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Florida’s step-by-step process to buy a gun
How hard is it to purchase an AR-15, the rifle that was used in the attempted assassination of former President Trump, and a gun called a weapon of mass destruction?. In Florida, AR-15s have a similar process of purchase in comparison to other firearms. WINK News visited the Naples Gun...
Florida is quietly denying transgender residents updated birth certificates
In the past year, Florida’s health department has declined to amend gender markers on birth certificates for both transgender adults and minors. Although the agency says it is basing denials on pre-existing state statutes, transgender Floridians had previously been able to update their birth certificates for at least a decade. Now, they face an opaque process that seems designed to reject all applicants.
DeSantis dings Newsom for signing gender identity law
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) swiped at Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention after his California counterpart put his signature on a bill prohibiting teachers from being required to advise parents if their child has changed their gender identity. “Honestly, I wasn’t surprised. I’d assumed that they had […]
Ex-FBI informant Smirnov asks judge to follow Cannon’s lead and toss case
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov asked a judge on Monday evening to toss his criminal case based on the surprise decision by a judge in Florida to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case over the legality of a special counsel appointment. Smirnov’s attorneys argued in a court filing that Judge Otis Wright should dismiss charges that Smirnov lied to […]
DeSantis in Milwaukee: More criticism of Disney, more higher education changes promised
While the First Amendment litigation between Ron DeSantis and Disney is more than a month in the rearview mirror, the Florida governor isn't done lobbing insults at the theme park giant. "Over the years so many Republicans, any time some big bad corporation opposes what they want to do, they...
New HOA law in Florida took effect July 1; here's what your association can't do anymore
With more than 300 homeowners associations registered in Sarasota County, local residents may want to check out a new law that took effect July 1. For many Florida homeowners, that marked the day they could finally relax a little. Homeowner associations (HOAs) were created to maintain standards, uniformity and a...
Florida Hispanic voters could decide the election. Here are their top issues.
Hispanic voters in Florida are more likely to list affordable housing and gun control as top issues than their non-Hispanic counterparts, a new online survey of nearly 1,400 likely voters in the state found. The poll, conducted from June 13-17 by TelevisaUnivision Consumer Strategy & Insights and Media Predict, offers...
Court documents reveal racist texts sent by former Florida commissioner
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Text messages made public from a 2022 Walton County court case show a former county commissioner using racial slurs and terms. “This is coming from public officials, elected officials, people we put our trust in and this can’t be tolerated,” said Frank Guillory, NAACP Chapter President. That former commissioner, […]
Eglin Federal Credit Union opens new full-service branch in Freeport
Eglin Federal Credit Union (EFCU) celebrated the grand opening of its new Freeport Branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 11, marking its first full-service location in Walton County. The branch, located at 16970 US Hwy 331 S, is the Credit Union’s second location in Walton County and will provide...
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