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Gregg Colburn, an associate professor at the University of Washington, gave a keynote address at the College of Design on Thursday, telling students that the homelessness issue is due to housing-related issues rather than issues like drug use. Colburn co-authored “Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns” with fellow author Clayton...

Publix now has 1,359 locations throughout the south, including 861 in Florida, the company says.

“Undoubtedly, the new statute will plunge Florida’s death-penalty system into further instability and chaos,” one death penalty expert said.

A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation.

TALLAHASSEE — A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation, triggered conflicting judicial rulings and infused an additional

A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation, triggered conflicting judicial rulings, and infused an additional level of uncertainty in capital cases.

"Stop woke" and "dont say gay" laws in Florida impacting Polk Schools

Authorities say Bladimir Moreno lured Mexican workers to the U.S. and coerced them into forced labor, then lied to investigators.

The grants support organizations emergency shelters and other housing programs for adults, families and youth.

More than a dozen Mexican workers who had worked in the U.S. harvesting fruits, vegetables and other products between 2015 and 2017 were victims.