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They can walk armed under the Rotunda, roam the corridors, visit lawmakers’ offices or scan the city below from the 22nd-floor observation deck.
Read More »It’s Legal In Florida For Certain Citizens To Carry Guns Inside The State Capitol
Judge Defers Ordering Return Of Computers, Phone To Self-Described COVID Whistleblower
Rebekah Jones, 31, is suspected by authorities of hacking into a state emergency health network to transmit a message taunting the governor.
Read More »Police: Former Florida Lawmaker Arrested In Haiti On Weapons Charge
A police official in the coastal community of Miragoâne, who declined to be identified, said former Rep. Al Jacquet, 40, D-Palm Beach, was in custody on a charge of illegal possession of a weapon.
Read More »Florida Police Raid Home Of Pandemic Whistleblower In Investigation Of Illicit Message Transmitted Over Government Network
In court papers, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said technical logs from the incident included an internet address for a residential online account that traced back to Rebekah Jones' home in Tallahassee.
Read More »Behind Bars, Florida’s Prisoners Cheer Biden’s Election Victory
Alexander Clayton, 45, and other inmates across the state said in interviews that they have followed the general election closely from behind bars.
Read More »Florida County With History Of Selecting Winning Presidents To See Whether Streak Continues
Pinellas County voters have selected the winning presidential candidate every election since 1980, except for the contested 2000 race, when a 36-day recount fight awarded the White House to George W. Bush.
Read More »Shy Trump Voters And Caller ID: Why The Polls Got (And Keep Getting) It Wrong
The 2020 election – historic for its high turnout in the middle of a pandemic and extraordinary political divisiveness – might also be famous for the inaccuracy of pollsters.
Read More »New Florida Rules Would Tighten Restrictions On Invasive Reptiles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a slew of tighter regulations on invasive reptiles. But reptile breeders, exhibitors and shop owners are saying they will threaten the nature of their business, including public education about these species.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Hears Darnell’s Case That Could Affect Sheriffs’ Budgets Statewide
Ironically, Darnell was voted out in August. She lost the Democratic primary to Clovis Watson Jr., a former state lawmaker. There was no Republican opponent in Tuesday night’s general election.
Read More »Kat Cammack Wins Florida’s 3rd Congressional District To Succeed Ted Yoho
The district in north central Florida includes Alachua, Clay, Putnam, Bradford, Union and most of Marion counties.
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