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4 Palm Beach County high schools slated for multimillion dollar renovations. Which ones?
The school board approved the plans earlier this month, which include new parking lots, upgraded fire systems and refinished athletic courts. Here's what to know. Read More.
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Son Of Palm Beach County School Board Member Back In Jail
The adult son of former Palm Beach County School Board Chairman Frank Barbieri, Jr., is back in the Palm Beach County Jail — allegedly after twice violating terms of his probation. Read More.
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Florida bill drastically expands who can circumvent any vaccine requirement
A new piece of legislation would allow all Floridians to claim an exemption from any vaccine requirement if certain safety criteria are not met. Read More.
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Ahead of climate conference, U.S. House panel tussles over curbs on emissions
Republicans on a U.S. House panel argued Wednesday against aggressive moves to meet carbon reduction goals, saying U.S. fossil fuel companies are working to make their products cleaner. Read More.
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Florida Bar Seeks to Suspend License of Attorney for Exercising His Free Speech Describing His Opponent in Florida State’s Attorney Race
The Florida State Bar is pursuing disciplinary charges against decorated veteran Chris Crowley over remarks he made about his opponent Amira D. Fox in 2018 when he was campaigning against her for the Office of the State Attorney in Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit. Read More.
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Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling. Read More.
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Alabama mom allegedly sex trafficked teen daughter to men in Pensacola
Four people had their first court date Wednesday in Escambia County on charges of sex trafficking a child, including three Pensacola men and the teen victim's own mother. Read More.
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PolitiFact FL: Banned books in Florida schools: How accurate is a list Pink shared?
The singer Pink is calling attention to book bans and taking aim at Florida. Read More.
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Florida tourism numbers get boost
Just over 35 million people traveled to Florida during the third quarter of 2023, 1.4 percent more than during the same period of 2022 and 7.9 percent above the total in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Read More.
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Florida university leaders bash plan to downgrade sociology
Department leaders at 10 of Florida’s public universities say they “strongly object” to a plan that would remove sociology as an option for courses students must take as part of their college studies. Read More.
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Man paid a Fort Lauderdale company $174,648 for ‘fake’ NSU acceptance letters, lawsuit says
A Fort Lauderdale company that offers to help foreign students enroll as exchange students at American universities took more than $174,000 and delivered “fake” acceptance letters from Nova Southeastern University, a federal lawsuit alleges. Read More.
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Broward County probing high school principal, staff for allowing transgender student to play on girls' volleyball team
Sources say the student had transitioned from male to female several years ago. Other students held a walkout protesting the probe. Read More.
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Members of Florida Delegation Call on Congress to Fund U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
Last week, members of the Florida congressional delegation called upon Congress to “implement the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, in response to an unprecedented increase in hostility toward the Jewish community amid Israel’s war against Hamas.” Read More.
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Florida grand jury calls for new tax to curb illegal immigration
The grand jury report calls for what it describes as a “modest” fee charged to customers similar to one imposed by the state of Oklahoma. Read More.

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