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Associated PressNovember 5, 2016

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to his native state to teach a 10-day elective course on governmental leadership at Texas A&M University. The university announced Friday that Bush’s class will begin Jan. 6 and conclude before the regular spring semester begins. He’s joining the faculty at the university’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, […]

Associated PressNovember 5, 2016

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine urged voters along Florida’s Space Coast to take advantage of early voting. Kaine said at a rally in Melbourne Friday that a Florida win for his running mate, Hillary Clinton, would end Republican Donald Trump’s efforts to get enough Electoral College votes. Kaine spoke in front of hundreds of […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

Knock on every door. Marshal every volunteer. Lob every attack. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are opening the final weekend of a marathon campaign by pulling out every tool they have to get their supporters to vote. Polls show critical battleground states may still be up for grabs ahead of Tuesday’s election. Clinton and her […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

Nearly 5.3 million Floridians have voted early in the Sunshine State, or nearly 41 percent of all active registered voters. Numbers released by the state Division of Elections Friday show the number of voters casting ballots early during this year’s presidential election is higher than in 2012. That year nearly 4.8 million Floridians either voted […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

A coalition of groups monitoring voting across the country says it’s getting more calls from voters in Florida than any other state. Members of the Election Protection Coalition said Thursday they’ve received more than 1,700 calls to their election hotline since Florida kicked off early voting late last month. Nearly 5 million voters have already […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

Donald Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment battle of the 1990s in a closing campaign argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home. Clinton and her allies, led by President Barack Obama, told voters to get serious about the dangers of […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

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Donald Trump regularly warns his crowds to closely watch polling places to prevent Democrats from stealing the election. But his campaign has failed to enlist many to serve as official poll watchers in major population centers, according to spot checks by The Associated Press. In some key regions, Democratic monitors will far outnumber Republicans on […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

Julieta Corredor, her two sons and their families have used their two-bedroom town house in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district as a place for honeymoons, family gatherings and college housing during the more than 30 years they’ve owned it. When one of the world’s largest timeshare companies bought up the surrounding condominium units and […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

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St. Augustine’s iconic Spanish fortress escaped serious harm during Hurricane Matthew, but more than 1,000 historic homes and buildings in north Florida’s landmark colonial city were damaged by the storm, according to preservationists. Experts with the University of Florida said water flooded all seven of St. Augustine’s federally designated historic districts last month, damaging about […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

A Florida appeals court says that the state Department of Education was wrong in how it handled a request by a Sarasota County mother seeking an exemption from the state’s standardized tests. The 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled in favor of Paula Drew, whose 15-year-old daughter, Maddy is in the 10th grade. […]

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Jeb Bush to join Texas A&M school of government faculty

Tim Kaine campaigns in Florida’s Space Coast

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump use whatever they’ve got in the final push

Nearly 5.3 million have voted in Florida during early surge

Florida voters sounding off about election problems

Donald Trump: ‘Here we go again’ with Hillary Clinton scandal cycle

Donald Trump tells backers to ‘watch the polls’ — but signups slow

Holdout family won’t sell Florida condo to timeshare giant

Hurricane: Many historic buildings in St. Augustine damaged

Court: State education officials wrong in testing case