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Florida student faces misdemeanor charges after refusing to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
An 11-year-old student in Florida is facing charges after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and creating a disturbance in the classroom, police…
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Americans continue their march to low-tax states
The United States Census Bureau released its annual state-by-state population estimates for 2018 in late December. It highlights migration trends across the states and sketches…
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis orders state to get rid of Common Core standards
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced an executive order to eliminate Common Core standards in Florida schools.
The state originally adopted…
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Secretary of State Mike Ertel resigns after photos of him in blackface surface
TALLAHASSEE – Newly appointed Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel has resigned from office after photos of him posing as a female Hurricane Katrina victim…
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Florida commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib might ‘blow up’ Capitol, has ‘no place in government’
WASHINGTON – A Florida city commissioner is under fire after calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who made history as one of the first Muslim members of…
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FL Gov vilified Brenda Snipes and trampled her rights, federal judge rules
Brenda Snipes got a raw deal when former Gov. Rick Scott suspended her as Broward County’s supervisor of elections, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Scott…
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Broward Sheriff Scott Israel tells staff he’s being suspended over Parkland response
It appears that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is preparing to pack it in, for now.
The two-term sheriff, the object of fierce criticism over…
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Fight brews over felons’ voting rights in Florida
Now, a fight is brewing between the broad coalition of civil and voting rights groups that backed the measure and some state and local officials…
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How will Ron DeSantis change Florida’s medical marijuana industry?
TALLAHASSEE — The advent of a new administration with Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis at the helm could bring a sharp turnaround in how Florida officials approach…
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Republicans get good news in Florida, Georgia as final pieces of election map fall into place
Sen. Bill Nelson and a team of lawyers scoured Florida looking for uncounted votes over the last two weeks. On Sunday it became clear there…
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