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WLRN
wlrn.org > 2026-09-13 > national-hurricane-center-monitors-atlantic-disturbance-but-no-u-s-threat-expected

National Hurricane Center monitors Atlantic disturbance, but no U.S. threat expected

22+ hour, 12+ min ago   (636+ words) The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic, but the system is expected to remain more of a curiosity factor for weather observers than any type of threat to the United States. At…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-13 > this-state-agency-owes-millions-in-immigration-bills-florida-lawmakers-just-cut-a-check

This state agency owes millions in immigration bills. Florida lawmakers just cut a check

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (821+ words) The state agency that quietly signed away an estimated $1 billion in taxpayer funds for immigration enforcement finally produced a state-mandated public accounting Friday of its staggering emergency spending — nearly two months late. The Florida Division of Emergency Management had blown…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > 2026-09-11 > florida-vaccine-mandates-misinformation-pediatricians-children

As Florida moves to drop vaccine mandates, pediatricians brace for more distrust

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1328+ words) On an average day, a primary care pediatrician cycles through room after room treating anything from an allergic reaction, to a fever, to conducting a routine school physical. It’s a field that requires a dizzying amount of knowledge, spanning from…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-11 > flock-cameras-high-salaries-and-trash-pickup-highlights-from-miamis-first-budget-hearing

Flock cameras, high salaries and trash pickup: highlights from Miami's first budget hearing

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (521+ words) In an uncharacteristically quick and easy first budget meeting, the Miami City Commission breezed through approvals for a slew of departments each taking a piece of the city's $3.6 billion pie. City Commissioners on Thursday greenlit budgets for various offices including…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > wlrn > 2026-09-11 > david-jolly-byron-donalds-sunshine-economy-summit

Florida gubernatorial nominees David Jolly and Byron Donalds to headline WLRN's inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) WLRN will bring Florida's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees, David Jolly and Byron Donalds, to its inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit on Sept. 23 at the Downtown Event Center in Fort Lauderdale. The candidates will participate in separate, moderated conversations about their…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > miami-panam-city-hall-coconut-grove

Miami will keep historic PanAm City Hall in Coconut Grove

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (389+ words) The historic Pan American Airlines terminal on Dinner Key in Miami will remain the city's primary city hall after a vote today to preserve the building's 70-year legacy. The terminal, with its marine white and blue facade and ceiling artwork…...

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wlrn.org > law-justice > 2026-09-10 > judge-south-florida-nurse-who-slammed-leavitt-on-tiktok-should-get-fined

Judge: South Florida nurse who slammed Leavitt on TikTok should get fined

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (474+ words) TALLAHASSEE – An administrative law judge has recommended the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a nurse who posted a TikTok disparaging former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy…...

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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > tiktok-wants-states-suit-dismissed-responds-to-state-ban-on-minor-social-media-use

TikTok wants state’s suit dismissed, responds to state ban on minor social media use

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (834+ words) TikTok wants to scroll past Florida’s claim it isn’t complying with the state’s social media ban for minors, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit Attorney General James Uthmeier brought earlier this summer. The state’s suit must be dismissed because the 2024 law,…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > miami-to-enter-budget-talks-in-most-uncertain-time-in-citys-financial-history

Miami commissioners begin $3.6B budget debate amid uncertainty over construction bond, Amendment 3

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (827+ words) Miami is the largest city in Miami-Dade County by population, and has the largest budget of any single city in South Florida at $3.6 billion, including operating and capital project expenses. On Thursday, as the city begins its annual budget hearings,…...

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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-09 > in-battleground-fl-25-rep-jared-moskowitz-kicks-off-tv-ad-focusing-on-school-safety-law

In battleground FL-25, Rep. Jared Moskowitz kicks off TV ad focusing on school safety law

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (301+ words) Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz this week released his first TV ad for his re-election campaign for Florida's 25th congressional district, one of the nation’s most competitive races. The ad touts his bipartisan leadership in advancing school safety legislation following the tragic…...