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Amid ballooning coronavirus cases in Florida, Trump implied hosting the convention in Jacksonville might not be set in stone.
Read More »Trump Points To Being ‘Flexible’ On Convention
Alachua County Reveals Future COVID-19 Relief And Budget Plans
Alachua County will disburse $46.9 million in CARES Act funds for COVID-19 relief, and according to a new budget plan, property taxes in the county could soon be lowered, too.
Read More »Congressional Candidate Reports Break-In At Campaign Headquarters
One supporter of Kat Cammack likened the break-in on Facebook to the 1972 "Watergate" scandal.
Read More »Pending Hearing, US Appeals Court Blocks Judge’s Ruling Allowing Felons to Vote in Florida
The hold on a judge's decision puts into question how many felons can participate in Florida's primaries, with the deadline to register less than three weeks away.
Read More »In Race For Congress, Florida’s ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer And Its Links To Racism Become An Issue
Congressional candidate Judson Sapp distributed more than 1,000 Gator Bait signs across the district.
Read More »Florida 8th Circuit State Attorney Candidate Blocked From The 2020 Ballot
A Leon County circuit judge has blocked a candidate from running for state attorney in a large swath of North Florida, finding that she did not meet a legal qualification for the job.
Read More »Why There’s Little Sunshine On Many Economic Development Deals In Florida — And Beyond
State laws, including in Florida and neighboring states, are a patchwork of regulations that tend to land on the side of corporate secrecy, more often than not.
Read More »Florida Governor Signs Controversial Abortion Law
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Tuesday requiring underage girls to obtain consent from a parent before they can have an abortion, lauded as one of his legislative goals during the election year.
Read More »DeSantis Vetoes A ‘Big Hit’ To Health Care Budget
DeSantis vetoed $1 billion of the $92.2 billion state budget on Monday.
Read More »Judge Rejects Injunction Requests In Vote-By-Mail Fight
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle denied most portions of the groups’ requests for preliminary injunctions in the case, which is a consolidation of three lawsuits, saying the plaintiffs lack “a substantial likelihood of succeeding” on the vast majority of the issues.
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