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A new Florida law effective after July 1, 2026 doubles the value cap for summary administration, opening a faster and less expensive probate path to more estates.

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The Florida Action Committee filed a federal lawsuit in Northern Florida on Aug. 11 challenging Florida’s sex offender registration and restriction system as unconstitutional.

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Florida’s criminal code will change Oct. 1 with new felony penalties for fraudulent rental entry, tougher pretrial no-contact enforcement, expanded gang-member criteria and new restrictions on nitrous oxide and xylazine.

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Moms for Liberty-endorsed school board candidates won or advanced in 11 of 15 Florida races in Tuesday’s primary election.

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RTVI released an extended interview with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, on August 17, 2026. Blakeman used the conversation to lay out his tax, energy, spending and migrant-policy agenda…

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Florida gubernatorial candidate Evelyn Castillo-Bach is making a living wage a centerpiece of her 2026 campaign, arguing that state pay floors should reflect the actual cost of living in each county.

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The Florida State Parks Foundation is adding four new track chairs at beaches in Naples, Fort Lauderdale, Panama City Beach and Port St. Joe after a $100,000 grant from Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Foundation.

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A former top civilian executive at the Navy is endorsing retired Capt. R.A. “Rocky” Rochford in Florida’s 14th Congressional District days before the Aug. 18 Republican primary.

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Construction Corps, the Clearwater veteran-owned design-build contractor, was named one of 95 finalists for GrowFL’s 16th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Awards.

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Ronald A. Christaldi, a New College of Florida alumnus and longtime Florida business and civic leader, has been named chair of the college’s Board of Trustees.

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A new Florida legislative report gives the first statewide look at how the state’s post-Surfside milestone inspection program is working, with thousands of inspections completed and hundreds of repair projects underway.

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Seminole County Judge candidate Erik Swenk is pushing back on a Florida Office of Inspector General report released Aug. 6, a day before early voting began in Seminole County.

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Peregrine Advisors served as exclusive sell-side adviser to Gainesville-based Vintage Electric in its sale to Jacksonville-based Norlee Group.

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Refresh – Aesthetics & Wellness says eligible former Ideal Image patients in Florida may be able to keep receiving care at its nine locations, even as Ideal Image sites close or change ownership.

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United By Nature is wrapping its 60-day, 8,000-mile Great American Water Road Trip with events across Florida, highlighting local conservation work and rallying support for protecting U.S. waters.

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All South Lightning Protection completed systems at nine Florida school campuses across five counties before the 2026 school year began.

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Rukia Riley Blackshear, a senior litigation paralegal in Greater Orlando, is being recognized for her work in civil litigation, team training, and community advocacy.

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The Center for Education Reform released its 2026 National Charter School Law Rankings and Scorecard, showing which states are expanding charter school opportunity and which still block growth.

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Electus Global Education Co. has joined Embarc Collective’s largest-ever new member cohort in Tampa, giving the EdTech and FinTech social enterprise access to coaching, support and a startup network as it scales its learning platform for youth….

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Independent Electrical Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter contractor members are building major South Florida projects while feeding workers into a registered apprenticeship pipeline.