Just Hours Left Of Florida's 'Freedom Week' Sales Tax Holiday
Time is running out. Today, Wednesday July 7, is the final day of Florida's "Freedom Week" sales-tax holiday.
Time is running out. Today, Wednesday July 7, is the final day of Florida's "Freedom Week" sales-tax holiday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Tuesday that bans transgender girls and women from competing on female high school and college sports teams and he did it on the first day of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community.
A wide-ranging education bill that includes a controversial provision to ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams was formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday.
Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 10 million people in Florida have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in the five months the state has been administering the shots, according to a report released Sunday by the state Department of Health.
Youth sports is a big focus in many children's lives, but some parents say new legislation may prevent them from participating.
With Democrats decrying the "eleventh-hour" move, the Florida House and Senate on Wednesday revived and passed a controversial plan that would ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams.
More than a thousand lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water in Florida that were nearly dried up have been restored thanks to a massive decades-long conservation effort.
One of the 2021 legislative session's most-controversial issues, a sweeping elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to vote by mail, is headed to the Senate floor for a vote, after a Republican-dominated committee signed off on the proposal Tuesday.
The Florida House is poised to pass a measure that would bar transgender females from participating in girls' and women's high-school and college sports, amid fierce opposition from Democrats and warnings about potential financial repercussions.
Florida gas prices are averaging 1-cent less than this time a week ago. The state average is now $2.84 per gallon.
A growing number of US colleges and universities are requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccinations before heading back to campus in the fall, but it is not a mandate in Florida.
Amid fierce opposition from Democrats, the Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would block future teachers and other government workers from enrolling in the state's traditional pension plan.
COVID-19 ended a decade of record-setting tourism numbers in Florida, with the industry seeing a 34 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to the prior year.
A proposal that would expand the number of days a parent can surrender a newborn baby at authorized drop off locations cleared a Florida Senate healthcare panel on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force's permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama's Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area rather than Florida's Space Coast.
Florida gas prices are off to their lowest start to a new year since 2019.
Florida health care workers, who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, may be invited to Super Bowl LV in Tampa.
Florida has been granted wider authority over wetland development by the federal government, but the move came under immediate fire by environmentalists who worry the country's largest network of wetlands could be at risk of being further degraded.
Tis the season of good cheer, or maybe that should good "cheers" in Florida which a survey found to be among the drunkest states over the holiday season.
Prices at the gas pumps are on the rise once again. The state average is now nearly 13 cents more than a week ago.
Today, December 1st, is the qualification deadline for recent high-school graduates to meet SAT or ACT test-score requirements to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships.
Florida has seen a spike in Medicaid enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the agency responsible for enrolling and disenrolling people in the health-care program is swamped.
Not one, but two huge alligators were spotted recently taking leisurely strolls in Florida and the videos are going viral.
Florida mayors, including several from South Florida, are holding a statewide virtual press conference on Wednesday afternoon to urge Governor Ron DeSantis to change the state's approach to COVID-19.
As South Florida expects periods of heavy rain on Sunday and Hurricane Milton strengthens, some areas are already seeing flooding, especially Broward County.
It is expected to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall across the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were working game against Plantation in Pompano Beach when shots fired.
Hollywood opened two city garages Sunday morning for residents in low-lying areas to store their cars..
Milton strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon with landfall forecast Wednesday afternoon as a major hurricane somewhere between Tampa and Fort Myers.
It is expected to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall across the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.
The CBS Miami NEXT Weather team has issued NEXT Alerts for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
As South Florida expects periods of heavy rain on Sunday and Hurricane Milton strengthens, some areas are already seeing flooding, especially Broward County.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were working game against Plantation in Pompano Beach when shots fired.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Hundreds of roads across Western North Carolina remain closed and damaged, including portions of Interstate 40.
Jane Fonda is going door-to-door to help local candidates win their races.
Political candidates, elected officials and election workers are some of the potential targets, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI warned.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen spoke out in a video and said Trump should be disqualified from ever being president again.
Trump returned Saturday to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally at the site of the first assassination attempt against him.
Jim goes one-on-one with former state Rep. Joe Geller who is a candidate for the Miami-Dade School Board's District 3.
Attorney John Morgan funded and pushed the campaign for medical marijuana back in 2016. Now he is advocating on behalf of Amendment 3.
Democrat Lucia Baez-Geller is challenging Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar for her 27th District seat.
Condo owners in South Florida are facing increased fees and assessments because of safety laws passed in the aftermath of the deadly Surfside condo collapse.
In a follow-up to last week's special edition of Facing, Jim talks to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D - R.I., who is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
It centers around a sweeping new weekly metric called "acute respiratory illness."
Flu vaccine effectiveness in South America was 35% against hospitalization.
The FDA has until early 2026 to decide on the submission for a sunscreen ingredient branded as PARSOL Shield.
Officials claim the changes "had no bearing" on Boar's Head's now-shuttered plant.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
Keanu Reeves finished 25th in the Toyota GR Cup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dolly Parton said the $1 million will go to the Mountain Ways Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing immediate assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen spoke out in a video and said Trump should be disqualified from ever being president again.
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
After surviving a 1990 bus crash that left her temporarily paralyzed, Gloria Estefan has donated over $42 million to paralysis research.