Florida attorney general to co-host presidential forum on Fox News

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Federal money given for broadband access in rural areas

A total of 28 telephone utilities have been given federal money to build and expand broadband access in rural service territories that span portions of Iowa and 17 additional states.

North Dakota nears completion of health insurance exchange, would be first in the U.S.

North Dakota is on its way to becoming the first state in the country to have an operating health insurance exchange program. Each state is required by the Affordable Care Act to have some infrastructure in place by January 2013 for an exchange. Florida remains one of the More…

Florida lawmakers refused to accept money for cancer control programs

Among the long list of federal health grants the state has shunned in the past year was a small award that would have “reduced the burden of cancer.”

A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health tells The Florida Independent that budget authority was denied for a competitive grant More…

Fracking may be to blame for Oklahoma earthquakes

Another swarm of earthquakes in an unusual part of the country has generated aftershocks of debate about whether the oil and gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is to blame.

Potential class-action suit against Idaho’s ‘fetal pain’ abortion law could have national impact

A 33-year-old Idaho woman is seeking class-action status on a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, made possible by the claim babies are developed enough at that stage to feel pain.

Florida one of five states refusing Affordable Care Act implementation grants

According to a new map released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Florida is one of only five states returning grants awarded by the federal government to implement the federal health care reform law. #

Report calls out Florida for lack of policies fighting cancer

According to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Florida is among many states that have “missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only save money and generate revenue, but also save lives.” In Florida, the report finds that cancer screenings for women More…

Anti-abortion websites cite report claiming medical abortions ‘less safe than surgery’

Within hours of each other on Tuesday, four anti-abortion news websites posted information on a recently-released Australian report claiming that medical abortions are “less safe than surgery.” Previous research conducted in the U.S. contradicts the survey’s findings. #

FBI agents kill Jacksonville mosque bombing suspect in Oklahoma

A North Florida man suspected of pipe-bombing a Jacksonville mosque almost a year ago was shot and killed by FBI agents in Oklahoma last night.

The Islamic Center of Northeast Florida was pipe-bombed just before evening prayer services on May 10, 2010. The bomb caused no injuries and only $500 More…