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“Ms. Mott argued that expulsion was not appropriate, particularly given the absence of any prior drug violations, but the board stated that expulsion for the remainder of the school year was the least punishment they
Biden is finally in the race, but how long will his poll bump last? Leading up to his announcement, Biden was only leading the field of Democratic presidential candidates by 7 points. He'll get the bump, but the others are right on his heals, and what will happen when Bernie Sanders starts unloading on him. This will be an epic Progressive vs Liberal civil...
After a long and fiery debate about how the state should deal with illegal immigration, the Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that seeks to crack down on local governments that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against embattled former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who was appealing his suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed his first death warrant, with an execution scheduled May 23 for Tampa-area serial killer Robert Joseph Long, according to documents posted on the Florida Supreme Court website. Long was sentenced to death in the May 1984 murder of Michelle Simms after picking her up on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa.
TALLAHASSEE --- In search of a solution that will prevent another school massacre, a sharply divided Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a wide-ranging school safety bill that includes a controversial provision aimed at adding armed teachers to the line of defense.
Hill, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, incredulously contradicted everything Democratic House leadership has been saying about the whole premise of the Mueller investigation, which found that there was no “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia, or any of its operatives.
Law enforcement has detained 13 suspects in connection with the bombings, as government officials cautiously state that the “terrorist attack” was carried out by “religious extremists,” and not radical Islamists.
In addition, Rubio said that the report “accurately and comprehensively laid out the details” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s effort to subvert the American electoral system by trying to influence the 2016 election.
Legislation expanding the scope of practice for these highly skilled professionals has been advanced in the past, but is usually met with strong opposition from physician groups, who don’t like the idea of nurse practitioners being allowed on their “turf” – even though they have the necessary skills, physicians aren’t really needed for those kinds of services, and Florida faces...
“Special Counsel Mueller’s report paints a disturbing picture of a president who has been weaving a web of deceit, lies and improper behavior and acting as if the law doesn’t apply to him. But if you hadn’t read the report and listened only to Mr. Barr, you wouldn’t have known any of that because Mr. Barr has been so misleading.
DeSantis has release a campaign-style 3-min video that highlights all his accomplishments during this first 100 days in office, including his all hands-on deck approach to address the state’s critical water problem.
The report didn’t find enough to warrant indictments, but did cast Trump in a bad light, leaving the door open for Democrats to question (10) reported instances that Trump may have obstructed justice, like his termination of Comey.
Trump’s approval rating would make anyone invested in his chances to win re-election tremble in their boots, but if you compare the president’s 3rd year approval rating to that of President Barack Obama’s, Trump bests the former president, barely.
TALLAHASSEE --- A little more than a year ago, the idea of allowing armed teachers in classrooms nearly scuttled school-safety legislation hurriedly crafted in the wake of the horrific mass shooting at a Parkland high school that left 17 students and staff members dead.
The State Department has announced that effective May 2, under Title III of the LIBERTAD ACT, Americans will be able to sue individuals that have been “trafficking property” that the Cuban regime has confiscated or stolen over the past 5 decades.
Florida’s two Republican Senators, Rick Scott (90%) and Marco Rubio (91.4%), are in the top ten of those members that back the Trump agenda, as are Texas Senators Ted Cruz (92.6%) and John Cornyn (95.7%)
Rep. Charlie Crist, the longtime Republican-turned-Independent-turned- Democratic congressman from St. Petersburg, has been tapped to serve as vice chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in the south.
