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As a storm approaches Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is preparing to monitor Interstate 10 across Troop A and H, from Escambia County to Madison County. Officials are coordinating with ...
The Florida Public Radio Emergency Alert Network is introducing an AI-driven technology for transmitting government alerts and advisories via broadcast signals to its toolkit of public safety ...
The federal government's landmark workplace safety law has a glaring loophole that excludes Florida's state and municipal workers.
What emerged was an example of how Florida’s public safety system — riddled with vague protocols and insufficient training — can fail victims of domestic violence, even when individual ...
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills into law — one of which makes a big change to state emergency statutes.
Even after dropping 1,300 bills to focus on the budget, the Florida Legislature passed more than 100 new laws that start July ...
Investing in public safety must remain a top priority for Florida's lawmakers and those investments must start with ending the staffing crisis among our state troopers, and compensating these ...
In May, storm shutters were a topic of discussion in a Cape Coral City Council meeting. There is division on what should be ...
Florida is in strong fiscal shape, but the budget battle is over how much to cut, not how to address chronic shortages of workers in vital areas.
Five Tenet Healthcare hospitals are suing a leading provider of hospital safety ratings in federal court, alleging that it “pressures hospitals to participate and pay or else suffer devastating ...
Five hospitals that are part of Palm Beach (Fla.) Health Network have filed a lawsuit against The Leapfrog Group, alleging the patient safety organization’s rankings are based on flawed ...
Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know. Medical experts have warned that ending fluoridation will have negative consequences for oral health.