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WEBABOUT US The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and …
Some foreign-trained physicians could skip residency to practice ...
WEBJan 12, 2024 · One of the ways the Florida Senate’s ‘Live Healthy’ initiative could increase the supply of doctors is by creating another licensure pathway for physicians trained outside of the U.S. As lawmakers started looking into the state of Florida’s healthcare workforce ahead of this year’s legislative session, it became …
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
WEBMar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The …
FL Senate pushes boost in minimum wage for state workers; …
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · The Florida Senate on Friday announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for state employees to $15 an hour, an initiative led by Senate President Wilton Simpson, who also wants to hike pay for school bus drivers and other school vendors. In a written statement Friday, Simpson said the next state budget …
13 Florida candidates file to run for U.S. Senate nomination
WEBApr 26, 2024 · There are 13 Floridians vying to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican incumbent Rick Scott. That’s after the qualifying period for all federal candidates, which ended Friday at noon. Leading the pack is Scott, who narrowly won the seat six years ago against then 18-year Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.
State praises performance of FL charter schools vs. traditional …
WEBMar 25, 2019 · FL’s charter schools for the most part perform better than traditional public schools when it comes to test scores on state exams, according to a Florida Department of Education report released Monday. But the analysis also shows that traditional public schools have higher percentages of students in poverty. Why …
Short-term vacation rental bill passes in FL Senate, but regulations …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Florida lawmakers took significant steps Thursday toward regulating short-term vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, but local officials fear that the measure won’t resolve the conflicts that have existed for years in their communities. That said, the Florida Senate passed a measure [SB 280) that includes the issue of occupancy for statewide vacation rental […]
The demise of a notable law firm in Florida's capital: The end of an ...
WEBNov 22, 2021 · Tallahassee is a town that will always be full of lawyers. The presence of state government offices and the Florida Legislature requires a lot of watching from good legal minds. But there is not likely to ever be another law firm that will replace the notable firm started more than 40 years ago by former […]
FL Sen. Committee approves $20 million compensation to Dozier …
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · For more than a decade, victims who suffered from rapes and beatings while attending the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in North Florida have told their painful, gut-wrenching stories to state lawmakers about that abuse — but have never received compensation for their pain and suffering. That may now change, after a committee in […]
As FL contends with the fentanyl crisis, 'harm reduction' advocates ...
WEBSep 28, 2022 · With thousands of Floridians dying of drug overdoses caused by fentanyl, Attorney General Ashley Moody has been urging the Biden administration since mid-summer to classify the drug as a “weapon of mass destruction,” warning of the dangers posed if the potent opioid gets into the hands of an avowed enemy of …
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