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Lawsuits loom over new districts

There are court challenges whenever the maps are re-drawn. But this year, the court challenges may be more involved because the 'Fair Districts' amendments

Website offers more settlement details

The federal-state foreclosure settlement deal will bring $8.4 billion to Florida and much of that money will help homeowners modify their loans, including

Woman and horse killed when hyperbaric chamber explodes

One woman is dead and another critically injured after an explosion at a Marion County horse farm.

A guide to No Child Left Behind

Ten states now have President Barack Obama's OK to scrap one of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates in American education — that all students measure up

Water pollution rules clear Legislature

The lingering dispute over new water pollution rules for Florida will move to an administrative law court following final passage Thursday of a bill that in

Wage decrease, coming right up

Thousands of Tampa Bay area servers could soon get a paycut. The Florida Senate is considering a plan to reduce their minimum wage from $4.65 to $2.13 per

Hillary Sessions urges never-give-up policy

The mother of Tiffany Sessions, a University of Florida student who went missing 23 years ago today, spoke to local abduction response teams Thursday, saying

Fla. House set to approve $69.2 billion budget

The Florida House is moving ahead with a nearly $69.2 billion budget.

US, Banks Agree on $26B Foreclosure Pact

Government officials finalized an agreement worth as much as $26 billion with five major banks, capping a yearlong push to settle federal and state probes of

The Florida State Fair: More than 100 years of history

We take a look at the history of the Florida State Fair.

Fla. freed of No Child Left Behind law

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that

Drug use among Fla. youth drops

Child welfare officials say the number of Florida middle and high school students experimenting with marijuana, alcohol and prescription drugs has dropped.

Children contest Florida businessman's adoption of adult girlfriend

A new hurdle faces a Florida businessman who has taken the unusual legal step of adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend -- a guardian acting for the man's teenage

After deadly crash, lawmaker wants change

Following the deadly pileup on I-75 near Gainesville, a lawmaker is putting forward legislation that would bring permanent electronic warning signs to warn

Details of torture suffered by Florida twins at hands of accused adoptive…

Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for a Florida couple accused of abusing and murdering their adopted 10-year-old daughter have released details of the

Number of public school employees declines

The number of employees in Florida's public schools has declined.

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First Lady dines with Ocoee family

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