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Florida Governor Rick Scott PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA POLITICS By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has clashed with the …

Florida opioid-related deaths up sharply in 2016 STOCK PHOTO By JOE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida saw another sharp increase in the number of …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Saying there is a “growing threat” to Florida’s election systems, the state …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Florida doctors are rarely punished by state regulators even after they are sued for malpractice according …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida may have to pay millions to treat as many as 20,000 inmates after a federal judge …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision schools continue to be dominated by white men, according to …

Sen. Jack Latvala PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA POLITICS By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A powerful Republican state senator and candidate for governor …

Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills PHOTO COURTESY OF NWCABLE.NET By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s push to force nursing …

Citing past clashes and protests, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer …

Tallahassee public schools are predominately black and poor. STOCK PHOTO By JAMES CALL Tallahassee Democrat TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Tallahassee, scene of some of Florida’s epic early …