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Don’t expect federal approval of updated COVID-19 vaccines to reshape political views about “jabs,” as Gov. Ron DeSantis likes to call them.

A non-profit group calls for information from the Florida Department of Education about how many additional private schools are accepting vouchers after a massive expansion of voucher programs took effect in July.

The DeSantis-crafted redistricting plan was ruled unconstitutional. That ruling is now on appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. If upheld, it could result in more minority representatives and/or Democrats being elected to Congress from...

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration recommended that people under age 65 not receive newly approved COVID-19 booster shots.

Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving some medical care.

A nonprofit is warning that billions of dollars in federal childcare funds will expire at the end of the month.

Polk County man killed Polk County deputies shot and killed a man last night on Westside Ridge Blvd in the city of Auburndale. After 55-year-old Angelo Theodore Curcione threatened officers and deputies with a knife,...

A federal judge refused to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.

Under Ed Hooper's bill, Florida electric vehicle owners would pay a registration fee aimed at helping make up for lost gas-tax dollars.

The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees approved raising student on-campus housing costs by 5 percent a year over four years.

Floridians need to continue to combat mosquito-borne illnesses as rain from Hurricane Idalia has increased breeding grounds for the insects.

A court denied a rehearing after upholding a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout Florida.