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As President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts and spending bills passed through Congress, one of two US senators in Florida emerged as a key figure in the legislative meeting. Over the weekend, Rick Scott announced that he would provide a significant amendment to Trump’s one big beautiful bill act. Scott is proposing major changes to Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that ensures children, people with disabilities and the poor in a state that expanded its program under the Affordable Care Act. (Florida is not one of those states.) Related: How the “big beautiful bill” will affect Florida”This is…

TALHASSEE — The remote state-run facility in the Everglades, built for immigrant detainees, is scheduled to open Tuesday with a visit from President Donald Trump.DeSantis, who is scheduled to join Trump on Tuesday morning, calls it a “force multiplier” that addresses the Trump administration’s needs for more detention space for immigrants. The site may support deportation flight ramps as it has runways long enough to rival those available at Miami International Airport. “Most states have done nothing,” DeSantis said at a press conference Monday. “We’re one of the few states – we might be the only state – it’s really…

By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan suffered several complications while raising funds on his own website last fall. Several friends wanted to help Cadogan reach his $28,000 goal when he crowdfunded for the Los Angeles area wilderness rescue team. However, they tried to donate via a little-known wealth management tool called the Sense Fund to Donors, or through a no-frills investment vehicle for money allocated as a final charity gift. After cutting the check and waiting three weeks, Cadogan said the money had finally arrived. “It was a bit of a thing,” he…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron DeSantis has avoided the shutdown and signed Florida’s $117.4 billion budget for next year’s fiscal year, starting Tuesday, July 1, 2025. After the drawn-out session with Capitol Clashes marked, critics wonder if the Floridians really came to the top. And was the 105-day extended session really worth the wait?Lawmakers launched a 2025 legislative meeting that promised to focus on affordability, but that quickly turned into a showdown between the governor, the House Speaker and the Senate. DeSantis called the 2025 session “unnecessarily bumpy” and denounced House Speaker Danny Perez (R-Miami) for the delay.”The session…

This week, the fit of showers and downpour forecasts in central Florida could impulse backyard barbecues, firework shows and other traditional traditional activities as weather experts predict an increase in the likelihood of rain through Saturday. Despite the pessimistic skies, tens of millions of people are expected to travel by plane or car on this holiday weekend, making it one of the busiest independence days of years. Holidays fall on Fridays, giving many workers the opportunity to take advantage of the long weekend. The Orlando area will receive up to three inches of rain in total until Saturday, with some…

Bay County, FL (WMBB) – In 1980, forest hunters in Fountain, FL encountered what appeared to be a shallow grave with human remains. Authorities collected the bodies. Originally they believed it was the body of Joanne Benner, a local woman who had been missing since 1976. However, the test ruled out her. Two women arrested after the age of five found abandoned in a shed: Florida agent Then last year, the Sheriff’s Office cold case unit picked up the incident. This week, 45 years after the body was found, authorities were able to identify the victim Carol Skidmore, a Texas…

ALACHUR COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two five-year-old women have been arrested when two women were abandoned in a shed, the ALACHUR County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said they received a call early Saturday from a citizen involved who said their two young children had been abandoned in Waldo. The Sheriff’s Office went to the 13,500 block of Northeastern Highway 301 in the US and met two witnesses who said they had found a five-year-old child inside the shed. Tenants at Clearwater apartments are attacking the intruders to death, police say Witnesses said the children were trapped inside the shed and…

TALHASSEE, Fla. – June 30, 2025 – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed Florida’s 2025-2026 state budget, promoting it as an almost perfect match with the original proposal, and said it would strengthen the state’s commitment to financial strength, educational leadership and public safety. The final budget is shy of just $10 million from Desantis’ original recommendations, and includes more than $2 billion in tax credits, major investments in K-12 and higher education, record funds for water quality, and a major boost to transportation and law enforcement. “This is a strong and responsible budget that reflects our commitment to fiscal…

Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer Home Depot is purchasing specialist building products distributor GMS for $4.3 billion. This is the second notable acquisition in over a year, highlighting the deliberate push to the supply of buildings and materials by the home improvement chain. The acquisition arrives as booming sales from Pandemic Fade and Home Depot focus on professional builders. GMS Inc. of Tucker, Georgia is a distributor of specialized building products such as Drywall, Steel Framing, and other equipment used in both residential and commercial projects. A subsidiary of Home Depot’s SRS Distribution Inc., a supplier purchased last year, will…

Andrew Dehan, Bankrate.com Buying a home can be accompanied by increased anxiety in times of economic uncertainty, for example, where we seem to find ourselves today. The good news is that there are more tools than ever to help home buyers make the right choice more efficient. From AI image matching to high-tech home inspections, new advances make the process easier and faster. Here are some of the top home-being technologies used today. AI Image Search will identify your favorite home AI appears to have injected itself into many parts of modern life, and home buying is no exception. Mortgage…