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Associated PressMarch 19, 2017

The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices posted to a government website further detailing President Donald Trump’s promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” at the Mexican border. The notices […]

Associated PressMarch 18, 2017

The Florida prosecutor who thrust herself into the forefront of the anti-death penalty movement is a political novice who was elected just seven months ago. Aramis Ayala, a Democrat and former public defender and assistant state attorney, surprised many of her own supporters when she announced this week that her office would no longer seek […]

Associated PressMarch 18, 2017

Prosecutors in Florida have found no evidence of a crime in the death of a prison inmate left for nearly two hours in a hot shower, concluding that he died accidentally in part because of undiagnosed heart disease and suffered no burn injuries. The memo released Friday by the office of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle […]

Associated PressMarch 17, 2017

Florida’s economy is continuing to grow according to new preliminary estimates from state economists. State officials are meeting Friday to draw up new forecasts to predict how much the state will collect in taxes. The forecasts will be used by state legislators when writing this year’s budget. Preliminary forecasts prepared by economists predict the state’s […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2017

Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone says a car he was riding in this week in Florida was struck by a hit-and-run driver. In a statement to The Associated Press, Stone described the incident as “suspicious,” coming as he is under scrutiny for his communication with the Russian-linked hacker Guccifer 2.0. Stone tweeted that he was […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2017

Military spending would get the biggest boost in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. Environmental programs, medical research, Amtrak and an array of international and cultural programs — from Africa to Appalachia — would take big hits, among the many parts of the government he’d put on a crash diet. The budget proposal out Thursday is […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2017

The White House and Republican leaders are talking to rank-and-file lawmakers about revising the GOP health care overhaul, hoping to keep a rebellion by conservatives and moderates from snowballing and imperiling the party’s showpiece legislation. Four days after a congressional report projected the bill would pry coverage from millions of voters, signs of fraying GOP […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott, who urged President Donald Trump to move quickly on a health care plan, is sidestepping questions on a Republican health care bill that has set off an intense reaction in Washington. But Scott is also so far refusing to endorse the measure crafted by top GOP legislators in the U.S. House as […]

Associated PressMarch 13, 2017

Men from three Florida counties shouldn’t donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there’s evidence mosquitoes spread the virus. But infections were reported in people in South Florida who couldn’t clearly be linked […]

Associated PressMarch 13, 2017

Fourteen million Americans would lose coverage next year under House Republican legislation remaking the nation’s health care system, and the number would balloon to 24 million by 2026, Congress’ budget analysts projected Monday. Their report deals a stiff blow to a GOP drive already under fire from both parties and large segments of the medical […]

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Trump admin’s contract notices call for 30-foot-high wall at Mexican border

Aramis Ayala anti-death penalty stand surprises many

Prosecutors: No crime in Florida inmate’s hot-shower death

Florida’s economy still growing, but budget cuts loom

Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone involved in hit-and-run

Winners and losers in Donald Trump’s first budget plan

House GOP health bill facing fresh House committee test

Rick Scott wants repeal but stays quiet on GOP health plan

CDC: Don’t donate sperm in 3 Florida counties due to Zika

Congress’ analyst: Millions to lose coverage under GOP bill