October 7, 2026 8:26 am
(The Center Square) –Highlands County School District did not follow proper procedure for monitoring subcontractor selection for its Lake Country Elementary School expansion project, according to an audit by the Florida Auditor General. No district personnel attended the subcontractor bid openings for a nearly $7 million contract, the audit found. Additionally, no one from the district ensured the subcontractor bids ...
(Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has asked a court for a new temporary injunction against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT. In filing the request September 28, Uthmeier said ChatGPT is unsafe and deceptive and is already harming Floridians, especially children. “Four months ago, Florida filed the first state-led lawsuit in the nation against OpenAI and ...
(The Center Square) – Control of the U.S. House of Representatives could hinge on a seat in southeastern Florida where immigration and gun policy have emerged as defining issues. U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., faces Republican Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, on Nov. 3 in the race to represent Florida’s newly redrawn 25th Congressional District. Singer has ...
(The Center Square) – Florida Democrats reported a larger monthly gain in active voter registrations than Republicans as the Cook Political Report improved Democrats’ prospects in the governor’s race. The Florida Democratic Party said this is the first time “in years” that Democrats have out-registered Republicans in the Sunshine State. It comes the same week the Cook Political Report announced ...