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Florida Land Steward Update, July 11, 2025
UF/IFAS
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July 10, 2025
Florida panther, by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission REPORT FLORIDA PANTHER SIGHTINGS If you see a Florida panther—whether in person, on a trail camera, or by signs like tracks, scat, or scratches—please report it at...
Florida's CHOICE Act Transforms Noncompete and Garden Leave Agreements
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity Investment Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect July 1. It brings the most sweeping changes to Florida’s restrictive covenant framework in years. This legislation heralds a...
Florida couple gets surprise roof repair from community ahead of hurricane season
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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When Sam Scribner and Katarina Mandiola discovered their roof was badly leaking ahead of hurricane season, the $30,000 price tag to repair it felt insurmountable. Scribner, a well-known photographer in Volusia County, is paralyzed following a 2016...
Attorney General James Uthmeier Fights for Florida Crypto Investors, Launches Investigation into Robinhood
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 11, 2025
Robinhood Crypto allegedly is breaking Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Practices Act Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into Robinhood Crypto, LLC. and issuing a subpoena to uncover internal documents. TALLAHASSEE,...
Robinhood Crypto Under Investigation in Florida
WebProNews
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July 11, 2025
The cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood Crypto, a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets Inc., has come under intense scrutiny in Florida as Attorney General James Uthmeier launches a formal investigation into the company’s marketing practices....
Titan2Titan Program Receives $8,000 Grant, Supports Needs of Eastern Florida State College Students
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 11, 2025
staffed by students who help with professional clothing suggestions, hygiene items and healthy meal ideas In 2018, Eastern Florida State College President Dr. Richey identified food insecurity as one of the factors inhibiting the success of some...
Friday vote in Florida could be higher education ‘foundation rocker’
WUSF - Florida
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July 10, 2025
Most university students don’t know much about accreditation. "It's kind of behind the scenes,” said Carson Dale, student body president at Florida State University. “But obviously it's a very important thing when it comes to financial aid, course...
Concerns mount in South Florida over Trump’s funding freeze affecting after-school programs
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 10, 2025
Officials raised concerns Thursday about how a federal funding freeze could affect school-related programs in South Florida — with the expected loss of tens of millions of dollars this upcoming academic year. U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, a South...
Enhanced Noncompetition Bill Becomes Law in Florida
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
The Biden Administration and several states have sought to limit non-compete agreements in recent years as restraints on trade. Florida has long been more accepting of them and has just moved further into this camp. The Florida Contracts Honoring...
State College Regional Airport could offer flights to Florida again as organizations gauge interest
WPSU - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
Two Centre County organizations are gauging interest for a new airline at the State College Regional Airport, which would offer flights to Orlando, Florida. Currently, the airport only has flights to Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington D.C....
Pritzker attacks State Farm over 27% homeowners insurance rate increase
WGLT - Illinois
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July 11, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker took the rare step Thursday of attacking one of Illinois’ largest employers — State Farm — over its plans to increase homeowners’ insurance rates by 27%. Bloomington-based State Farm said the significant rate increase in Illinois...
Florida AG probes Robinhood Crypto over claims of low-cost trading
Channel News Asia
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July 10, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday launched an investigation into Robinhood Crypto, alleging that the platform may have misled customers by promoting itself as the least expensive way to buy cryptocurrencies. The AG's office said...
State Farm plans big insurance hike for Illinois homeowners, citing severe weather
Shaw Local - Illinois
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Illinois homeowners are facing a sharp increase in insurance premiums soon, as State Farm implements a hike for both new and renewing homeowners’ policies across the state. According to State Farm, the change is necessary due to ongoing financial...
Florida’s higher ed makeover
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Michael Vasquez In Florida, and across America, higher education is facing unprecedented attacks — affecting what subjects can be taught, how university presidents can be ousted, whether various institutions will lose federal funding and if...
Beloved Florida Destination Named 'Most Stressed City' In The State
WIOD - Florida
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Every city has its challenges, but some places deal with more stress than others. Whether it’s long hours at work, rising living costs, traffic that never ends, or just not enough time to relax, life in the most stressed city in Florida can feel...
Robinhood is under investigation in Florida
Cryptopolitan
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July 10, 2025
Florida’s Attorney General has opened an inquiry into Robinhood’s crypto business, alleging the company misled customers about the costs of trading digital assets. The fintech firm is accused of portraying its trading app as the most inexpensive...
New Sips: Central Florida’s Latest Happy Hour Spots
Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine
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July 11, 2025
After working hard, everyone looks forward to an evening of good times and even better drinks. And in Central Florida there is no lack of local bars and restaurants that can turn a long day into an opportunity for relaxation and community. From...
Last Call for 7.10.25 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida
Florida Politics
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July 10, 2025
Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Robinhood trading app is under investigation by Attorney General James Uthmeier for what the state’s top prosecutor says are allegations of violating the...
Will Starship launch from Florida in 2025? Public hearings underway
Florida Today
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Starship has made headlines this year for a series of explosions after launching from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in Texas for uncrewed flight tests. During the first of 3 scheduled public hearings on Florida's Space Coast, most of those who...
Robinhood’s Crypto Trading Promotions Probed by Florida AG
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Robinhood Markets Inc.’s cryptocurrency operations are the subject of an investigation in Florida, accusing the popular fintech platform of using deceptive practices to mislead consumers about costs. Most Read from Bloomberg The...