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Judge rules Escambia School board can be deposed

From the News Service of Florida: A federal judge Wednesday rejected arguments that Escambia County School Board members and the superintendent of schools should be…

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Hurricane season forecast ratchets up

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl pounded Texas, experts at Colorado State University on Tuesday…

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FPL to give us back our money

From The News Service of Florida: Florida Power & Light will return about $16 million to customers after state regulators Tuesday signed off on the…

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Fight Gears Up Over Oil Drilling Permit in Northwest Florida

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle is moving forward over a plan to drill for oil and gas…

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Tax ‘Holiday’ Teed Up for Storm Season

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Retailers hope Floridians will heed multiple forecasts that the upcoming hurricane season will be more…

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Escambia School Board still has to ‘Tango’

A federal judge let Lake County and Education Commissioner Manny Diaz off the hook but not the Escambia County School Board. ‘Tango’ Book Fight Gets…

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FSU challenge to ACC hits snag

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday put a hold on Florida State University’s lawsuit…

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Former Governor, Senator Graham dies at 87

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bob Graham, a two-term Florida governor who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate…

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DeSantis upset

From The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday lashed out at two proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the November ballot,…

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6 Issues on November Ballot

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the state Supreme Court this week signing off on ballot initiatives about abortion rights…

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By the Numbers: County Unemployment Rates

The Florida Department of Commerce on Friday released a report that said the state had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate in February. Here are county…

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10 Dead Issues in 2024 Session

By Jim Saunders. The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — When Florida lawmakers went home after ending the 2024 legislative session Friday, they left behind…

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