Florida voters will pick either U.S. Byron Donalds or former Rep. David Jolly as the state’s next governor after both men won …
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State Rep. Angie Nixon notched a stunning upset win in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate over retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman. …
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Emergency management director resigns to join Collins campaign for governor • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie has resigned to join Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ campaign for governor. Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Florida’s Primary Election is Tuesday, Aug. 18. (Getty Images) Florida voters have until 7 p.m. local time Tuesday to cast ballots in …
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Jay Collins picks Florida’s emergency manager as running mate on primary eve
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore than two months into hurricane season, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced Monday that he was enlisting Florida’s emergency management director as …
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This was my experience of Operation Metro Surge as a Somali home care worker • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis is the story of Nazra Ahmed’s experience during Operation Metro Surge. She’s a home care worker and member of SEIU Healthcare …
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Florida candidates, including Donalds and Jolly, take millions in taxpayer matching funds
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTALLAHASSEE — The two gubernatorial front-runners remain the biggest recipients of the state’s matching fund program that has doled out $3 million …
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Ban on law firms using celebrity’s images, voices in Florida advertising challenged in federal court • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogLaw firms cannot use a celebrity’s voice or image in their Florida advertising campaigns. Morgan & Morgan, the personal injury law firm …
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Why does Florida spend so much money on treatment for children with autism and special needs?
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA blue ribbon task force is being asked to review Florida’s Medicaid program and delivery of applied behavioral analysis services to autistic …
Florida’s four leading Republican candidates for governor crisscrossed the state and Tampa Bay this weekend to talk to voters in the run-up …
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How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWidespread denial accompanied the public exposure of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sexual abuse and trafficking of girls and women. After the U.S. Justice Department …
Gulfport officials are considering new rules for electric bikes amid concerns about speeding riders and pedestrian safety, but council members want more …
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DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe South Carolina delegation’s sign is seen as former President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. …
Using a pay-what-you-can model, Beloved Community Café will open soon in the Grand Central District. The mission: not just to feed people, …
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Idaho judge ruling allows abortion if it protects mother’s health, prevents self-harm • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogEditor’s note: This story was updated at 8:40 a.m. on Aug. 14 with a comment from the plaintiff in the legal challenge. It …
The bottom floor of Ybor City’s historic Kress Contemporary building started as a five and dime store over a century ago. Up …
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Groups invest in campaign to ‘move on from Moms for Liberty’ • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTwo organizations say they’re investing a quarter of a million dollars to support “pro-equality, pro-academic freedom” school board candidates this election season. …
A month after St. Petersburg planning commissioners balked at a developer’s request to remove all of a property’s qualifying specimen trees, a …
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Congressional approval not needed for White House ballroom, Trump tells high court • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to intervene in a lower court decision that halts his $400 …
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A young model went missing in Florida in 2002. Her son is still following her trail
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAdrian Hoffman wants to know what happened to his mother. More than twenty years ago, the young model vanished on South Beach, …
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Voting rights anniversary spotlights America’s enduring anti-Black contempt • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogCivil rights stalwarts, politicians and academics held a requiem for the Voting Rights Act on its 61st anniversary last week, lamenting the …
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Inside the high-tech simulation labs at USF’s expanded College of Nursing
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA handful of medical dummies at USF Health’s College of Nursing simulation lab can blink their eyes open. One dummy in pink …
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Nearly 1.5 million Floridians have voted in advance of Tuesday’s primary elections • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAs of 2 p.m. Friday, more than 1.47 million Floridians had cast ballots, either at an early voting location or by mail, …
A political committee formed last month in Miami has taken a close interest in one of Central Florida’s down-ballots races — for …
State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and …
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As voters cast ballots, advocates push to open the state’s closed primary system • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore than 1 million people have already voted ahead of Florida’s Aug. 18 primaries but, in the marquee races for governor and …
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Woman hurt in deadly Ybor crash sues driver, city of Tampa, Highway Patrol
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA woman who was hurt in a violent crash outside a nightclub in Ybor City last year is suing the venue and …
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Toned-down Amendment 3 ballot language ready for another judicial review • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier has submitted for judicial review a rewritten version of the title and ballot summary for Amendment 3. …
