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Longer ballots portend less turnout, UF study finds

The more names on the ballot, the less likely voters were to fill out their ballot at all.

  • By Tristan Wood

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Florida Gov. DeSantis, sheriffs take on Biden over Southern border

Requests for help 'have fallen on ... deaf ears,' they said.

  • By Tristan Wood

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Mike Williams, Florida AFL-CIO president, dies in 'water accident'

Williams had been head of the state labor union since 2009.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Tallahassee City Commission sued over empty seats on code enforcement board

The board has only three members, the suit says, making it unable to meet the quorum requirement to hold meetings.

  • By Tristan Wood

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'Everything is safe,' Francis Suarez says amid Trump arraignment in Miami

The city's mayor (and a likely presidential contender) posted a video about public safety while the former president was in town.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Alexis Calatayud, other Floridians named to political group's 'honor roll'

She and the others will be recognized later this month in Washington, D.C.

  • By Tristan Wood

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will head to New York for campaign cash

Also on the schedule this month: Sacramento, California & Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Ron DeSantis takes on the southern border

He's sending National Guard members to Texas, flying migrants to California.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Former Surgeon General Scott Rivkees blasts Florida over new laws

Rivkees took shots at 'educational censorship,' 'books being banned in school and public libraries.'

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named 'special guest' at Moms for Liberty national summit

The governor headlined the event last year when it was in Tampa.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Florida Gov. DeSantis meets with 9/11 families in Tallahassee

'They've had a lot of frustrations about getting justice,' he told Fox & Friends this weekend.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Disney wants federal judge to stay on case against state of Florida

'Judges are not prohibited from referring accurately to widely-reported news events,' lawyers said.

  • By Jim Rosica

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DeSantis 'has quite an announcement to make,' Twitter's Elon Musk says

'My preference ... is really to have someone fairly normal' in the White House, Musk added in a Tuesday interview.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Firing after COVID-19 vaccination refusal isn't grounds for discrimination, judge says

An administrative law judge filed a recommended order. The Florida Commission on Human Relations has the final say.  

  • By Jim Rosica

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State wants judge off Disney case

Mark Walker’s remarks 'could reasonably imply that (he) has prejudged the retaliation question here,' the motion said.

  • By Jim Rosica

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Stay cool: Miami-Dade announces ‘heat season’

The South Florida county has the most days of extreme heat in the nation.

  • By David Volz

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Davis vs. Deegan: It’s Election Day in Jax

The mayor's race: Polling has Deegan with a slim lead but GOP voters tend to surge on Election Day.

  • By Tristan Wood

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New trouble for Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida – a lawsuit

Complaint alleges unpaid bill of over $221,000 for 'e-discovery.'

  • By Jim Rosica

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Maxwell Frost, Shevrin Jones tapped for Biden-Harris advisory group

The congressman and state senator, both Democrats, will help with fundraising and voter engagement.

  • By Tristan Wood

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The Forward Party focuses on Florida

The new political party plans on fielding candidates in 2024 in the Sunshine State.

  • By Tristan Wood
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