Politics

Some new laws that hit the books in Florida last month will impact your kids more than they will you.

For years, Florida’s 5th congressional district has been a Black majority district, most recently connecting communities from Tallahassee to Jacksonville.

The nation's 45th president is facing a host of legal troubles as he campaigns to retake the White House in 2024, including here in metro Atlanta.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

About a dozen leaders from the NAACP gathered outside the Florida Department of Education Thursday to send the state a message.

Nation's 45th president steps up attacks on DA Fani Willis | Security remains tight around Fulton County courthouse.

The suspension comes after two Orlando police officers were shot over the weekend.

This week, Red Cross implemented its new blood donation policy to reflect new guidelines the Food and Drug Administration announced this spring, allowing more gay and bisexual men to give blood.

Nearly 400 students are currently registered for the course in Leon County, which will be taught by seven teachers in six high schools, according to an LCS spokesperson. Some educators have voiced concerns about the course and following the law, he said. But LCS is choosing to “take the commissioner at his word” and teach the course in full.

Florida school bus drivers reported 11,224 drivers illegally passed their stopped buses in one day last spring.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

The controversy has forced schools to scramble to form new instruction plans just days ahead of the new school year. WCTV has reached out to Leon County Schools about what course of action other schools in the district will take.

The Florida Department of Education is instructing schools that offer the class to skip the section on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The man made numerous threats against the officials on social media, according to court documents.

Since most state prisons were built before air conditioning was common, the Florida Department of Corrections says it often takes steps to mitigate the adverse effects on inmates.

Hundreds of teaching positions are posted on district websites from the panhandle down the Suncoast.

Universities are no longer allowed to spend money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

“The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows.

Federal data shows more students are being disruptive in schools across the country.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has criticized fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting new standards that require teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”

The National Organization for Women says women spend an average of $20 a month on feminine hygiene products.

The National Guard is temporarily deployed to prisons across the state in desperate need of officers.

The back-to-school sales tax holiday goes from now until Sunday, August 6.

A Pew Research Center study shows TikTok is the second most popular social media site, with 67% of teens saying they use TikTok, with 16% using it almost constantly.

The new curriculum includes instruction on how slaves benefited from skills that they learned. It also focuses more in early grades on achievements of African Americans rather than the injustices they faced through slavery and segregation.