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Jim RosicaApril 24, 2018

Lawmakers have moved from informal talks to exchanging offers toward a Special Session on gambling, sources said late Monday. That’s despite an agreement announced last week between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida guaranteeing that the Tribe will keep sharing gaming revenue from its casinos at least till May 2019. The impetus behind the Special Session effort is a […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2018

Warning that Florida may be in violation of the Federal Voting Rights Act, state Sen. Victor Torres on Tuesday led a group of eight mostly-Hispanic Democratic lawmakers in urging Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner to respond to reports that some Florida counties are not providing Spanish-language elections materials. Torres and the others wrote to […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 2, 2018

You’d think Joe Negron would have learned by now that when it comes to gambling and the Legislature, you can’t always get what you want. Actually, you can’t even get what you need. But when it comes to what’s fair for voters, shouldn’t you fight like hell? In a media availability after Thursday’s floor session, […]

Scott PowersNovember 16, 2017

All Aboard Florida’s efforts to clear a needed environmental permit from challenges won another victory Thursday as the South Florida Water Management District rejected final challenges brought by the private passenger train developer’s critics along the Treasure Coast. The water district denied 17 exceptions filed by Martin and St. Lucie counties and entered a final […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2017

A Brightline train derailed in February and opponents of the planned, east-coast, high-speed passenger rail service expressed frustration Monday that they only recently learned about the accident and criticized the company for not mentioning it during Florida Legislature testimony about rail safety. Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida and the counties of Indian River and […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 22, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half-staff in memory of St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Capt. Charles Scavuzzo, the Governor’s Office said Thursday night. Flags will be flown at half-staff at the St. Lucie County Courthouse, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Port St. Lucie City Hall and the County Administration Building in Fort Pierce from […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Volusia County has gone almost entirely dark, and Flagler and Indian River counties are not far behind, because of Hurricane Matthew. The latest power outage reports provided by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office show 78 percent of power customers in Volusia were without electricity as of noon, while 69 percent of Flagler customers, 67 percent of Indian […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

More than a half-million customers statewide including most in Brevard and Volusia counties have lost power due to Hurricane Matthew, the office of Gov. Rick Scott reported Friday morning. The hardest hit areas, as expected, are the coastal counties from Martin through Flagler, with more power outages expected in coming hours as Matthew lurches northward toward Jacksonville. […]

Associated PressOctober 5, 2016

Officials in Broward County are asking some 150,000 residents who live in low-lying areas,mobile homes or along the coastline to evacuate before Hurricane Matthew approaches South Florida. Broward County Mayor Marty Kiar said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon that nine shelters will open at area schools about 9 p.m. Kiar also asked tourists to […]

Associated PressSeptember 15, 2016

The Latest on the arrest of a suspect in the arson of a Florida mosque (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Sheriff’s investigators say a man accused of setting fire to a Florida mosque confessed and said he was embarrassed. According to a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit released Thursday, 32-year-old Joseph Schreiber was […]

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Lawmakers swapping deals toward Special Session on gambling

Victor Torres leads effort demanding Spanish materials in Florida elections offices

Joe Negron and a reckoning (or not) on gambling

All Aboard Florida wins again in water district dispute: permit cleared

Brightline February train car derailment comes to light; critics call it ‘disturbing’

Flags at half-staff for St. Lucie County sheriff’s captain

Power outage in Volusia approaches 80%; 826,000 statewide and rising

More than half of Brevard, Volusia residents without power due to Hurricane Matthew

Broward County asks thousands to leave homes

Detectives say mosque fire suspect confessed