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Jim RosicaJune 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday state agencies were setting aside millions of dollars for the Orlando area in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub there. Also Wednesday, his office revealed Scott and President Obama finally had a one-on-one phone conversation in advance of the president’s scheduled Thursday visit to the area. […]

Jim RosicaJune 15, 2016

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Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested she was the victim of a CNN hit job a day after Anderson Cooper challenged her position on gay rights in a live interview. Bondi was a guest on WOR-New York’s “Len Berman and Todd Schnitt in the Morning” radio program Wednesday. Cooper, who came out as gay in 2012, spoke with Bondi […]

Jim RosicaJune 14, 2016

CNN’s Anderson Cooper called out Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for her apparent double standard on sexuality in the wake of the Orlando shooting. Bondi appeared live in a stand-up interview with Cooper in Orlando that became increasingly testy. The CNN newsman came out as gay in 2012. Sunday’s shooting took place in a gay nightclub, and […]

Staff ReportsJune 14, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott’s office on Tuesday issued updates on various state agencies’ continuing response to the Orlando shooting. The governor is in Orlando. Here is his office’s press release: Florida Division of Emergency Management The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee remains at a level 1 since the activation at 11 a.m. EST Sunday. The […]

Jim RosicaJune 13, 2016

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is asking Floridians to do a little research before donating to any cause for victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando. Before making a donation, he said in a Monday press release to check on a charity in the department’s “Gift Givers’ Guide” at FreshFromFlorida.com. “Charitable organizations are required to register with the Florida […]

Jim RosicaJune 13, 2016

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose office also handles security guard licenses and concealed carry permits, says the Orlando shooter held security guard licenses that allowed him to carry firearms. Putnam spoke Monday to a group of reporters outside the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. The commissioner said Omar Mateen of Fort Pierce had a “D” license […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said Monday, calling it an apparent example of “homegrown extremism” that U.S. officials have been worrying about for years. Obama, speaking in the Oval Office after meeting with the FBI director, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has requested President Barack Obama declare a state of emergency in Florida. In a letter to the president Monday, Scott asked the president to declare an emergency in Florida for the “horrific massacre committed by a terrorist in Orlando.” The governor said he asked for the state of emergency so the full […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, killing at least 50 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Here are stories of some of the victims. ___ Edward Sotomayor, 34, was a caring, energetic man known for wearing […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

Christina Grimmie was a vivacious, outgoing singer whose career was born on social media and propelled toward the big time by television. She didn’t consider herself a famous person, not like the judges on “The Voice,” where she competed, but she had a following that was as enthusiastic about her music as she was. Kevin […]

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Rick Scott says money set aside for Orlando efforts

Pam Bondi strikes back against CNN, Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper to Pam Bondi: Gays think you’re a ‘hypocrite’

Rick Scott issues state agency updates on Orlando shooting

Adam Putnam: Don’t fall for phony charities in wake of Orlando shooting

Orlando shooter was licensed as armed security guard in Florida

Obama says no signs Orlando shooter was part of larger plot

Rick Scott requests emergency declaration from Barack Obama after Orlando shooting

Friends, family remember victims of Pulse nightclub shooting

Florida police seek motive for killing of ‘The Voice’ singer