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Moez Limayem, the new president of the University of North Florida, says race-related topics can be taught objectively.
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority said it will retire diesel buses that have "reached or exceeded their useful life" and begin replacing them in late 2024 with the CNG-powered buses. -
Voters in Jacksonville Beach will not be voting at the city's next election to determine the fate of the Volunteer Life Saving Corps, which has patrolled the beach there since 1912.
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An FBI-led investigation yielded three arrests and led to seven sex trafficking victims in North Florida. They included a girl who was found in Jacksonville after being brought here from out of state for sex.
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Insa Jacksonville wants to lease the building in Town Center for its flagship Florida location.
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The organization said the philanthropist’s gift will be used for financial literacy and work readiness.
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Fried holds a 47% to 43% lead over Crist among likely voters in the Democratic primary, according to the poll released Tuesday. But both would lose to Gov. Ron DeSantis, the poll shows.
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The School Board approved the $7 million plan on Tuesday, and the detectors could be installed and operative within six months.
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The Fleming Island Republican has opened a 2026 campaign account in Senate District 6. She ran unopposed this year.
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The new school — with a Barracuda mascot — will help alleviate overcrowding at other schools.
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The school district said it is rebranding its Safe Schools program to comply with Florida's new Parental Rights in Education Act.
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Democratic attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to reject restrictions that Florida Republicans placed last year on election drop boxes.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to recruit retired law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and firefighters to become teachers.
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The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has surpassed 1 million policies for the first time since 2014. Citizens has been absorbing an influx of policies as private insurers drop customers and push for large rate increases.
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Florida’s new restrictions on discussions of race, diversity and LGBTQ issues in classrooms have some teachers and school districts worried that partisan politics are seeping over into schools. Critics of those new policies say they’re contributing to a massive increase in teacher vacancies.
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During a roughly two-hour hearing, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker appeared to favor arguments by the plaintiffs’ lawyers that the measure targets speech that DeSantis and state leaders find objectionable.
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Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.
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The plan would ban doctors from providing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender people under age 18.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County has indicated he would not enforce any current or potential state laws regarding abortion or transgender health care.
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A judge ruled that removing the monument would not violate rights of free speech and free expression of religion.
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In 2021, the number of residential residential wirelines dropped by 19.1%, while business wirelines declined 15.4%. That came after years of similar decreases.
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The White House is touting the Inflation Reduction Act as a major fix for environmental injustices. But many experts and grassroots anti-pollution groups say the bill is anything but equitable.
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A federal judge has ordered CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to pay $650 million for helping to fuel the U.S. opioid crisis by selling and dispensing huge amounts of prescription pain pills.
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Rising prices at the grocery store and elsewhere are putting a strain on family budgets. Retailers are making adjustments, offering smaller package sizes and more discount options.
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The agency overseeing organ transplants is under fire. A probe found transplants are canceled over lost or damaged organs, and lax oversight allowed at least 70 people to die by contracting diseases.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Wired reporter Pia Ceres about surveillance programs on school laptops and how law enforcement's access to them creates a major privacy issue for students.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mother Jones reporter Samantha Michaels about an investigation into "failure to protect" laws and how abuse survivors can end up serving more time than their abusers.
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The U.S. Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.
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A key primary re-affirmed Trump's hold on the Republican party. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney lost her race in a landslide, defeated by a Trump-endorsed political newcomer: attorney Harriet Hageman.
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A new FDA rule is being praised for making hearing aids more affordable. But Medicare doesn't cover them, and neither do most insurance policies.
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Gov. DeSantis removed State Attorney Andrew Warren from office because Warren pledged not to prosecute people for violating abortion restrictions. Warren said he was ousted for political reasons.
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