TAMPA, FL. – More Florida residents are about to feel the pain of high natural-gas costs. The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by Tampa Electric Co. to collect additional money from customers to cover higher-than-expected costs of fuel for power…
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TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate is ready to take up a plan to revamp elections laws, the latest chapter in a heavily partisan battle that has raged since 2020. The Republican-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved the plan (SB 524), sending it to the…
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TALLAHASSEE, FL. — Senate Republicans are revamping a controversial elections bill, including scaling back proposed changes to mail-in voting. Sponsor Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, filed a lengthy amendment Tuesday, as the Senate Appropriations Committee prepares to take up the bill (SB 524) on Thursday. The…
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TALLAHASSEE, FL. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to take up an appeal by one of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims who waged a more than decade-long legal battle contending that federal prosecutors violated her rights. The Supreme Court, as is common,…
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TALLAHASSEE, FL. — The Florida House could be poised to pass two fiercely debated bills that would place restrictions on how issues about race, gender identity and sexual orientation are taught in public schools. The Republican-dominated House is scheduled to take up the bills Tuesday,…
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