January 2017 - Page 8 of 76 - Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

The Rev. Rene Robert devoted his life to helping society’s most troubled, working with drug addicts and criminals, and even signing a “Declaration of Life” that called for his killer to be spared execution in the event of his murder. More than two decades after filing that document, his wish will be tested. Robert’s body […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2017

Protesters shouting “Ban Trump” have descended on Miami International Airport to show their opposition to President Donald Trump‘s travel ban. Protester Rowan Vaquez said the ban “hit me really deeply” because her family emigrated from Venezuela to avoid political persecution. Juan Gonzalez attended the demonstration to show Trump that “we’re not going to accept the […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2017

A peaceful march through Orlando International Airport Sunday afternoon involving as many as 1,000 people protested President Donald Trump‘s ban on refugees and people from seven Islamic countries Sunday afternoon. Chanting things such as “Islamaphobia has got to go!” “Refugees are welcome here!” and”This is what America looks like!” the protesters poured in from a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2017

Democrats across Florida are blasting President Donald Trump‘s executive order, which suspends for 120 days the entry of all refugees from certain Muslim countries to the United States. The order, signed Friday, bands Syrian refugees indefinitely, and for 90 days, it blocks entry into the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Among […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2017

John Thrasher, the former Republican lawmaker turned college president, released a statement Sunday saying Florida State University is “deeply concerned” about President Donald Trump‘s immigration order. The order Trump issued Friday includes a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program. The travel […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Florida’s embattled tourism agency handed out multi-million dollar contracts to a federal partnership run by a former agency executive and for a cooking show with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse after outrage for the state’s secret $1 million deal with rapper Pitbull. The Naples Daily News reported Saturday that Visit Florida, which is in charge of spending money to lure tourists […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 29, 2017

The Florida Blue Foundation will hold its annual Community Health Symposium and Sapphire Awards April 19-20 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee. The 2017 conference will feature more than 400 Florida-based, regional and national health professionals; attendees will get an opportunity to learn about health care culture, purpose built communities and […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 29, 2017

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has offered free housing Saturday night to refugees worldwide who are not able to return to the United States because of President Trump’s executive order. Chesky posted on Facebook detailing how he disagrees with the president’s order barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. “Not allowing countries or […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

To build his highly touted deportation force, President Donald Trump is reviving a program that deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law. The program received scant attention as Trump announced on the same day his plans to build a border wall and hire thousands more federal agents as he looks to fulfill promises from […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 29, 2017

Congressman Charlie Crist is blasting a proposal by President Donald Trump to pay for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with a 20 percent tax on goods imported from Mexico. Many expect the tariff to be part of a comprehensive tax reform package hammered out between Congress and the White House. Despite much fanfare […]

Month: January 2017

Plea in murder case from unlikely spot: the victim, a priest

Protesters denounce Donald Trump during Miami airport protest

As many as 1,000 gather at Orlando airport to protest Donald Trump’s immigrant ban

Kathy Castor calls Donald Trump order on refugees ‘illegal, immoral and un-American’

FSU president says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about Donald Trump travel ban

Report: Visit Florida spent money on questionable contracts

Florida Blue Symposium to explore ‘Creating a Culture of Health’

Airbnb offers free housing for refugees

Donald Trump wants to enlist local police in immigration crackdown

Charlie Crist says tariff for border wall will hurt American consumers