a bill that would provide $45 million to Jewish schools and other types of facilities to bolster security.

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The number of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policies increased slightly last week, reaching 1,332,617 in Florida.

Two House Republicans on Tuesday filed a proposal that would allow hand counting of ballots at election precincts.

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The Florida House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand restrictions on state investments in businesses with ties to Iran.

NPR international correspondent Aya Batrawy reported from Israel on the aftermath of the Hamas attacks and on Israel's deadly response.

Florida’s largest nursing home industry group is opposing a federal proposal that would set staffing standards.