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Florida Airports Could Set Records During Holidays
The busiest travel day at the Orlando airport is expected to be the day after New Year’s Day, with an estimated 162,000 travelers arriving at and departing the airport.
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DeSantis Continues War Against Life-Saving Covid Vaccines, Calls for Grand Jury Investigation
The governor announced that he is creating the “Public Health Integrity Committee,” which includes prominent opponents of lockdowns, federal vaccine mandates, and child vaccinations.
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Florida Republican Lawmaker Behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Indicted on Fraud Charges
Federal prosecutors said Rep. Joe Harding illegally obtained more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration in pandemic aid loans.
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Florida Legislators to Meet in Special Session to Try to Stabilize Property Insurance Market
The session comes as Florida’s property insurance market has dealt with billions of dollars in losses, rising prices for consumers, and insurer insolvencies, even before Hurricane Ian.
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Judge to Decide if DeSantis Had Authority to Remove Prosecutor Over Refusal to Prosecute Abortions
The governor suspended Warren in August over the prosecutor’s signing of statements that said he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition treatments.
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Court Blocks Special Master Review in Trump Documents Case, Allows DOJ Investigation to Continue
The decision represents a significant win for federal prosecutors, clearing the way for them to use as part of their investigation the entire tranche of documents seized during an Aug. 8 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
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Former Matt Gaetz Associate Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Joel Greenberg’s cooperation could play a role in an investigation into Florida’s Republican congressman over whether he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex.
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Florida Legislature Appoints New Republican Leaders Ready to Push DeSantis’ Conservative Policies
DeSantis has been able to accomplish his legislative agenda with the help of lawmakers in the GOP-controlled statehouse.
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Judge Blocks DeSantis ‘Dystopian’ Law Restricting How Race and Gender Can Be Taught in Colleges
In a ruling that called the legislation “positively dystopian” and a threat to democracy, a temporary injunction was issued against the governor’s so-called “Stop Woke Act.”
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Criminal Investigations Into Trump Will Proceed Despite His 2024 Campaign
Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate, as well as a separate state probe in Georgia.
