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Gary FineoutAugust 3, 2016

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Top Florida Republicans are distancing themselves from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s comments about an American Muslim family whose son was killed in Iraq. But so far, none of the top elected Republicans in the state have dropped their support of Trump, or even criticized him as sharply as some other Republicans have in the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 2, 2016

Ben Carson rallied party faithful during a campaign stop in Southwest Florida, using the event as a chance to urge them to get out the vote for Republican candidates this election cycle. Carson was in Cape Coral on Tuesday to campaign with Francis Rooney, a Naples Republican vying to replace Curt Clawson in the U.S. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 1, 2016

Florida is one of only three states in the nation where felons and ex-felons permanently lose their right to vote, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures. So on the last day to register to vote in the Aug. 30 primary election, advocates throughout the Sunshine State called for a repeal of that law Monday. “The voting […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott thanked law enforcement officers Monday, and said his administration would continue to back legislation to help first responders and their families. “We have the ability to do more,” said Scott. Scott was on hand to kick off the Florida Police Chiefs Association annual summer training conference in Bonita Springs. During his speech, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

Ten more people are believed to have contracted the Zika virus through a mosquito bite, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a travel warning for the affected area. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Department of Health identified 10 more people who contracted the virus locally. The governor said the […]

Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

As word spread that Miami’s hippest neighborhood was now considered ground zero for the first mosquito-transmitted infections of the Zika virus in the U.S. mainland, many residents vowed to take precautions, local officials urged tourists not to change travel plans and mosquito-control workers geared up for war against the pests. “Zika is now here,” Dr. […]

Phil AmmannJuly 29, 2016

While the new University of Central Florida downtown Orlando campus has yet to open, school leaders are already making plans for expansion. Rachel Williams of the Orlando Business Journal reports the UCF board of trustees voted July 28 to approve a new five-year capital improvement plan — including a project called “UCF Downtown campus building […]

Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

The Latest on the Zika virus in Florida (all times local): 1 p.m. President Obama‘s spokesman says Florida needs more federal money to limit the spread of the Zika virus. White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said Friday’s announcement that South Florida has four mosquito-transmitted cases should be a wake-up call for Congress “to […]

Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

An entomologist at the University of Florida says it’s not surprising that no mosquitoes have tested positive for Zika even though four residents in South Florida have been found to be the first cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. mainland. Roxanne Connelly said Friday that finding positive mosquitoes is like chasing a moving […]

Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

The Latest on the Zika virus in Florida (all times local): Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs says potential visitors to Florida shouldn’t think twice about coming to the Sunshine State. Jacob’s jurisdiction covers the Orlando area’s major theme parks in the Orlando area, and she spoke to reporters Friday after Gov. Rick Scott announced that […]

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Florida Republicans disagree with Donald Trump, but still back him

Ben Carson stumps for Francis Rooney in CD 19

Advocates call for repeal of Florida’s ban on automatic restoration of voting rights for ex-felons

Rick Scott to police chiefs: ‘What you do every day is important to every family’

Rick Scott: 10 more cases of locally transmitted Zika in Florida

More bug spray, less dining al fresco planned in Zika zone

Before downtown Orlando campus even opens, UCF plans major expansion

White House: Congress should get back to work on Zika

Finding Zika mosquitoes is like ‘chasing a moving target,’ researcher says

Teresa Jacobs: Visitors shouldn’t think twice about coming to Florida because of Zika