May 19, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 3/28/2016

› Health care company to lay off employees in Hollywood
A Louisiana-based health care company with an office in Hollywood plans to lay off up to 163 people in South Florida as it consolidates operations.

› Is change ahead for Florida in battle over standardized testing?
The federal government, heeding calls for change from across the country, responded by passing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December. The new law changes or eliminates some of the controversial policies put in place by No Child Left Behind, giving states more control. With new wiggle room, will Florida see changes?

› Criticized for HIV spike, Florida takes hundreds of cases off the books
State lawmakers blasted the state surgeon general in January for cutting staff and spending at a time when new HIV cases were spiking in Florida. A month later, the Florida Department of Health quietly revised its figures.

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