Overdoses linked to fentanyl are rising exponentially in Florida, according to the state department of health. Doctors say the epidemic is now disproportionately affecting people of color.
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Among them is a measure to abolish the Constitutional Revision Commission. At least 60% of voters would have to approve the amendment in November.
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Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, said her colleagues need to quickly review the suspension but added that she hopes they don't “rubber-stamp anything.”
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A proposed amendment has been filed with the state's Division of Elections in an effort to get it placed on the 2024 ballot.
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A report by state economists pointed to a forecast last month that cigarette sales would decline by 2.5 percent annually over the next decade.

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It cited legal precedents, including U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a high school football coach who lost his job after praying on the field after games.
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Pawn shops around the country are doing the kind of business they haven’t seen since the 2008 financial crisis.
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The average price of a gallon of gas is $3.79, down $1.10 from the record of $4.89 set on June 13.
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For a century, the glass bottom boat tours at Wakulla Springs celebrated Florida’s seemingly endless depths of clean, clear water. With the water too murky to see through the glass, the boats are no longer running regularly — a symbol of the pollution plaguing the state’s freshwater and the cascade of consequences to come.
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After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.
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