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Associated PressOctober 6, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of anxious people boarded up their homes and businesses and grabbed a few belongings to flee inland as Hurricane Matthew gained strength and roared toward the Southeast seaboard on Thursday. In Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said the state, its skies already darkening from early outer rain bands of the life-threatening storm, could […]

Brendan FarringtonSeptember 25, 2016

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida’s 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto is virtually assured of going to Capitol Hill, unlikely to face a strong Republican challenge this November in his safely Democratic district. The state senator snared the votes of just 2 percent of the […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 22, 2016

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Three members of the Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind will serve another tour of duty. Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that he has reappointed the three for terms ending in 2019. They are: Howard Bell, 62, of St. Petersburg, a senior advocate investigator with Disability Rights Florida, which advocates for disabled people and advises them […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 19, 2016

Floridians may be rethinking their throw-the-book-at-’em approach to crime, a poll released Monday suggests. The survey by The James Madison Institute and the Charles Koch Institute found that 72 percent of Floridians agreed or strongly agreed it is important to reform criminal justice. Seventy-five percent agreed or strongly agreed the prison population costs the country […]

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2016

Donald Trump‘s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes, was scrawled on the improper $25,000 check sent from his personal foundation to a political committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Charities are barred from engaging in political activities, and the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign has contended for weeks that the […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

Donald Trump spoke to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi before his charity cut a 2013 check to support her re-election effort, but his campaign said Tuesday the two never discussed whether her office would join a lawsuit against Trump University. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks clarified details of the conversation one day after the Republican presidential […]

Associated PressAugust 10, 2016

More than a third of the 49 patrons killed during the Pulse nightclub massacre were shot in the head, and most of the victims had multiple bullet wounds, according to autopsy reports released this week. Only two victims had traces of soot, gunpowder or stippling, meaning most of the victims were likely more than 3 […]

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Hundreds of thousands flee Florida coast to escape Matthew’s fury

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

Personnel note: Three reappointed to Council for the Blind

Florida growing friendlier to criminal-justice reform, poll indicates

Donald Trump signed improper charity check supporting Pam Bondi

Donald Trump seeks distance from donation supporting Pam Bondi

Autopsies: A third of Pulse nightclub victims shot in head