Gov. 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.
View ArticleOne of last year’s many tropical storms was, in fact, a hurricane, leaving...
The National Hurricane Center declared Gamma a hurricane Tuesday, meaning the 2020 season had 14 hurricanes, one shy of the record established in 2005.
View ArticleSheriff Greg Tony on Derek Chauvin verdict: It’s a reminder that officers...
A jury’s decision to find a former officer guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd brings renewed hope of “continued positive change, social justice and equitable judicial outcomes,” Broward...
View ArticlePolice in Ohio shoot and kill teenage girl, shortly before Derek Chauvin verdict
The victim was trying to stab another girl, police said.
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers’ effort to restrict local control of vacation rental...
Time has apparently run out on the Florida Legislature's attempt to restrict local regulation of short-term rental properties.
View ArticleRepublican legislators in states from Florida to Iowa are creating harsher...
Republican-led states are introducing punitive new measures governing protests.
View ArticleBroward County’s Lauren Book elected to lead Florida Senate Democrats
Lauren Book, a Broward County state senator, has been elected to lead Democrats in the Florida Senate starting in 2022.
View ArticleOvernight meteor shower could display another fireball in South Florida sky
South Floridians could see a fireballs in the sky during the Lyrid meteor shower late Wednesday into early Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida may be an ‘oasis of freedom’ in COVID reopenings — but the Capitol is...
Florida has been touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as an "oasis of freedom" that resisted prolonged coronavirus lockdowns — but the state Capitol is still closed to the public.
View ArticleVice President Kamala Harris, congressional leaders pay tribute to the late...
Vice President Kamala Harris, top congressional leaders, and Florida colleagues paid tribute to the late Congressman Alcee Hastings at a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
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