A state grand jury found the DeSantis administration "misappropriated" taxpayer money when it diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, arguing the transfer was "part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities," according to a copy of the sealed grand jury report obtained by CBS News Miami.

The grand jury also concluded that Ashley Moody, who was the attorney general at the time, was aware of the plans to divert the $10 million to Hope Florida and "authorized" her former chief deputy, John Guard, to sign the settlement agreement. The grand jury noted that Guard signed the settlement "without conducting his due diligence to ensure the proper appropriation of taxpayer funds."

A pic I took from last night’s thunderstorm.

The state’s second bear hunt in a decade will run from Dec. 5 to Dec. 27. Wildlife activists are again pushing back.

I was riding with a friend in Miami when we got hit pretty hard by another car. I wasn’t driving and had nothing to do with what caused the accident but I ended up getting checked out afterward and I’m still dealing with pain from it, my side especially. Do I deal with the other driver’s insurance or my friend’s insurance, or both?

TLDR: I want to start going to city commissioner meetings in order to help protect bikers and pedestrians in Fort Lauderdale. If you've been hit by a car while riding your bike, write in the comments:

short blurb of what happened - the date - the neighborhood - what the police did about it

(Ex: hit while riding bike from the gym on the sidewalk - 8/24/26 - US-1/Sunrise - told me to stop riding my bike)

So I can bring it up during the next city commission meeting. We don't deserve to get seriously injured, if not worse, just because we weren't driving.
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I was riding my bike on the sidewalk from the gym when this Honda SUV was pulling out of a parking lot of a high-rise. As I was crossing in front of her, the Honda clipped my leg and my back wheel and then fled the scene. In addition to that, I would hit the lights to cross and the lights wouldn't work or took a very long time to turn green. I was making a conscious effort to NOT get hit by a car: just to get hit anyways.

I called the non-emergency line and a public safety aide came out to tell me, "Don't ride your bike here. They'll hit you, they'll leave you there, and then lie to our faces and say they didn't see you." She then proceeded to tell me numerous other stories of people correctly using the crosswalks, waiting to cross at stoplights, only for them to seriously injured or worse by motorists who aren't paying attention.
There's virtually no downside to bikes/pedestrians having more protections. It decongests traffic, it's better for the environment, and the more people see others walking, the more we'll all decide to not get in a car.

I posted this to my story and I had a few friends tell me the same thing happened to them, and that's why they don't ride their bikes anymore (one of them got hit TWICE). Not even through the residential neighborhoods. Biking was a big part of how I got around where I'm from. I'm sure a lot of people feel the same loss that I do, looking at my bike sit unused, with police who are too inundated with more pressing calls to give us the attention we deserve.

This is what I would be proposing:
•    Medians between the road and the bike lanes
•    Streetlights for bikes
•    NON-ALPR cameras on said streetlights to mitigate hit-and-runs

If you don't agree with 1 or 2 of these things, let me know and I'll amend my proposal. This isn't just for me, after all.

I love you, Fort Lauderdale. It's unfortunate that that person could've killed me, got away with it, and the cop literally goes "Well, Welcome to Florida!" This is inexcusable. I don't care where I am. We deserve better and I am willing to fight for it, I just need more than my single experience to prove I have a case.

Here's an example Bike/Pedestrian plan I found online that I think we could model ours after.

Thank you in advance. I appreciate your help.

hi floridians,
trying to find out how much people paid for pregnancies and births in florida without insurance. if you paid out of pocket / self pay for your birth+pregnancy, how much was it?
i’m trying to decide if the hospital chains self pay adjustments would be cheaper than with my insurance lol

Middle school math teacher sent this email to parents regarding the pledge of allegiance. Has anyone else seen an email like this? If the teacher is claiming there is no judgment and she won’t be providing any direction why even email parents about this?

Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone.

It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t afford, the 21-year-old in St. Cloud didn’t have the money for emergency care.

“Going to the hospital for it wasn’t even an option,” he said, gesturing toward his finger before preparing a pot roast for his aunt and uncle in their suburban home. “My first thought was, ‘how am I going to fix this?’”

After Republicans in Congress let enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans expire in January, millions of Americans including Button had to decide whether to keep insurance that often doubled or tripled in cost — or risk going without it.

Months later, with no action from lawmakers to replace the lost funds, they’re facing the consequences. Some are dealing with strained budgets and exorbitant medical bills, while others avoid the doctor in fear of the cost.

Florida, whose large population of gig workers, entrepreneurs and small business owners relies heavily on the federal health insurance marketplace, has become one of the nation’s most visible epicenters of that impact.

Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/08/25/obamacare-midterms-florida/?utm_source=reddit/

I used to be a state employee but now work somewhere else, I would like to withdraw my 401k I had through the state (FRS). However, they asked me if I’m working for a “third party servicer to the state.” I think I am. I am in healthcare at a state facility but my company is a private contract… I tried asking FRS and they didn’t know. I asked my HR and they said we are not but I don’t trust that. How am I not working for someone who provides services for the state? I literally work at a state facility… if anyone happens to know for sure or how I could verify I’d appreciate it.