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Associated PressAugust 30, 2016

Voters in sun-soaked Florida will have a chance Tuesday to decide whether to approve an amendment to the state constitution that supporters say is aimed at encouraging the use of solar energy. A proposed Amendment 4 calls for tax breaks that could help both commercial and residential property owners install solar or renewable energy systems […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy are campaigning as if Tuesday’s primary was already over and they won their parties’ nominations for U.S. Senate. And it may be for good reason. Rubio’s main challenger, Carlos Beruff, appeared to throw in the towel, essentially shutting down the campaign he’d sunk $8 million of […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Nearly two million Floridians have already cast their ballots in this year’s primary election. The Florida Division of Elections on Monday posted new totals that showed that nearly 536,000 voters cast their ballots during the early voting period that wrapped up this weekend. Another 1.15 million voters have voted by mail bringing the total ballots […]

Associated PressAugust 28, 2016

The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe website after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-it-yourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight. The fundraisers — an average of more than four for each of the 49 killed and 53 wounded — […]

Associated PressAugust 26, 2016

The legal fight over releasing the 911 calls from the Pulse nightclub shooting was sent back to state court Thursday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Paul Byron ruled that the federal court lacks jurisdiction over the claims in the case. “This case must be remanded to the state court,” he wrote. The lawsuit […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has turned over its part of the Pulse nightclub shooting to a local prosecutor in Orlando. The FDLE on Wednesday passed the case to State Attorney Jeff Ashton. The FDLE was investigating the death of gunman Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people and seriously injured another 53 patrons during […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

As the Zika virus continues to spread, Hillary Clinton is proposing a new fund to improve the federal government’s response to major public health crises. The Democratic presidential nominee says the U.S. is failing to sufficiently invest in public health preparedness, not only for Zika, but health threats from potentially pandemic diseases, climate change and […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

A judge has ruled that members of a South Florida Indian tribe must pay federal income taxes in a decision that could cost other tribe members millions of dollars. The recent decision by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga involved the 600-member Miccosukee Tribe, which has a reservation in the Everglades and a gambling casino […]

Associated PressAugust 23, 2016

A former police chief, the former state Democratic Party chairman, an incumbent state senator and a political newcomer are vying to represent an Orlando-area congressional district reshaped so drastically the Republican incumbent decided to run in a new, neighboring district. Florida’s 10th Congressional District now favors Democrats after redistricting. So Republican Rep. Daniel Webster, a […]

Associated PressAugust 22, 2016

Donald Trump‘s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their postings. The AP examined […]

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A screenshot of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Social Media Policy page.

Amendment 4 would make solar cheaper for property owners

Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy look confident before Florida’s Senate primary

Nearly 2 million Floridians have already voted in primary

Scams, waste loom as charity millions donated after Orlando shooting

Suit over releasing Pulse 911 calls goes back to state court

FDLE turns Pulse probe over to prosecutor

Hillary Clinton proposes new federal fund to combat Zika virus

Florida tribe’s members must pay taxes to IRS, judge says

Democrats take advantage of CD 10 reshaping

Racism and talk of religious war: Donald Trump staff’s online posts