With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” announce changes in how the state is carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
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Fried is an attorney from Fort Lauderdale who was a student-body president at the University of Florida and a lobbyist on medical-marijuana issues. The News Service caught up with Fried on Friday.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected Cabinet granted a pardon to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago.
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We take a look back on the election and all the problems that arose including taking a look at why Florida seems destined to repeat its past and what might change to keep the 2020 presidential election from suffering the same fate as 2018 and 2000.
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Red tide – the toxic algae scientifically known as Karenia brevis – continues to destroy marine life, restaurants and the livelihood of some South Florida communities.
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Cat Gloria made the decision to drive from the University of Florida to Broward to cover Florida’s recounts for governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture. Here's her story.
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After months of mudslinging, weeks of court wrangling and days of ballot counting that again landed Florida in an unwelcome national spotlight, a state panel matter-of-factly finalized the 2018 election results in a five-minute meeting Tuesday. The certification came on time, but problems with other election-related deadlines in two large, …
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It's final: Democrat Andrew Gillum lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in the governor race. But it's not over for the other races yet.
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A federal judge Thursday turned down a request by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to extend recount deadlines in last week’s elections.
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