Tallahassee Police officer fired after slamming handcuffed man into a wall
State Attorney Jack Campbell said his office is likely to pursue charges against former TPD officer Charles Hansford for the incident.
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Renzo DowneySenate panel advances bill eliminating permanent alimony
Critics argue the measure could hurt women.
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Joe HendersonJoe Henderson: Unforced errors leave the University of Florida embarrassed
From COVID-19 policies to First Amendment rights, UF is on the wrong side of bad headlines these days.
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Daniel Figueroa IVVISIT FLORIDA promises no more ‘Pitbull incidents’ as bill to extend program makes it through House Commerce Committee
Legislators said the state’s tourism and marketing arm is helping smaller communities attract visitors.
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Tallahassee Police officer fired after slamming handcuffed man into a wall
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Bills to boost rural broadband service get Senate panel approval
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Anne GeggisLegislative, Influence & Policy
Senate panel advances bill eliminating permanent alimony
Critics argue the measure could hurt women.
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VISIT FLORIDA promises no more ‘Pitbull incidents’ as bill to extend program makes it through House Commerce Committee
Legislators said the state’s tourism and marketing arm is helping smaller communities attract visitors.
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Florida nonprofits ask Legislature to fund $40 million to ease foster case manager shortage
There are currently 600 case manager job openings in the state, about 30% of the state’s current employment level.
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Claims bill to pay $3.2M to Monticello nurse harmed in head-on crash with state employee advances
‘This case involves significant and substantial injuries and terminated her career as an emergency room nurse.’
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Lawmaker details how proposed 15-week abortion ban would have impacted her abnormal pregnancy
Democratic lawmakers say the proposed abortion ban assaults women’s human rights.
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Jason DelgadoSenate Committee OK’s bill to secure land conservation funding
Land and water conservation efforts would lock in guaranteed funding under the bill.
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Christine Jordan SextonBills that expand telehealth, change Medicaid managed care reporting requirements clear House panel
Lawmakers also advanced a measure altering step therapy rules.
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Kelly HayesProposal tying local tax referendums to General Election ballots on to final committee
The goal is to get input when voter turnout is highest.
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Claims bill to pay mother of boys maimed in state trooper crash advances with significant payout cut
The story of the crash is any mother’s nightmare.
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Senate panel moves Ron DeSantis priority cracking down on ‘midnight’ migrants
A federal judge struck down part of the sanctuary cities law in September, but Republicans are taking another shot at immigration.
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Dems grill GOP sponsor on legislation exempting heavy equipment from ad valorem tax
The proposal would alter the way rentable heavy equipment is taxed.
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Corona Florida
Ahead of hearing, top House Democrat says Joseph Ladapo’s bona fides aren’t there on COVID-19
‘The decision is being based purely on politics and nothing to do with actual science and medical sciences.’
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Scott PowersFlorida tops 5 million COVID-19 cases
Deaths from surge are starting to spike, with 605 reported in past week.
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A.G. GancarskiRon DeSantis cashes in on Dr. Fauci ‘flip flops’
‘Exclusive Freedom Over Fauci Flip Flops, only available on the Team DeSantis storefront.’
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Gov. DeSantis dodges booster shot question again
‘I’m not going to let that be a weapon for people to use.’
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Joe Ladapo says Dr. Fauci, mask policies ‘dehumanized’ the American people
The Surgeon General took it to Tucker.
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2022
Jacob OglesHouse drops new legislative map ahead of full Redistricting Committee hearing
Changes around Hillsborough, Orange and Broward impact multiple districts.
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Tina Polsky files to run in Boca Raton-centered SD 30
The Democrat will move to run and represent half her existing constituency.
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Florida Democrats discuss legislative game plan after GOP blocks federal voting rights bill
‘We see voting rights threatened today like never before.’
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House Democrats question whether redistricting staff took minority growth into account
Will communities of color have sufficient power under the new maps?
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Sheriffs endorse Gov. DeSantis’ re-election bid
‘That’s a real law and order Governor. That’s what they look like.’
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Marco Rubio rolls out law enforcement backing at sheriffs’ conference
‘This endorsement speaks to more than just politics.’
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Corona Economics
Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday
IRS worker shortages, enormous pandemic workloads and stalled legislation combine to cause taxpayers pain this filing season.
Omicron wave leaves U.S. food banks scrambling for volunteers
In Tallahassee, plans for a volunteer-driven event on the holiday were abruptly canceled when all the volunteers dropped out.
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Communities
Tallahassee Police officer fired after slamming handcuffed man into a wall
State Attorney Jack Campbell said his office is likely to pursue charges against former TPD officer Charles Hansford for the incident.
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Washington County residents vote to end ‘dry’ law, allow hard liquor
Restaurants and businesses in Washington County will be able to begin selling hard liquor in three months.
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Gov. DeSantis issues state of emergency for Charlotte and Lee Counties after severe storms
A of Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed five tornadoes in the area.
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Poll shows Naples incumbents favored, but there’s a fight for a third City Council seat
Will Beth Petrunoff or John Dugan nab a third seat at the dais?
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Josh Johnson enters race for Nick Maddox’s Leon County Commission seat
Johnson previously ran for the House District 9 seat in 2016.
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Judge denies J.T. Burnette request to stay out of prison pending appeal
Burnette is supposed to report to an Alabama federal prison work camp by Sunday.
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Orlando
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Cruise ship bound for Miami changes course after U.S. judge orders seizure
Cruise trackers show Crystal Symphony currently docked in the Bahamian island of Bimini.
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Florida International University president resigns citing health issues
FIU Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Friday afternoon and planned to nominate Kenneth Jessell as interim president.
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Ryan NicolCOVID-19 cases plummet in South Florida as peak appears to have passed
Cases dropped by 44% week-to-week in Palm Beach County, 49% in Miami-Dade and 52% in Broward.
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Matt Willhite raises nearly $21K in December to lead Palm Beach County Commission field
Willhite is leading his opponents with more than $234,000 available as of Dec. 31.
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Lamar Fisher’s December fundraising nets him biggest kitty among Broward County Commission candidates
The former Mayor of Pompano Beach is seeking a second term in a changed district.
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Demi Busatta Cabrera named Greater Miami Chamber’s 2022 Legislative Champion
Busatta Cabrera is the third state lawmaker to receive the award since its 2020 creation.
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Latest from Bill Day
Federal
Debbie Wasserman Schultz hires Raul Martinez Jr. in district, Adam Jardine in D.C.
Martinez takes over for Vivian Piereschi as district director.
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Florida’s newest Congresswoman promises to push for guaranteed income for all
The new Congresswoman’s ‘People’s Prosperity Plan’ had been derided as an empty promise during the campaign.
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Federal government will appeal Florida Gaming Compact ruling
The federal court decision had struck down Gaming Compact, online sports betting.
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Mike Waltz joins bipartisan bill to strip Olympic Committee of tax-exempt status
‘I’m very concerned about the safety of our athletes,’ Waltz said.
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Voting changes and more in Democrats’ broad elections bill
The elections bill would create national automatic voter registration, allow all voters to cast ballots by mail and weaken voter ID laws.
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Joe Biden infrastructure bill sends $1.1 billion for Everglades restoration
Debbie Wasserman Schultz says it’s the ‘largest environmental restoration project in American history.’
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Foreign Affairs
Rick Scott leads call for open Senate hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal
Senate Republicans say the public deserves answers.
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Suspect in Haiti President’s assassination extradited to Miami
He is the second foreigner extradited to the United States to face charges related to the assassination.
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Rick Scott calls Joe Biden a ‘clown’ and ‘complete joke’
The Senator fumed about Biden’s Ukraine policy Thursday.
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Headed to disaster? U.S., Russia harden stances in talks
Some believe the situation will have to become even more dire before the impasse can be broken.
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Bill calling on President Biden, Congress to act against Cuba regime earns preliminary OK
Some who participated in last year’s protests in Cuba have been sentenced to decades in prison. Others are missing.
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U.S. to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries
The restrictions were meant to blunt the spread of the omicron variant. But omicron is now spreading rapidly in the U.S.
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Epilogue: Trump
Once allies, Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti face off at trial
Prosecutors say Avenatti used a doctored document to defraud Daniels out of $300,000.
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South Florida businessman involved with Rudy Giuliani gets prison
Igor Fruman served as a liaison between Rudy Giuliani and Ukrainian officials.
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‘Remove Ron’ trolls Donald Trump for not keeping DeSantis in line
‘What’s the matter, Donald? Is it something Ron said?’
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Rick Scott says there’s no ‘war’ between Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis
‘I talk to both of them and it’s never come up.’
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‘Totally fake news’: Donald Trump downplays any split with Ron DeSantis
Trump says they have a ‘very good relationship’ amid reports of a rift.
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Another poll shows Donald Trump blocking Ron DeSantis’ White House path
Is 45 standing in America’s Governor’s way? Polls say yes.
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America in Crisis
Three Tampa Bay men charged in U.S. Capitol attack
The men are being prosecuted in Washington, DC, federal court.
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Legal risks in sedition conspiracy case against Oath Keepers
The Civil War-era charge is hard to prove, and scholars say overzealousness in applying it, going back centuries, also discredited its use.
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Darren Soto reflects on Jan. 6 with horror of what nearly happened, hope for what is happening now
‘Today, it would be met with overwhelming and superseding force.’
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Matt Gaetz stokes ‘blood libel’ FBI conspiracy, wants Marjorie Taylor Greene leading Jan. 6 committee
A year after blaming antifa, Gaetz now endorses theories that Jan. 6 was an FBI-influenced inside job.
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‘This is their Christmas’: Gov. DeSantis jabs at news media on Jan. 6 anniversary
DeSantis characterized the anniversary as a ‘politicized Charlie Foxtrot.’
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Joe Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
‘We must decide what kind of nation we are going to be.’
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Emails & Opinions
Joe Henderson: Unforced errors leave the University of Florida embarrassed
From COVID-19 policies to First Amendment rights, UF is on the wrong side of bad headlines these days.
Apolitical
Florida man charged after 4 found dead at Canada-US border
The deceased Indian nationals included a baby and a teenager.
Tech
House panel votes to deregulate crypto trading
The bill would help clear confusion after a recent court ruling negated OFR’s crypto guidance.
Florida Digital Service launches $15.9M overarching cybersecurity initiative
Florida has been the target of multiple cybersecurity attacks in recent years.
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