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A leaked grand jury report finding $10 million was misappropriated for political purposes is reverberating through Florida politics.
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The report didn’t find enough to pursue criminal charges against anyone.
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The search comes nearly a month after Superintendent Maria Vazquez announced she plans to retire at the end of the school year after more than 30 years with OCPS, with plans for a new superintendent in place by June 2027.
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Brevard commissioners voted to approve an agricultural enclave designation for 142 acres near the Kennedy Space Center.
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The Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove some vaccines for public school attendance, a move that has been in play for almost a year after Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced his intent to get rid of all vaccine mandates in the state.
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The move comes in light of Florida’s new animal welfare law taking effect Oct. 1.
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Joe Strada will be the Republican nominee for Florida’s 11th Congressional District, while Alyssa Noel won election to the Osceola School Board.
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In Orange County, about 22,000 young people turn 18 every year. Just 33% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared with 76% of people aged 45 and older.
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Much of Central Florida is in an “extreme” water shortage, as declared by regional water management districts.
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More than three quarters of all wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human behavior including accidents, negligence and arson.
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NPR critics remember some of their favorite Dolly performances — including a duet with Kermit the Frog and the twinkle in Dolly's eye singing with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.
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A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?
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Many of the missing are foreign tourists after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages.
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With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.
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Ossoff should be among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents this year. Instead, the Georgia Democrat has opened a steady lead in polls and is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 contender.
