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WEB3 days ago · BY: Jackie Llanos - September 6, 2024. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration is putting $100.7 million in reserves because the state overestimated the number of kids who would receive health insurance through a program meant for low-income families. An official with the agency told lawmakers on the Legislative Budget Commission on ...
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WEBABOUT US. The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and ...
FL's state reading results troubling: About 25 percent of 3rd …
WEBMay 31, 2022 · New results from Florida’s 3rd grade reading exams statewide aren’t good, showing that only about a quarter of kids tested in public schools could read proficiently, meaning they scored a 4 or 5 on the crucial exam. Even by a more liberal analysis by the Department of Education — one that allows kids to pass […]
AG Commissioner criticizes 2 new planes for exec air travel; Are …
WEBMar 15, 2022 · The Florida Legislature approved the purchase of two state planes that could be used for “executive air travel” for state officials, budget documents show. That raised concerns by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who addressed the issue at a Tuesday press conference, saying that DeSantis would be using “taxpayers’ dollars today to buy two new […]
FL homeowners face still-rising property insurance premiums; …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · More increases in property-insurance premiums are in the pipeline for Florida homeowners, whose property-insurance costs already are far above the national average. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is evaluating requests from three private property insurance companies to raise their rates: Florida Farm Bureau wants an increase of nearly 49 percent; First Floridian Auto and […]
Transgender FL inmate's appeal leaves 11th Circuit judges at each ...
WEBDec 4, 2020 · A war of words has broken out on the federal appeals court that hears cases from Florida over a vote to deny a rehearing to a prison inmate who sued over the state’s refusal to recognize her transgender status. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit voted, 8-4, against granting a full-court, or “en banc,” rehearing ...
Lawmakers vote to spend $466,200 on pregnancy and parenting …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · The Florida Department of Health would receive $466,200 for the development of a website to share public and private resources for pregnant people and parents. The bill is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, but Democrats questioned the need for it and its price tag. Senators voted along party lines in favor of HB […]
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Florida provides an exemption from property taxes for the first $25,000 of the assessed value of a homestead, meaning a building where the taxpayer lives. There’s a second exemption of $25,000 of assessed value over $50,000, except for school taxes — in other words, on values between $50,000 and $75,000.
FL’s Northern Turnpike Extension threatens to pave over historic …
WEBCraig Pittman. May 19, 2022 7:00 am. A child stands in a tobacco field in the Royal community during the 1950s. The state wants to plow a highway through the historic Black community. Source: Beverly Steele. If you plan to visit the historic Central Florida community of Royal, I have two pieces of advice for you: 1) Don’t go there feeling ...
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