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Revamped FAMU lawsuit alleges racial discrimination by Florida

Attorneys for Florida A&M University students filed a revised lawsuit alleging that the historically Black university “remains separate and unequal.”
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Three finalists are named for FAU president; Randy Fine isn’t one

Three finalists to become president of Florida Atlantic University were announced; Rep. Randy Fine isn't one of them.
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Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez’s net worth dips to $1.58 million

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez’s net worth dipped to $1.58 million as of Dec. 31, down from $1.64 million a year earlier,
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Petition to protect endangered Rice’s whale draws mixed reactions

A petition is seeking to protect of one the most endangered whales in the world by creating restrictions near Florida’s west-coast ports.
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Seven-year-old killed by gunfire at a Tampa beach on Fourth of July

A seven-year-old was killed by gunfire at Ben T. Davis Beach along the Courtney Campbell Causeway on the Fourth of July.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson reports a $20.6 million net worth

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson had a net worth of $20,618,000 as of Dec. 31, 2022.
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

Listen: Detectives look for assistance with Courtney Campbell Causeway child homicide According to a police report, Tampa Police Department detectives are investigating a homicide in the 8500 block of the Courtney Campbell Causeway after a...
Gainesville

Revamp of Gainesville Regional Utilities is challenged in federal court

Residents have filed a federal-court challenge to Florida's overhaul of the electric utility in the Gainesville area.
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Florida says its new law restricting people from China from owning land is not discriminatory

Florida is pushing back against a challenge to a new law that restricts people from China and six other countries from owning property.
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Ron DeSantis signs a bill allowing Florida to test radioactive phosphogypsum in roads after environmental groups urged a veto

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that lets Florida test radioactive phosphogypsum, a fertilizer industry waste product, in building roads.
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Judge blocks parts of Florida’s new elections law

A federal judge Monday blocked parts of a new Florida elections law challenged by voter-registration groups.
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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts joins growing arts scene in Ybor City

Two of the leaders of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts appeared on WMNF WaveMakers June 27 to discuss moving to the Kress Building in Ybor City after a decade in downtown Tampa.
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