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News Articles: Florida

A man works in a Florida agricultural field on a hot, humid day in July 2023, one of the hottest months ever recorded in the state. There are no federal heat regulations.

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  • Climate

Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer

Miami-Dade County had proposed rules that would give workers breaks, water, and shade when it's too hot. But a new state law prevents cities and counties from doing that.

April 12, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda

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  • Health

How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map

How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021.

April 11, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Hilary Fung
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at the airport on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump is visiting Atlanta for a campaign fundraising event he is hosting.

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  • Politics

Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one

The former president has a long history of shifting - and at times confusing - stances on abortion rights.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Advocates outside Florida's historic Capitol wave drag pride flags during the Drag Queens March in 2023.

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  • National

A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights

In founding Capital Tea, Janel Diaz sought to provide the kind of services that she had needed after her transition.

March 31, 2024
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By:
  • Regan McCarthy
Florida running back Trevor Etienne, right, tries to get past McNeese State defensive back Jadden Matthews (9) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Gainesville, Fla. Georgia running back Trevor Etienne was arrested early Sunday, March 24, 2024, on drunken driving, reckless driving and other charges, jail records show.

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  • News

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne arrested on DUI and reckless driving charges

Jail records show Georgia running back Trevor Etienne was arrested over the weekend on drunken driving, reckless driving and other charges. 

March 25, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
A wooden migrant boat lies grounded on a reef alongside mangroves, at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier, Fla., last year. The U.S. Coast Guard says that since October, has it intercepted and returned about <a href="https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3704408/coast-guard-repatriates-65-migrants-to-haiti/" data-key="28">130 migrants to Haiti</a>.

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  • National

DeSantis is prepping for a wave of Haitian migrants. Advocates say he's grandstanding

Florida's governor is deploying troops and law enforcement officers to intercept any migrants coming by boat from Haiti. Some Haitian-American leaders say it's more about politics than being prepared.

March 21, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Allen
For two decades, Orlando Capote has struggled with developers and the South Florida city of Coral Gables to protect the home his parents bought more than 35 years ago.

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  • National

A Florida man who refused to sell his home to a developer now lives in the shadows

Orlando Capote has been engaged in a two-decade struggle against developers and the city of Coral Gables to save his family's home. But his success comes with a price.

March 16, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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  • National

Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida

A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor's conservative initiatives.

March 16, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Allen
A University of Florida football game last fall.

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  • Sports

NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies

The storied civil rights organization accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of having "waged war on Black America" by championing legislation to dismantle diversity and inclusion efforts at public schools.

March 12, 2024
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024.

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  • National

Florida teachers can discuss LGBTQ topics under 'Don't Say Gay' law, settlement says

Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement between Florida officials and civil rights lawyers.

March 11, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

U. of Florida axes DEI office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program's staff jobs because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

March 04, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
A dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. When an unvaccinated person is exposed to measles, public health guidance if for them to get vaccinated within three days.

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  • Health

Florida's response to measles outbreak troubles public health experts

The state has at least 10 cases of the illness to date but the state's surgeon general has not called for vaccinations or quarantining of exposed kids. This goes against science-based measures.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Pien Huang
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas and Florida social media laws

These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.

February 26, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

A Supreme Court case that could reshape social media

Next week, the US Supreme Court will hear a case that pits the Attorneys General of Texas and Florida against a trade group representing some of the biggest social media companies in the world. Today, how we got here, and now the case could upend our online experience.

February 22, 2024
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By:
  • Adrian Ma,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 3 more
In this image made from video, a fire engine, firefighters and other officials are seen inside police tape on scene of a small plane crash in Clearwater, Florida, Feb. 1, 2024.

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  • National

Several die after a small plane crashes into a Florida mobile home, officials say

Authorities received emergency calls at the same time about a structure fire and an aircraft that went off radar three miles from a Florida airport. It is still unknown how many fatalities there were.

February 02, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
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