New NICA leadership promises change within embattled infant care program
According to an audit, NICA didn’t have a way to track benefit denials or disputes.
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Daniel Figueroa IVTampa police end ‘Crime-Free’ housing program that disproportionately evicted Black residents
Police rebranded the initiative and will no longer report arrests to landlords.
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Tyler Sirois stresses House redistricting drafts were for workshopping, not final approval
He dismissed criticism about maps published earlier this week.
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Staff ReportsLast Call for 12.2.21 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
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New NICA leadership promises change within embattled infant care program
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Jacob Ogles
Tyler Sirois stresses House redistricting drafts were for workshopping, not final approval
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Scott Powers
10% of Florida’s younger children got COVID-19 shots in November
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Associated Press
Associated Press
Complaint: University of Florida wants to ax ‘critical race’ from study title
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Christine Jordan SextonLegislative, Influence & Policy
New NICA leadership promises change within embattled infant care program
According to an audit, NICA didn’t have a way to track benefit denials or disputes.
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Tyler Sirois stresses House redistricting drafts were for workshopping, not final approval
He dismissed criticism about maps published earlier this week.
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House subcommittee unanimously approves bigger wine bottles
Perennial legislation gets a House subcommittee boost. But will it be the toast of the Senate?
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Senate panel told to mull adding financial planning, tax advice to state employee benefit package
Such a move could help employees and the state save money.
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Jesse SchecknerPlantation man charged with cyberstalking, extorting Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book
He was released on bail one day after his arrest.
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Drew WilsonInsurance Summit: Citizens Property Insurance to push ‘depopulation’ plan in 2022 Legislative Session
The state-backed insurer’s policy count has skyrocketed in recent years.
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Corona Florida
10% of Florida’s younger children got COVID-19 shots in November
Florida ranked 38th in the nation for vaccination rates among young kids in November.
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Study: Severe COVID-19 infections impact survivors’ mortality rates
‘This is a huge complication of COVID-19 that has not been shown before.’
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Jason DelgadoNikki Fried is willing to break ranks with Joe Biden over omicron response
Fried’s remarks come as Joe Biden’s popularity flounders in Florida.
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Despite discrepancies in stories, Gov. DeSantis says school crossed line by tying mask to student’s face
A recently released police report contradicts details of the story, which the Governor once touted.
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Amid omicron fears, Ron DeSantis says COVID-19 will never be eradicated
President Joe Biden on Monday said lockdowns are off the table, ‘for now.’
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Lockdown-free Florida top vacation spot for holidays
While much of the country was shut down, new hotels and air routes opening in Florida.
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2022
Charlie Crist announces ‘Women for Crist’ coalition
The former Republican is facing two women in the Democratic Primary for Governor.
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Ryan NicolEvan Shields to exit HD 100 field, shift to HD 107
Shields is making the move just days after the House released two proposed redistricting plans.
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Joe Gruters endorses Griff Griffitts in HD 6
The Republican Party of Florida chair lead Donald Trump’s Florida campaign in 2016.
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Democrat Tom Keen wants to take his ‘Navy values’ to House
Keen is running in HD 50 but redistricting could put him in a new south Orlando district.
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Florida’s longest-serving Attorney General endorses Charlie Crist for Governor
Bob Butterworth was Florida Attorney General for 15 years.
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Mike WrightFormer Citrus Commissioner Rebecca Bays considering House run
‘I’ll cross that bridge when it gets there. I’ve given more thought to the House seat.’
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Coronavirus
Corona Economics
Omicron unravels travel industry’s plans for a comeback
For all the alarm, little is known about omicron.
Latest child well-being survey shows pandemic instability among families
A nonprofit is urging the state to expand subsidized insurance to more families.
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Communities
Tristan WoodAdner Marcelin to challenge Dianne Williams-Cox in Tallahassee Commission race
‘I’m here to advocate for those individuals whose voices can’t get heard at City Hall.’
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A.G. GancarskiMatt Carlucci ends campaign for Jacksonville Mayor
He will instead seek a second City Council term.
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FSU athletic director David Coburn to retire, university exploring replacements
Coburn will stay on until Spring 2022, or until a replacement is found.
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Greenberg Traurig Tallahassee adds Jason Merritt
The UF law school grad has represented clients in commercial real estate in Florida, Kentucky and California.
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Leon Schools Superintendent explains mask lawsuit drop, leaves future action on the table
‘At the end of the day, we were going to lose.’
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Democrats stretch voter advantage in Jacksonville City Council Special Election
Early voting has gone the Democrats’ way, but will the trend hold through Election Day?
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Orlando
Gabrielle RussonSt. Pete
Tampa Bay
South Florida
Miami schools superintendent to be knighted by Spain
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has also received honors from Portugal and Mexico.
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Shevrin Jones asks Gov. DeSantis to fly flags at half-staff for Carrie Meek
Meek, who died Sunday at 95, was indeed a trailblazer.
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Sweetwater, Miami Gardens annexations get final Miami-Dade Commission approval
Unless there are court challenges, the annexations will become effective this month.
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SFWMD head says construction north of Lake O is ‘critical’ for lake’s health
‘We’ve scheduled this out and it’s unconstrained from a cost standpoint.’
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Summer lawsuit trial seen in deadly Surfside condo collapse
“Come next summer, we’re going to be picking a jury in this case. It’s not going to go beyond that.”
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South Florida continues record-low COVID-19 transmission rates
The new omicron variant could upend those encouraging trends.
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Latest from Bill Day
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Florida PhoenixNo Casinos, anti-gambling businesses join fight to keep gambling compact locked down
‘Hundreds of jobs related to sports betting, craps, and roulette will be lost, hurting hundreds of Floridians and their families.’
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Al Lawson, John Rutherford want HUD to clean up lead in old buildings
A Bipartisan push in the House mirrors the Senate effort.
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Marco Rubio, Rick Scott warn Pentagon against targeting conservatives, enforcing ‘woke’ ideologies
‘In today’s society, the definition of ‘extremist’ is skewed to the person creating the definition.’
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Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
Among the questions justices ask when they consider jettisoning a previous ruling is not just whether it is wrong, but egregiously so.
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Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
The stakes for the fate of the Roe v. Wade decision have never been greater.
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Conservatives eagerly await Supreme Court abortion arguments
The issue over decades remade the Republican Party into a social conservative force.
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Foreign Affairs
U.S. seeks balance as fears grow Russia may invade Ukraine
“We don’t have clarity into Moscow’s intentions, but we do know its playbook.”
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Florida politicians offer bipartisan show of support for Cuban protesters
‘Autocratic Cuba has failed its people.’
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Nikki Fried to Cuban protesters: ‘We hear you and we stand with you’
‘God-willing, we will see the Cuban people free again.’
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Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use
Activists fear the resulting agreement will be ineffective.
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U.S. presses Russia over troop buildup along Ukraine border
“We’re very clear that we support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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Epilogue: Trump
Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt against former DOJ official
The panel has vowed to aggressively seek charges against any witness who doesn’t comply.
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Florida man seen carrying Nancy Pelosi’s lectern pleads guilty to Capitol riot role
Parrish man faces Feb. 25 sentencing hearing, prosecutors won’t seek prison time.
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Former Trump chief of staff to defy subpoena as Jan. 6 panel threatens contempt
Mark Meadows is considered a key witness in the Capitol Insurrection.
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Federal judge refuses Donald Trump request to block Jan. 6 records
“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”
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Owl habitat cuts by Donald Trump appointees used ‘faulty’ science
“In the past 20 years, there’s been accelerated loss of old-growth forest on state and private lands so it’s continued to lose habitat.”
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America in Crisis
Ron DeSantis invokes Waukesha in support of Florida School Board Association
The Governor continues to discuss the Wisconsin mass murder at press conferences.
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Loyalty to family — instead of CNN — puts Chris Cuomo at risk
The network took him off the air Tuesday.
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Ron DeSantis blames Waukesha parade attack on ‘media lies’ about Kyle Rittenhouse
“It’s all about pursuing partisan narratives.’
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Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants
Using ‘alien’ to describe those who are not U.S. citizens has a long history.
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All 3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
‘The spirit of Ahmaud defeated the lynch mob.’
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Emails & Opinions
Last Call for 12.2.21 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink
Apolitical
MLB owners lock out players, 1st work stoppage since 1995
First big cancellation: next week’s annual winter meetings in Orlando.
Trulieve releases first environmental, social and governance report
Trulieve’s report highlights its achievements to date and goals for the future.
Tech
Police, state agencies await approved drone list as deadline looms
Data security is among the top priorities for state regulators.
Bill requiring social media literacy lessons advances
The bill would also give Florida its first legal definition of social media.
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