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TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A new bill, introduced at a Florida home, aims to impose the harshest penalties on human traffickers. House Bill 1283, introduced by Rep. Bernie Jack, is intensifying Florida’s fight against human trafficking and punishing those who exploit children and vulnerable people. Deputy seeking answers a year after the man was found dead at Newport Richie Home The bill would establish human traffickers as a clear criminal offence and grant life sentences and death penalties to those convicted of using physical force on children under the age of 12 or seriously mentally incapacitated children, according to the…

Annual strawberry-inspired tradition has returned to the sunshine state, shining the spotlight on the “capital of winter strawberry capital” and the community that grows this sweet crop.The 90th Florida Strawberry Festival will begin on Thursday in Plant City and will continue until March 9th with more games, rides, livestock shows, crafts and more strawberry-flavored food than you could have imagined. Famous headlining concerts this year (prices vary) include Reba McEntire (sold out), Lauren Daigle, Boys II Men, Reinard Skynard, Beach Boys and John Fogerty.The headliner has proven to be a big draw as well as a family-friendly game, midway rides,…

Miami – South Florida employs innovative ideas every day to address the threat of climate change. The startup tech company is a 3D printed seawall, turning seaweed into fertilizer and even building homes from recycled plastic.One of the recent groups in Miami has more unorthodox ideas to deal with an existential crisis for South Florida in the coming decades. They are pitching the notion that tripping over some magical mushrooms and other hallucinogens could encourage a mass “awareness shift” to do better for the Earth.Aside from the major legal hurdles, psilocybin, the mushroom substance that causes trips, is a controlled…

TALHASSEE — As state lawyers told federal judges, the 2024 Florida law aimed at protecting children from social media platforms was scrutinized Friday.The law aims to prevent children under the age of 16 from opening social media accounts on certain platforms, but parents can allow children aged 14 and 15 to have an account. Children under the age of 14 are prohibited from having an account.The Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice filed a lawsuit in October, including high-tech giants such as Google and the Meta platform, claiming the law – then-house speakers Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast violated their…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – The hot tub company that scams Florida people has been permanently closed by Attorney General James Esmier. Revive Spas and More, LLC, and its owners Dylan Placker and Chelsie Placker, Port Orange are accused of fraud and cheating ceer, which misunderstand details about products sold. As the number of homeowners in Florida is growing, they say they skip property insurance: poll “The company and its owners scam Floridians by selling damaged, defective, dangerous, and unworking used hot tubs. Consumers have lost their hard-earned money based on the company’s lies,” Attorney General James Usmier said. “Thanks to…

almanac Average temperature: 79 high, 56 low Rainfall: 3.54 inches Spring arrives: March 20th 1. The stage of the moon First quarter: March 6th Full moon: March 14th Previous quarter: March 22nd New Moon: March 29th 2. Moon sign planting date Ground crops: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 31 Underground crops: 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28 Weed Control: 5, 6, 24, 25, 26 Pruning trees and shrubs: 1, 2, 10, 11, 20, 21, 29, 30 Time to plant 3. Vegetables: beans, carabaza, melon, cassava, chayote, corn, cucumber, dasine, eggplant, Jerusalem artichoke, Zicama, Rufa, Maranga, New…

“I think we have to be very open and very honest. I don’t know if we’ve done anything wrong,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with Fox News.WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelenkie defended his comments at a tense White House meeting on February 28th.In an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News, Zelenskyy repeatedly reiterated his stance on the ceasefire agreement, suggesting that he is open to peace, but insisted on ensuring lasting peace through security guarantees from the United States.”We are ready for peace, but we must be in a strong position,” he said.His comments came after a heated…

If 100 volunteers could make the constitutional amendments proposed to a proposal calling for the frontlines of the House and Senate Visitors Gallery, they would pass the 76% order “8 is sufficient” term edict received in 1992 in the month of lawmakers elected on the first day of all legislative sessions.Bill Cottel (Florida News Service)That’s what the term “limit” actually comes from – the public da show for powerful politicians. Americans love to see high and powerful insults. That’s why three stoges comedy haughty rich women get a pie in their face.If Florida law has improved since the time limits…

Thousands of police voted to accept the bumper pay deal, marking the end of an 18-month dispute over the hike.The Victoria Police Corporate Negotiation Contract Vote vote closed on February 28, with 76% of its 16,200 voting members agreeing to the deal.This includes an annual salary increase of at least 4.5% over the next four years, with frontlines receiving an additional 0.5% raise.However, members will no longer be allowed to access the terms and will be able to cash up to 12 months of sick leave upon retirement.Wayne Gutt, chief executive of the Police Association, said there is a need…

Governor Reynolds signed the law and called it a step towards “protecting the rights of women and girls.” The transgender lawmaker said the law “sought to erase us further.”On February 28th, Iowa became the country’s first state to remove gender identity protection from the Civil Rights Code.The law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds removes “gender identity” as a protected class and redefines the legal conditions related to state laws that relate to gender and gender.Reynolds said Senate File 418 is a step “protecting the rights of women and girls.””It’s common sense to acknowledge obvious biological differences between men and women,”…