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The Florida Education Association says state leaders are undermining the constitutional promise of a “high-quality system of free public schools.” Here are the K-12 education bills they support and oppose.

Florida lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with a proposal to get cyclists on e-bikes to slow down around pedestrians and make other safety improvements

Senate Bill 216 would disqualify recipients who fail to contact five -- or in small counties three -- new employers each week, miss three interviews without notifying the employer, or fail to return to work if called back.

One more Senate committee would still need to approve the proposal before it could become law.

The bill would allow employers to pay interns and those in similar programs, like work-studies and pre-apprenticeships, a lower amount.

Temperatures recently dropped to record-breaking lows in several parts of Central Florida, according to the National Weather Service.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh's fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts.

A proposal to eliminate the need to place yellow vehicle registration stickers on license plates has started to move in the Florida Legislature.

The team would be focused on finding and stopping terrorism, foreign intelligence operations and insider threats.

The proposal would allow the Ocklawaha to breach a dam currently limiting the river’s flow of water into the St. Johns River.