State could end vaccine mandates
Staff ReportState Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday vowed to end vaccine mandates in Florida, putting the state in the middle…
Read MoreSecond Amendment tax holiday to last through December 31
AMBER PATINOFlorida’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, also known as the Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Sales Tax Holiday, will kick off…
Read MoreFPL reaches proposed settlement on rate increases, with lower hikes than originally sought
Florida Power & Light and numerous groups and businesses have hammered out a proposed settlement that would increase base electric…
Read MoreBack-to-school tax free holiday to last through August
A tax-free month will begin Friday, August 1, to help offset some of the cost of back-to-school shopping in Florida.…
Read MoreAbortion rights amendment defeated
Jim SaundersTALLAHASSEE — A ballot proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the Florida Constitution failed Tuesday, giving a major…
Read MoreRecreational pot proposal falls short
A $150 million-plus effort to allow recreational use of marijuana in Florida fizzled out Tuesday, falling short of the needed…
Read MoreSchool District receives nearly $400k in workforce development funding
Washington County School District is receiving grant funding from the state to assist programs focused on cloud computing and virtualization,…
Read MoreWashington County School Board member recognized by Florida School Boards Association
Due to her community work, Cindy Johnson Brown of the Washington County School Board has been recognized as an Emerging…
Read MoreDunn, other representatives introduce legislation bolstering drug coverage for rare diseases
A legislative bill allowing Medicare Part D and Medicaid to cover drugs for off-label for treating rare diseases has been…
Read MoreFlorida unemployment numbers released
The latest unemployment numbers for Florida are in. The September unemployment rate for Washington County was 3.5%. With a total…
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