Jacob OglesMarch 10, 2020
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Jacob OglesMarch 10, 2020
Scott PowersDecember 26, 2019
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Counties affected by Hurricane Dorian still in need of relief assistance.
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2019
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Hialeah residents decided on five charter amendments and four City Council seats Tuesday.
Scott PowersSeptember 2, 2019
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Violations punishable by $500 fine and 60 days in jail
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 20193min239
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Staff ReportsOctober 8, 2018
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Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state offices closed in the 35 counties covered by his emergency declaration for Hurricane Michael. The office closure was to run from Tuesday through Thursday. Scott announced the move Monday, via his Twitter feed. Also on Monday, Scott asked President Donald Trump to declare a federal pre-landfall state of emergency. That […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 13, 2018
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Florida is now in a state of emergency over the impacts of red tide, a colloquialism used to describe the harmful algal blooms plaguing Florida’s Gulf Coast. Gov. Rick Scott issued the executive order declaring the state of emergency on Monday. “As Southwest Florida and the Tampa Bay area continues to feel the devastating impacts of […]
Jim RosicaJuly 30, 2018
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Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum Monday called on Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency and suspend the state’s “stand your ground” law by executive order. In a news conference in Tallahassee, Gillum said the law has become an “opportunity for vigilantes to agitate conflict” from behind the legal […]
Jim RosicaMay 26, 2018
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Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday declared a state of emergency in all 67 Florida counties as the state waits for Subtropical Storm Alberto. The declaration makes sure “that our state and local governments are able to coordinate with federal partners to get the resources they need,” Scott said in a statement after signing an executive […]
Associated PressOctober 16, 2017
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Citing past clashes and protests, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida. The state’s Republican governor warned in an executive order Monday that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, […]