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Kathleen Smith, the public defender in Southwest Florida's 20th Judicial Circuit, asked the Supreme Court last week to take up the issue in a Lee County dispute.
Read More »Fla. Supreme Court Asked To Consider Videoconferences In Baker Act Hearings
Hurricane Matthew Claims Start Rolling Into State-Backed Insurer
Citizens Property Insurance policyholders have filed more than 1,100 claims regarding Hurricane Matthew as of Monday afternoon and more claims are expected, according to the state-backed insurer.
Read More »Judge Orders Extension of Voter-Registration Deadline
A federal judge ordered a one-day extension in Florida’s voter registration deadline and seemed ready to consider a longer delay against the backdrops of the recovery from Hurricane Matthew and one of the most heated presidential races in decades. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said the state should continue accepting …
Read More »Florida Begins Digging Out After Matthew
Hurricane Matthew killed at least four Florida residents and left some 1.2 million homes and businesses without power.
Read More »Scott Says Hurricane “Is Going To Kill People”
With the first feeder bands from powerful Hurricane Matthew sweeping Thursday morning across southern Florida, Gov. Rick Scott advised people who live in evacuation areas not to wait. “If you’re watching and in an evacuation area, get out. Don’t take a chance,” Scott said after a briefing at the state …
Read More »State Task Force Looks For Ways To Untangle I-75 Traffic
The I-75 Relief Task Force, appointed last year by Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold, looked at traffic improvements in Alachua, Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties in order to improve safety and relieve congestion.
Read More »Concerns Continue Over Polk County Phosphate Sinkhole
Bradley Marshall, of the environmental group Earthjustice, said what happened at the Mosaic plant just proves mining for phosphate is bad for the environment.
Read More »Governor Scott Continues Push for Hurricane Recovery
Governor Scott continues to push for efforts to restore power to Florida residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine.
Read More »Gov. Scott Postpones D.C. Trip In Wake Of Hurricane Hermine
Gov. Rick Scott will remain in Florida this week to monitor the continuing cleanup from Hurricane Hermine, postponing a trip to Washington D.C. that had been planned to discuss federal funding to help fight the Zika virus.
Read More »Florida Congressman Says Storm May Worsen Zika Outbreak
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan warned in a letter that rainfall from tropical storms may create a "fertile breeding ground" for mosquitoes carrying Zika.
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