Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto wants the wildlife agency to renew efforts to designate a “state bird” that is unique to Florida. “The state bird of Florida is the (northern) mockingbird. However, five other states have the mockingbird as the state…
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A Leon County circuit judge this week issued a judgment for state Rep. Carolina Amesty, R-Windermere, in a lawsuit that alleged she defamed a legislative aide. Judge J. Lee Marsh backed Amesty in the case filed by Nicolas Frevola. The lawsuit alleged, in part, that…
Read More Florida Judge Backs State Rep. Carolina Amesty In Defamation Case
Florida continues to see a steady, relatively low number of first-time unemployment claims, though notices filed with the state show some workers face layoffs in the coming months. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday released a report that estimated 5,805 claims were filed in…
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HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $6 million from the state’s Job Growth Grant Fund to help develop a 40,000-square-foot warehouse at an industrial site in Hardee County. DeSantis announced the money during an appearance Wednesday at the Hardee County Cattleman’s…
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Florida on Wednesday joined an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA related to paying athletes for use of their names, images and likenesses. Tennessee and Virginia filed the lawsuit in January in federal court in Tennessee, and an amended complaint was filed Wednesday that included Florida,…
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With arguments scheduled next month, attorneys for a graduate student urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to back a lawsuit about whether the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The potential class-action…
Read More University Of Florida Shutdown Case Teed Up At Supreme Court
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials hope they are seeing decreased incidents of what are described as “erratically spinning fish” and smalltooth sawfish deaths in the Florida Keys. Gil McRae, director of the commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, told commissioners Wednesday that a…
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A controversial proposal about teacher preparation programs and a measure aimed at moving policies out of the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. were among 28 bills formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday. One of the bills (HB 1291) would bar teacher-preparation programs at…
Read More Florida Education, Insurance Bills Teed Up
First-time unemployment claims in Florida slightly decreased last week, though a series of announcements will affect the jobs of more than 350 workers in the coming months. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated that 6,068 unemployment claims were filed during the week that…
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The state Board of Education on Wednesday approved the creation of four new bachelor’s degrees at two state colleges. St. Petersburg College will get three of the degrees. The new programs will be bachelor of science degrees in cardiopulmonary sciences and secondary English education and…
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