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A Judge Faces A Crucial Decision Amid COVID, A Constitutional Clash, And Power Over Public Schools
In Florida’s state capital, Leon Circuit Judge Charles Dodson faces a daunting task.
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Taxwatch’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan: Tax Relief, Incentives And Grants
A fiscal watchdog organization for state government has proposed a pathway for Florida out of the COVID-19 economic mire.
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Conservation Groups Call For Removal Of Top Federal Land Management Official Pendley, Saying He’s ‘Unfit’
Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management will continue leading the agency even after his nomination is withdrawn.
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Eleven States Approved For $300 Federal Unemployment Supplements; Florida Still Evaluating
A federal unemployment supplement of $300 weekly has been granted for jobless people in 11 states so far, but Florida is not among them.
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Florida's Shevrin Jones Praises Biden-Harris Ticket During Virtual LGBTQ Conclave
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a robust plan to help the LGBTQ community, and a proven record of supporting its causes.
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Two Florida Men Arrested, Along With Steve Bannon And Another, On Charges They Ripped Off Their Border-Wall Charity
Of course there’s a Florida angle to the federal indictment of Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon, and Trump's many other indicted cronies.
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‘Let’s Just Feed Our Kids’: Advocates Press To Extend Federal Aid For School Meals
A school nutrition leader and other advocates are calling on the federal government to extend a summer meals program.
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Democrat Nikki Fried Attacks Trump, DeSantis On COVID-19; Urges Support For Joe Biden
Nikki Fried, the only Democrat on Florida’s statewide-elected Cabinet, said Wednesday that Florida had surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths.
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Musings On Florida And The Politics Of Pythons
A year ago, I tagged along with a couple of professional python hunters searching the Everglades for the big snakes.
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FL In-Person Voting On Primary Day: ‘People Are In Fear That Something Will Happen'
"It’s the pandemic, and that people are in fear that something will happen, so they don’t want to come out," according to a poll worker.
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After All This Time, Could Florida's Amendment 4 Fall Apart?
A Florida lawyer argued that the felon voting-rights amendment might die if the court decides making felons pay a fee is unconstitutional.
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NAACP Groups Join FL Lawsuit Over Opening Brick-And-Mortar Schools
Two civil rights organizations joined the Florida Education Association and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against reopening schools.
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Fl Primaries Elevate LGBTQ Candidates In The Legislature
The Florida House and Senate will get a little gayer as a result of Democratic primary races on Tuesday.
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With No Moratorium In Place For FL Renters 'Tsunami Of Evictions' Is Expected
More than 800,000 renters in Florida are at risk of being evicted within weeks, a fallout framed by financial duress and coronavirus crisis.
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FL Keys Board Oks Release Of Genetically Modified ‘Frankenskeeters’ To Combat Mosquito-Borne Illness
The last permission needed to start releasing hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys was granted.
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Abortion Rights Front: Advocates Say Some FL Lawmakers Lost Races Over Parental Consent Bill
Lawmakers in some cases are seeing the fallout on the abortion issue, according to Florida Planned Parenthood PAC.
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After One Week Of Schools Opening, COVID Has Begun Seeping Into School Buildings
Some Florida districts opened their school doors less than a week ago, and already, they are reporting COVID-19 cases on their campuses.
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New Housing Assistance Sept. 1 For Victims Of Hurricane Michael
Close to two years after Hurricane Michael devastated N. Florida and left thousands homeless, the region still struggles with recovery.
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Seven States (not Florida) Approved For $300 Federal Unemployment Supplement For The Jobless
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, announced Monday seven states have been approved to receive the added benefit.
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Florida Lawmaker: There’s A Lot Of Excitement’ In Caribbean Communities Over Kamala Harris
Florida's Caribbean community may be motivated to vote blue now that Joe Biden has picked a running mate whose father was born in Jamaica.