Sunshine State Lives Up to Its Name: FL is a Top State for Encouraging Residential Solar Power, Study Finds

Sunshine State Lives Up to Its Name: FL is a Top State for Encouraging Residential Solar Power, Study Finds

Liv Caputo
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September 6, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Now that over a trillion dollars has been invested in renewable energy worldwide, a new survey studying solar power use found that Florida is one of the best states for encouraging residential solar power. In other words, the Sunshine State deserves its name. Conducted by ElectricityRates.com, the report aimed to find the biggest challenges […]
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Will Rising Clamor For Puerto Rican Statehood Reach Congressional Ears?

Will Rising Clamor For Puerto Rican Statehood Reach Congressional Ears?

Liv Caputo
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September 6, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A measure that would force Congress to recognize Puerto Rico as a state—if that's what the islanders vote for on November 5th—is working its way through Washington, D.C. as Floridian support for the potential 51st state in America grows. This is Congress's most recent attempt at pushing through the legislation, entitled the "Puerto Rico […]
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Florida's Panic Button Law Sparks Debate on Future School Security: Should They Be 'Built Like Military Bases?'

Florida's Panic Button Law Sparks Debate on Future School Security: Should They Be 'Built Like Military Bases?'

Liv Caputo
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September 6, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—As school shootings, dead students, and murdered educators become sickeningly more commonplace, a dark new trend has emerged to protect the most vulnerable: panic buttons on teachers. Attached to staff ID badges, teachers are told to press the button three times in an everyday emergency. For a school shooting? Don't stop pushing, the Washington […]
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Last Squeeze?—9.5.2024—Scott on Harris Tax Proposal: 'No Earthly Idea What She's Doing'—Miami Dade Dems Infighting...Again—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—9.5.2024—Scott on Harris Tax Proposal: 'No Earthly Idea What She's Doing'—Miami Dade Dems Infighting...Again—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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September 5, 2024
Scott Savages Harris's Tax Policy Proposals, 'No Earthly Idea What She is Doing' Vice President Kamala Harris has ignited derision among Republicans for her proposed tax policies should she retain the White House in November. Senator Rick Scott hit these policy proposals with both...READ MORE Danny Burgess: "As a fellow Zephyrhills resident, I see firsthand […]
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Miami-Dade Dems' Blue Gala Video Sparks Infighting Over Pro-Republican Chairman

Miami-Dade Dems' Blue Gala Video Sparks Infighting Over Pro-Republican Chairman

Liv Caputo
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September 5, 2024
MIAMI-DADE, FL—Democratic Sen. Shevrin Jones, the chair of the party's Miami-Dade committee, is coming under fire from within after the group posted a seemingly innocuous Instagram video of a member urging Democrats to mobilize ahead of their "Blue Gala" event. The issue? The video's speaker is Oliver Gilbert, the Democratic Chairman of the Miami-Dade County […]
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DCF Hosts DeSantis at Orlando Summit as $70 Million in Claims Loom Over Agency

DCF Hosts DeSantis at Orlando Summit as $70 Million in Claims Loom Over Agency

Liv Caputo
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September 4, 2024
ORLANDO, FL—The Department of Children and Families hosted Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis at its annual summit in Orlando to discuss the leaps and bounds the government has made toward protecting vulnerable Floridians. The part that wasn't mentioned? The potential increase in DCF failures statewide. While the Governor has allocated billions to […]
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WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Man Charged With 8 Felonies for Threatening to Kill Jewish-American Lawmaker

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Man Charged With 8 Felonies for Threatening to Kill Jewish-American Lawmaker

Liv Caputo
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September 4, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A man who regularly posted that Jews should be "exterminated" was arrested and charged with eight felonies after he threatened to travel to Brevard County to murder Florida Rep. Randy Fine and his children because they're Jewish. “As an outspoken and unafraid Jewish Republican legislator, Nazis and Muslim terrorists make dozens if not hundreds […]
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Last Squeeze?—9.3.2024—DeSantis Defends Trump in Arlington Controversy—Eskamani Demands Answers on Foiled State Parks Plan—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—9.3.2024—DeSantis Defends Trump in Arlington Controversy—Eskamani Demands Answers on Foiled State Parks Plan—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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September 3, 2024
Olive Branch? DeSantis Defends Trump in Arlington Controversy After Staffers Attacked Trump Lawmakers On the heels of his communications team trashing Donald Trump-allied Lawmakers out of step with the Governor's views, Gov. Ron DeSantis has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of not caring...READ MORE Anna Paulina Luna: Don’t believe the fake poll. Here is legitimate polling showing I […]
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Olive Branch? DeSantis Defends Trump in Arlington Controversy After Staffers Attacked Trump Lawmakers

Olive Branch? DeSantis Defends Trump in Arlington Controversy After Staffers Attacked Trump Lawmakers

Liv Caputo
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September 3, 2024
DAYTONA BEACH, FL—On the heels of his communications team trashing Donald Trump-allied Lawmakers out of step with the Governor's views, Gov. Ron DeSantis has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of not caring about Gold Star families as he rushed to Trump's defense Tuesday amid the swirling Arlington National Cemetery controversy. "He was invited by the […]
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Eskamani Demands Answers on Foiled Parks Plan, Questions DeSantis Admin’s Role

Eskamani Demands Answers on Foiled Parks Plan, Questions DeSantis Admin’s Role

Liv Caputo
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September 3, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Top Florida Democrat Rep. Anna Eskamani wrote Monday to the Department of Environmental Protection demanding to know how a "destructive" proposal to construct pickleball courts, golf courses, and hotels in state parks came to fruition—and how involved Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration was in the foiled plot. "Florida's state parks are the envy of the […]
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Juice?—9.3.2024—Parkland Father Challenges Fine to Debate Over Gun-Free College Zones—DeSantis Team Accuses Trump Ally of Taking Weed Money—Much More...

Juice?—9.3.2024—Parkland Father Challenges Fine to Debate Over Gun-Free College Zones—DeSantis Team Accuses Trump Ally of Taking Weed Money—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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September 3, 2024
'Don't Be Weak': Parkland Father Challenges Fine to Debate On Plan to Eliminate Gun-Free College Zones Fred Guttenberg, the father of a 14-year-old girl murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, is challenging leading Trump ally Rep. Randy Fine to a debate after the Lawmaker doubled down on...READ MORE   Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "I spent the morning with […]
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DeSantis Team Accuses Trump Ally of Taking Big Pot Money—While Ignoring Trump's Endorsement of Pot Amendment

DeSantis Team Accuses Trump Ally of Taking Big Pot Money—While Ignoring Trump's Endorsement of Pot Amendment

Liv Caputo
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September 2, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Donald Trump has once more put himself at odds with Gov. Ron DeSantis—this time over a recreational marijuana amendment—leading the Floridian's communications team to cyber-attack a Trump-allied lawmaker. Again. "It’s a shame that someone like [Sen. Joe Gruters] would support an amendment that has virtually no checks on where and how marijuana can be […]
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'Don't Be Weak': Parkland Father Challenges Fine to Debate On Plan to Eliminate Gun-Free College Zones

'Don't Be Weak': Parkland Father Challenges Fine to Debate On Plan to Eliminate Gun-Free College Zones

Liv Caputo
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September 2, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Fred Guttenberg, the father of a 14-year-old girl murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, is challenging leading Trump ally Rep. Randy Fine to a debate after the Lawmaker doubled down on his plan to let college students carry guns on campus. Guttenberg called it lunacy. "It is lunatics like [Fine] who have made […]
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Nonprofit Accuses DeSantis of Being 'Calculated' and 'Hypocritical' in Executing Murderous Dozier Survivor

Nonprofit Accuses DeSantis of Being 'Calculated' and 'Hypocritical' in Executing Murderous Dozier Survivor

Liv Caputo
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September 1, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A nonprofit organization opposed to the death penalty is accusing the Governor of being "calculated" and "hypocritical" in the Thursday evening execution of rapist and murderer Loran Cole, citing confusion over why the Legislature would honor victims of a horror boys' school that Cole attended but still choose to execute him. Floridians for Alternatives […]
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Last Squeeze?—8.30.2024—FL Politicians Blast FBI Failures in Child Sexual Abuse Cases—Scott Questions Intel Layoffs—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—8.30.2024—FL Politicians Blast FBI Failures in Child Sexual Abuse Cases—Scott Questions Intel Layoffs—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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August 30, 2024
Where is the Accountability?' Florida Politicians Blast 'Unconscionable' FBI Failures in Child Sexual Abuse Cases When USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was finally charged with child sexual abuse months after the FBI first learned he was molesting teenage girls, Director Christopher Wray swore they would never...READ MORE Sen. Jonathan Martin: "We need leaders like @GovGoneWild developing […]
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'Where is the Accountability?' Florida Politicians Blast 'Unconscionable' FBI Failures in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

'Where is the Accountability?' Florida Politicians Blast 'Unconscionable' FBI Failures in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Liv Caputo
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August 30, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—When USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was finally charged with child sexual abuse months after the FBI first learned he was molesting teenage girls, Director Christopher Wray swore they would never allow a notoriously bungled Nassar-esque situation to happen again. Spoiler: they did. "Where is the accountability? Will anyone get demoted, reprimanded, or fired? […]
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FL Legislature Wastin' Away in Margaritaville? Floridians Celebrate First-Ever Jimmy Buffett Day

FL Legislature Wastin' Away in Margaritaville? Floridians Celebrate First-Ever Jimmy Buffett Day

Liv Caputo
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August 30, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—It's unlikely that a Floridian would stroll by Gov. Ron DeSantis winding down in Margaritaville—kicking back in a wind-ruffled Hawaiian shirt, a Pina Colada in hand, and dark sunglasses blocking out the Key West summer sun...but hey! It's Jimmy Buffett day; anyone can live their life like a song. (That's a Buffett quote if […]
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Puerto Rican Statehood on the Horizon, Enjoys Bipartisan Congressional Support

Puerto Rican Statehood on the Horizon, Enjoys Bipartisan Congressional Support

Liv Caputo
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August 30, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL— On general Election Day   Puerto Rico will hold its seventh plebiscite in which they ask for statehood, as the majority has decided in the last two votes -- 2017 and 2020. The vote is important because it will continue creating pressure on Congress to act and treat Puerto Ricans as equals. The seventh […]
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