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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to nix Monique Worrell case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to end a legal challenge to his controversial decision last year to suspend Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell. State lawyers Friday filed a 25-page motion arguing that a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit filed by two residents and the group Florida Rising Together that alleges DeSantis violated voters’ due-process and First Amendment rights in the suspension.
‘A lower quality of life for all’: Law enforcement lines up against legal pot in Florida
Two of the state’s largest and most influential law enforcement groups came out Tuesday against a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. The Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida Sheriffs Association issued statements opposing Amendment 3, citing concerns that legalizing the drug could increase car crashes, teenage substance abuse and pot-related ...
Report: Florida spending additional $2B in new state budget
(The Center Square) — The nonprofit group Florida TaxWatch released its annual Taxpayers Guide to Florida’s fiscal 2024-25 state budget, which details the current outlay and provides past data to put it in a historical context. According to the budget report, the Legislature has more than the $118.6 billion earmarked in the General Appropriations Act, with additional spending occurring in general bills which happens every year, according to Florida TaxWatch. ...
South Florida elected leaders ask Biden to take immediate action on Venezuela
MIAMI - Protests and anger continue in Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election. According to news reports, at least 11 people have been killed and more than 130 have been arrested in Venezuela as demonstrators clashed with police in the last 24 hours. Opposition leaders called on Venezuelans to assemble on Tuesday again while in South Florida, Venezuelans are vowing to recognize the victory of Nicolas Maduro's main challenger Edmundo Gonzalez. South Florida elected officials are asking the Biden administration for immediate action in Venezuela, especially after the Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced Tuesday...
Health & Harmony: Water safety goes so much deeper than learning to swim
With a recent spate of Florida drownings in the ocean due to rip currents, as well as the June 13 death of an 8-year-old boy who fell off a sea wall and drowned in the Boynton Inlet — what better time to talk about water safety, especially for children.
How to keep safe from lightning
Thunderstorms roll through Tampa Bay during summer months like clockwork: Sometime usually between 4 and 7 p.m., dark clouds form, rain pours down, thunder claps — and lightning strikes. Florida sees millions of strikes a year. On July 25, four teens were struck by lightning while standing under a...
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