State Sen. Perry Thurston and former Commissioner Priscilla Taylor enter race...
Florida state Sen. Perry Thurston is officially a candidate to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings. Thurston, who lives in Broward County, has been an unofficial candidate for months. Also now...
View ArticleFlorida reports 4,237 new COVID cases with fewer people getting tested
Florida reported 4,237 new COVID cases and 32 additional deaths
View ArticleAnother anti-Matt Gaetz billboard might be going up, this one in Pensacola
Another billboard chiding U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz might go up in his home state of Florida, this time in Pensacola.
View ArticleHouse to take up scholarship bill, but changes worry parents of students with...
Lawmakers want to expand state voucher programs, but parents who use the Gardiner Scholarship fear the changes will hurt an initiative that has helped their children.
View ArticleDeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law, sparking outcry from Democrats,...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s controversial “anti-riot” bill into law on Monday, vastly increasing law enforcement’s powers to crack down on civil unrest.
View ArticleIn Travis Rudolph murder case, 911 calls depict a chaotic scene
Many people screamed for help on the day a former football star, Travis Rudolph, was accused of murder.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Here is where to find COVID-19 vaccines in South Florida.
View ArticleAs anti-riot law takes effect, will the cops really jail rioters in Florida?
Law enforcement agencies across South Florida on Monday began figuring out how to enforce Florida’s new anti-riot law while trying not to restrict people’s right to demonstrate.
View ArticleHackers post 26,000 Broward school files online
An initial review found a few isolated incidents where confidential student or employee information was released, but none that contained Social Security numbers.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis ‘anti-riot’ plan does more than crack down on mob violence....
“It is designed to silence, criminalize and penalize those protesting for racial justice," Kara Gross of the ACLU says of Gov. Ron DeSantis' anti-rioting proposal. "The intent of it is to silence...
View ArticleState Rep. Bobby DuBose running for Congress, shaking up race to succeed...
State Rep. Bobby DuBose of Fort Lauderdale is announcing on Tuesday his candidacy to succeed the late Congressman Alcee Hastings. The entry of DuBose — the fourth currently elected official to declare...
View ArticleJudge Marni Bryson: Dedicated jurist or AWOL from the bench?
Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson is accused of failing “to devote full time and attention” to her responsibilities from 2016 to 2019. It's a case that could put her career at risk.
View ArticleFlorida GOP leaders bash ‘woke’ corporations as they stumble over election,...
Florida’s top Republicans are bashing corporations that criticized a move to ban transgender athletes from competing in competitions of the gender with which they identify, as well as a Georgia...
View ArticleAmmunition purchases would require background checks, if Democrat proposal...
Since guns can't kill people without bullets, some Democrats and gun-safety advocates want to require background checks for people seeking to buy ammunition.
View ArticleToddler’s life spared in apparent murder-suicide, cops say
A 32-year-old woman was shot dead by a West Palm Beach man who later took his own life, police said. A 2-year-old was found asleep and unharmed inside the vehicle where the woman lay dead.
View ArticleOhio Republicans want to rename state park for Donald Trump
The bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Loychik to rename Mosquito State Park to Donald J. Trump State Park is the latest attempt by Ohio Republicans to honor the former president.
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,645 new cases of COVID, 62 additional deaths
Florida on Tuesday reported 5,645 new cases of COVID and 62 additional deaths
View ArticleSweeping elections law overhaul heads to votes in Florida House and Senate
Sweeping changes to Florida elections law are primed for votes in the Senate and House. Republican legislative leaders maintain that changes to the state’s vote-by-mail and drop box processes are...
View ArticleJust before midnight, DeSantis reveals he’s signed $1 billion tax on consumers
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law late Monday a bill that will cost Florida consumers who shop online an estimated $1 billion a year in sales taxes, with the money used to cut business taxes.
View ArticleFlorida Senate scraps alimony reform effort — again
For nearly a decade, efforts to rewrite Florida’s alimony laws have touched off emotional debates. The proposals to change the law this year again have been shelved.
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