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On Nov. 3, Democrat Cynthia Dela Rosa will run against Republican Rep. Stan McClain, who is seeking reelection for his third term in the State House.
Read More »Political Newcomer Takes Aim At Unseating Incumbent In Florida’s House District 23
Meet the Candidates for State Attorney in Florida’s 7th Judicial Circuit
Incumbent R.J. Larizza and challenger Don Dempsey are running to become the next State Attorney for Florida’s 7th Judicial Circuit.
Read More »Florida Board Of Governors Approves $20 Million For New UF Artificial Intelligence Initiative
The university and the Board of Governors now await approval from the Florida Legislature.
Read More »Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
Read More »University Merger Plan Headed For House Vote
An ambitious university-consolidation plan that folds Florida’s youngest and smallest colleges into the University of Florida was backed by a key House committee on Tuesday, following testy exchanges between state lawmakers and emotional testimony from students.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Rules Judges Can Impose Death Penalty In ‘Partisan’ Decision
It will be easier for judges in Florida to impose the death penalty under a new ruling by the state’s Supreme Court.
Read More »NRA, Local Governments Square Off On Gun Law
The NRA this week filed a proposed friend-of-the-court brief urging the 1st District Court of Appeal to uphold the 2011 law, which has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations.
Read More »Justices Weigh Felons’ Voting Rights Dispute
Critics of the law maintain that requiring felons — whom they dub “returning citizens” — to pay fees and costs in exchange for voting rights contradicts what more than 64% of Floridians thought they were approving last fall.
Read More »Judge Gives Partial Victory To Felons In Voting Fight
A federal judge said Friday that Florida cannot deny the right to vote to felons who have served their sentences but are “genuinely unable” to pay legal financial obligations.
Read More »Leaking Septic System Fouls Fish Camp
McIntosh Fish Camp's owners are desperate to stop the flow of what they believe is raw sewage from flowing into Orange Lake.
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