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An appellate panel heard arguments challenging Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments. The lawsuit claims the ban violates federal health-care laws and the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.

The surgeon general calls it "public health malpractice" to fluoridate water, citing research that suggests exposure to high levels of fluoride can cause lower IQ in kids. National experts say there is not enough data to determine if the lower level present in most U.S. water supplies has the same effect.

Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.

A new rule now requires school districts to make training available to parents and guardians on the use of FortifyFL, an app where anonymous tips can be submitted about suspicious activities.

Floridians can still qualify for enhanced subsidies that make health plans more affordable, including DACA recipients who are able to enroll for the first time.

Officials said that some farmers may have avoided additional devastating losses from Helene, but only because they had not yet replanted after Debby hit just eight weeks before.

Here, at WLRN, we're big on books. In light of the 41st Miami Book Fair, below, we've compiled a log of what people in the newsroom — and even some MBF authors — are reading at the moment.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Floridians will likely know who their next U.S. senator will be by the beginning of January.

Ex-Republican lawmaker Frank Artiles received a 60-day jail sentence and was banned from engaging in political activity for his role in a ghost candidacy scheme.

The Florida Supreme Court rejected a challenge to state regulators’ approval of long-term utility plans aimed at bolstering the electric system to better withstand hurricanes.

Donald Trump has met at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election.

A blast of cooler temperatures this weekend could help jump start Florida's peak of change of leaf!