Activist groups are helping formerly incarcerated Floridians vote by paying their outstanding fees and fines

Sep 23, 2020
Legal challenges to the fees continue, but they're not likely to succeed before Election Day.
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In Florida, if you have a felony conviction, voting will cost you

Sep 15, 2020
A new ruling means anyone with a felony conviction in Florida must pay fees, fines and restitution before they can vote.
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Warehouse space is in demand

Sep 4, 2020
One Florida county has been seeing a warehouse construction boom since before COVID-19.
Stockpiling requires storage space, which is expensive and in short supply.
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Florida's citrus industry has seen a sales boost during pandemic

Jul 1, 2020
Since January, the state has been promoting orange juice, using digital ads.
An orange grove in Fort Pierce, Florida, late last year.
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Disney reopenings in doubt after COVID-19 cases spike

Jun 25, 2020
Disney has plans to reopen its Florida theme park next month, despite a workers' petition calling for them to reconsider.
The Disneyland reopening in California, planned for mid-July, has been delayed for now.
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What if Florida caused the Great Depression?

Jan 17, 2020
An argument that Florida's land boom in the 1920s, not the stock market crash, was the real reason for the financial crisis that followed.
Aerial view of the Flamingo Hotel and several yachts in Biscayne Bay beyond, Miami Beach, Florida, 1920s. The Flamingo was built by Carl Fisher and was one of the first large hotels built in the area. It has subsequently been demolished.
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Many states still suspend driver's licenses for unpaid fines that are not related to driving

Sep 25, 2019
In some states, like Florida, government agencies depend on fines to make up budge shortfalls.
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Iguana control businesses in Florida kept busy

Jul 25, 2019
Growing numbers of green iguanas, an invasive species in Florida, mean the business of iguana control is booming.
Perry Colato, co-owner of Redline Iguana Removal, holds a green iguana he caught using a cage trap in South Florida. His business is about a year old.
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Affordable housing plan is music to the ears of artists

Jun 24, 2019
Homeownership gives creatives a place to live and work.
Christina Pritchard in the townhouse
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In memory of her daughter, a Florida mom opens a prom store ... where everything is free

May 28, 2019
Regina Talabert opened up a free prom pop-up store in tribute to her daughter Noricia.
Regina Talabert holds up a dress.
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