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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during an event on prescription drug costs, in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice. It's warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, they might allow other companies to make their product. Under the new plan, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents

Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.

FILE - In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Floridians get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt

More than 105,000 Floridians have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration's reforms of the student loan debt system.

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DeSantis wants to cut 1,000 jobs, but asks for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s football snub

The governor wants the money to sue the College Football Playoff committee over its decision to exclude Florida State University Seminoles from the college football championship playoff.

Broward For Progress, MoveOn and other Florida activists march to send a message that abortion access must be protected.
Floridians would vote to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution, poll shows

To demonstrate broad support across the state, sponsors of the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion” are focusing their petition drive on 10 specific congressional districts.

The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 1.2 million lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Floridians and to protect children’s health. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in Florida within 10 years

The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 1.2 million lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Floridians and to protect children’s health.

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DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk policy in combative faceoff

DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff that some called "a sideshow" between two White House aspirants.

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Florida fails to use nearly $800 million to provide services to adults and children with disabilities

While many languish on waiting lists for years, or face cuts to the programs that they desperately need, an investigation has found that the money to provide those services has been in the state budget all along.