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New report finds apprenticeships increasing for WA; TN nursing shortage slated to continue amid federal education changes; NC college students made away of on-campus resources to fight food insecurity; DOJ will miss deadline to release all Epstein files; new program provides glasses to visually impaired Virginians; Line 5 pipeline fight continues in Midwest states; and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul agrees to sign medical aid in dying bill in early 2026.

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Legal fights over free speech, federal power, and public accountability take center stage as courts, campuses and communities confront the reach of government authority.

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States are waiting to hear how much money they'll get from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the DHS is incentivizing local law enforcement to join the federal immigration crackdown and Texas is creating its own Appalachian Trail.

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Largest U.S. Private-Prison Deal Defeated in Florida’s Senate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - By a two-vote margin Tuesday, Florida lawmakers killed a bill that would have privatized 26 prisons in the state. Corrections …

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FL Still At Bottom Of Senior Care Barrel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida is still near the bottom on a first-ever scorecard by AARP that ranks states on how well they provide long-term …

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FL Public Land Up For Grabs?

Pending Florida legislation could convert some 500,000 acres of publicly owned shoreline into private ownership. Opponents, including Audubon Florida …

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Florida's Exclusive Underwater Burial Ground

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - The closest thing to the Lost City of Atlantis may be located three miles off the coast of south Florida. Forty feet below the …

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Barbs Fly in FL Private Prison Conflict

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida correctional officers say a proposal to privatize some prisons amounts to the government picking winners and losers…

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FL Housing Crisis Opens a Unique Job Market

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida real estate developers were selling houses as fast as they could build them until the bottom fell out of the market. Now…

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Se aproxima la fecha limite para inscripción de planes prepagados para la Universidad en FL

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - En Florida padres de familia pueden garantizar tener dinero para la educación universitaria de sus hijos al participar en el …

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Time's Short to Sign Up for FL College Savings Plans

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Next week is the deadline to enroll in Florida's Prepaid College Program savings plans, which allow parents to lock in today's …

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FL Wildlife Federation Pushing State Restoration Act

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A telephone poll by U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio conducted late last year found that an over-whelming majority of …

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Sunshine State Sea Turtle Makes Top 10 Endangered List

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is home to the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, listed on a new report from the Endangered Species Coalition that names 10 …

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