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Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017

A Florida golf course owned by President Donald Trump must immediately repay $5.7 million to 65 former members who had been denied membership refunds after he bought the club in 2012, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled that Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter violated contracts the members had signed with […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2017

Tuesday night as Jacksonville’s ArtWalk event began, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry called a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where just a day before, a different scene had transpired. Curry’s press conference on Tuesday night had to do with reassuring Jacksonville that ArtWalk is a safe event to attend. Such assurance was needed […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017

Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump‘s top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that would have otherwise barred them from taking the vote. The tactic seemed a warning shot that they might deploy brute political muscle in the upcoming fight over the […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017

Days into an administration that promised to govern by upheaval, Donald Trump‘s White House has been the target of massive protests, defied reporters who questioned fact-challenged statements and issued a blur of lightning-rod executive actions. The speed and depth of it all have left many Americans apprehensive: Even some who longed for a shake-up are […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 1, 2017

Activists who traveled to D.C. for the historicWomen’s March, or participated in one of the several protests held on January 21 in Florida, will be holding meetings up and down the Sunshine State this Saturday to strategize on what happens next in the burgeoning movement against the Trump administration. Officials with the Women’s March on Washington Florida Chapter […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 1, 2017

Beyonce, Tim Tebow or the Norse god Thor for prez? Those were some of Florida’s more unusual picks for president this past election. And the number of Florida voters who didn’t cast a vote for either Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton or any other valid contender spiked in 2016, apparently in protest over the ballot choices. […]

Larry GriffinFebruary 1, 2017

Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy‘s first act of legislation in Congress would protect the National Security Council from partisan politics, in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s appointment of his chief strategist Steve Bannon to the council over the weekend. In doing that, Trump also downgraded the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint […]

Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2017

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson broke the suspense Wednesday afternoon when he announced he intends to vote against President Donald Trump‘s pick to be Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose family has strong ties in Nelson’s Orlando hometown. With defections of two Republican U.S. senators who announced earlier that they would vote against DeVos, the […]

Larry GriffinFebruary 1, 2017

The Huffington Post reported Wednesday that newly-elected Rep. Matt Gaetz, representing the First District of Florida, has a bill drafted that would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill was talked about in an email Gaetz sent to lawmakers who might co-sponsor the legislation. It was obtained by the Huffington Post and other news outlets like The Hill. […]

Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2017

As President Donald Trump moves forward on his plans to build a massive, potentially $25 billion wall along the Mexico border, U.S. Rep. Val Demings wants assurance that Congress will have some oversight of the project. It’s possible that Trump could build the wall through executive order and by cobbling together funds in existing programs […]

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Three people were killed in an accident on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12. Image via Treasure Coast Newspapers.

Trump golf course ordered to pay $5.7 million to ex-members

Lenny Curry touts ArtWalk, defends right to City Hall protest

GOP pushes 2 top Cabinet picks through to full Senate

Amid Donald Trump’s shake-up, many wondering ‘what’s coming next’

Women’s March activists to hold meetings throughout Florida this weekend

Beyonce, Tim Tebow for prez? Invalid votes spiked in Florida

Stephanie Murphy bill would make sure National Security Council is protected from partisan politics

Bill Nelson declares he’ll vote against Betsy DeVos; vote may come down to Mike Pence

Matt Gaetz’s drafted bill would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency

Val Demings wants her committee in Congress to oversee ‘The Wall’