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Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016

It’s the kind of crime that’s enough to make you spit up: A Florida couple was convicted of charges that they systematically ripped off about $2 million worth of baby formula. Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s office announced the convictions Monday. It was all part of a “multi-state, multimillion dollar scheme that involved selling stolen formula […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Wednesday evening, GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump made his first post-nomination visit to Jacksonville, where there were some changes from his previous visit. Unlike in October, when support from the establishment wing of the party was light, three rows of VIPS were assembled behind him. And also unlike in October, the sauna conditions of the Jacksonville Landing […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2016

In Donald Trump’s return to Central Florida after officially winning the Republican presidential nomination, his message and thunderous appeal are still all about the wall. They’re still about America’s diplomatic and trade deals destroying America, and “crooked Hillary,” and incompetent Washington leaders, and lying media, and his promises to fix everything. And they’re still about Megyn Kelly’s blood. In […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

It’s never too early to think about the next election, and a new poll from St. Pete Polls has Floridians doing just that. According to the survey, 54 percent of likely Republican primary voters said Gov. Rick Scott would make a good U.S. Senator. The survey found 16 percent of respondents said they were unsure, […]

Gary FineoutAugust 3, 2016

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Top Florida Republicans are distancing themselves from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s comments about an American Muslim family whose son was killed in Iraq. But so far, none of the top elected Republicans in the state have dropped their support of Trump, or even criticized him as sharply as some other Republicans have in the […]

Jim RosicaJuly 28, 2016

The state’s lawyers are being targeted by yet another online scam. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent out a warning Wednesday night about a new “imposter scam.” This time, her office is the one being spoofed. “Bar members are receiving emails purported to be from the Florida Attorney General’s Office, erroneously informing (them) that their business is being sued by […]

Jim RosicaJuly 25, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi said they are meeting with Fort Myers-area law enforcement Monday after a nightclub shooting there. Gunfire erupted at Club Blu, which was hosting a swimsuit-themed party for teens, leaving two dead and at least 17 wounded, according to reports. The incident happened more than a month after a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

Florida will join a lawsuit to stop the merger of Aetna and Humana. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that she will join seven other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in a legal challenge to stop the merger of the two health insurers. According […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 20, 2016

Focus on November. That was the message Sen. Marco Rubio sent in a brief video message during the Republican National Convention Wednesday. In the 85-second video, the Miami Republican went after Hillary Clinton, saying she did not have the qualities necessary to become president. “Hillary Clinton does not have the honesty, the courage, or the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

Coming out to the stage by declaring her love for her native state, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, where she said a Donald Trump presidency would return the country to the rule of law that has been absent under the past eight years of the Barack Obama […]

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Florida authorities bust baby formula theft ring

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Email scammers targeting Florida lawyers again

Rick Scott, Pam Bondi headed to Fort Myers after teen club shooting

Florida joins lawsuit to block health insurance merger

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