Florida lawmakers seek money for local projects amid belt-tightening
Florida lawmakers have started filing what are expected to be hundreds of proposals seeking money for local projects and ...
Florida public school student numbers drop since the COVID-19 pandemic
After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert ...
Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida
Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide rate of 90.6%.
Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat goes to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018, Moody campaigned on a pledge to voters that she’d be a prosecutor ...
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USF public health expert reflects on COVID-19 in the U.S. after five years
The professor and former dean of the University of South Florida's College of Public Health led the institution's COVID-19 task force. Petersen worked closely with state and local officials to ...