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Friday - Mar. 11, 2022
 

AP: Florida education commissioner to step down

Times: Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran to step down in April

FlaPol: Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to step down

Herald: Head of Florida department of education leaving. Is Sen. Manny Diaz in line for job?


Sentinel: DeSantis slams 'woke' Disney on Fox News after CEO speaks against 'don't say gay' bill


FlaPol: Thanks, but no thanks: Disney LGBTQ donation refused over Don't Say Gay


The Hill: Florida's first openly gay state Senator on 'Don't Say Gay' passing: 'the air was taken out of the room'


WLRN: Outcry over 'Don't Say Gay' bill has fueled activism across the state. Here's one student's story


Herald: South Florida tennis star Coco Gauff speaks against Florida Don't Say Gay bill


AP: Rainfall eases wildfire threat, but officials urge caution

FlaPol: Rain slows Panhandle wildfires, evacuations end


FlaPol: Nikki Fried pulls in $330K in fundraising amid 'campaign reset'


FlaPol: National GOP group lists defending legislative majorities in Florida as a priority


FlaPol: 'Protect the Ukrainian sky': Charlie Crist holds humanitarian outreach event as Ukrainians call for forceful intervention


FlaPol: Rick Scott stresses ‘good working relationship’ with Senate Republican colleagues


FlaPol: Marco Rubio sounds off (again) on Daylight Saving Time


FlaPol: Surviving relatives of MSD shooting victims endorse Jared Moskowitz for Congress


FlaPol: Two municipal leaders back Annette Taddeo for Governor


FlaPol: St. Pete votes to extend scooter program by three years, increase hours of operation


FlaPol: Tampa pauses applications for new rental assistance program after overwhelming response


Herald: Florida GOP lawmakers ask Biden to keep sanctions against Venezuela's Maduro


Herald: How Florida law makes it hard for Miami tenants to get a break from rent hikes


Times: Pinellas residents sound off on schools as district seeks a new leader


Times: Trooper says she was last line of defense as driver neared Skyway 10K runners


Times: Hillsborough's transportation tax question: Just hit repeat?


Times: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor promises more relief on rising rents


Times: Tampa mayor had hopes set on Miami candidate for police chief, email shows


Times: Tampa Electric official is latest to challenge U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor


News 4 Jax: Putnam County Sheriff DeLoach asks Palatka Mayor Hill to resign at commission meeting


News 4 Jax: High gas prices will likely mean higher taxes to keep city vehicles running


CBS Miami: American Airlines Looking To Hire 400 Full-Time Employees In Miami To Work From Home


WUSF: Florida's hospital systems remained profitable in 2020 despite pandemic, report says


Sentinel: Spring Breakers overdose on fentanyl-laced cocaine at Florida rental house


Ledger: Polk County Sheriff detention deputy charged with lewd acts


NWF Daily News: Florida economist says state is in good economic shape, Walton population is growing


DBNJ: Daytona businesses feel the pain as soaring gas prices break records


Capitolist: Florida lawmakers urge Biden to uphold Venezuela sanctions


Capitolist: Report: Florida is a top performer in public health preparedness, despite more investments needed nationwide


Capitolist: Biden Admin authorizes release of 2 billion genetically modified mosquitos in Florida and California


Floridian: Gen. Michael Flynn Endorses Laura Loomer for Congress


Floridian: Sen. Taddeo Compares 'Stop Woke Act' to the Holocaust


Floridian: Donalds Tangles With Progressive Democrat Gallego Over Energy Crisis


FlaPol: Slide takes over 140K St. Johns Insurance policies


FlaPol: Property tax break for teachers, cops, emergency responders headed to ballot


FlaPol: Lawmakers approve second pass at limiting influence in ballot initiative process


FlaPol: Jordan Leonard campaign reports $40K haul in February for HD 106 bid


FlaPol: With other gambling expansion plans dead or barely alive, Seminole Tribe says 'Thank you'


FlaPol: Is the Medicaid managed care bill really dead?


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: Citrus County projects receive $78 million boost from budget


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: Pasco County hits home run with $35M for Rays spring training complex


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: Senate gives new lease on $120M for Moffitt Pasco-area development


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: Senate bites off $8.5M to fund dental care program for people with disabilities


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: Legislature shells out $250K for Choctawhatchee Bay oyster revitalization


Times: Martin McClain, titan Florida death row lawyer, dies at 67

Democrat: Record-setting budget: Florida spending plan weighs in at $112B, vote set for Monday

Herald: Raises for state workers highlight record spending budget approved by Legislature

My News 13: Florida's new state budget is largest in its history

Times: Florida's legislative session headed to overtime


WaPo: Florida legislature passes bill that limits how schools and workplaces teach about race and identity

Politico: Florida lawmakers limit how race can be taught in classrooms and companies

FlaPol: Lawmakers pass bill advancing national GOP movement against 'woke indoctrination'


Herald: Is that school book objectionable? Or this one? Legislature wants more people involved


WaPo: Florida lawmakers approve an elections police force, the first of its kind in the U.S.

Politico: Legislature gives DeSantis new election police to target voter fraud in Florida


Herald: Legislature passes new rules for faculty tenure, accreditation at state universities

FlaPol: 'We will be back fixing this': Legislature passes amended bill addressing higher ed accreditors


FlaPol: Updated condo regulations inspired by Surfside disaster get Senate nod


FlaPol: Sprinkle list: South Florida gets tiny fraction of last-minute statewide funding earmarks


FlaPol: Legislature OKs measure that could make the Lee County Superintendent an elected position


FlaPol: Legislative budget provides Flagler College's classical education institute a full ride


FlaPol: USF set to receive $75M for new Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences Facility


Herald: Legislature changes publishing requirement for government legal notices


Times: Did the Florida Legislature pass this bill to punish newspapers? Some lawmakers say yes


Times: Florida lawmakers give DeSantis more appointment power


Times: Florida lawmakers agree to suspend gas tax in October


Times: Florida bill allowing businesses to sue over local ordinances headed to DeSantis


Times: Contentious Florida alimony bill headed to Gov. DeSantis


My News 13: Florida's 'No Patient Left Alone Act' heads to the governor's desk


WLRN: Lawmakers do away with Florida Standards Assessments and pass new testing system


Times: Sheriffs could get more budget power under proposal from Florida legislators


Sun-Sentinel: Florida Legislature allocates $100 million for planned University of Florida technology campus in West Palm Beach


Democrat: State budget: FAMU, FSU slated to get millions for infrastructure, operational enhancements


FlaPol: Senate to confirm DEP Secretary Shawn Hamilton after Gov. DeSantis appointments bill signature


FlaPol: Lawmakers unveil Florida State Guard guidelines


FlaPol: Florida teachers praise record spending increases for public schools


FlaPol: Telehealth bill looks to be dead due to fight over telephones


FlaPol: House, Senate sign off on crackdown against disruptive pop-up events


FlaPol: Amid concerns raised by South Florida leaders, water shortage bill changed in Senate offer


FlaPol: Budget conference: House, Senate zoom ahead with boost to Daytona 500, gas tax cut


FlaPol: Budget slots over $5M for health and safety issues at public broadcasting stations


FlaPol: Budget conference: Proposed budget includes slash to private university grant program


FlaPol: Budget conference: Randolph Bracy again gets money into budget for Ocoee massacre film project


FlaPol: Budget conference: Legislature takes aim at Russia in last-minute budget deal


FlaPol: Budget conference: Legislature allocates over $100 million for USF STEM programs


FlaPol: Budget conference: Coral Gables mobility hub wins $975K state earmark for EV charging, solar panels


FlaPol: Budget conference: Lawton Chiles's legacy resurrected in budget negotiations


FlaPol: Budget conference: Pinellas County secures $15M for ToyTown landfill remediation, plans for youth sports complex


FlaPol: Budget conference: Legislature gives Miami-Dade County $3M to revamp transit-adjacent trail


FlaPol: Countdown: Here are 40 unresolved issues heading into last week of the Legislative Session


FlaPol: School board term limits headed back to House after Senate change

FlaPol: 'Twelve is enough': Legislative compromise reached on school board term limits


FlaPol: Senate passes police recruitment package


FlaPol: Gov. DeSantis signs law to boost use of peer specialists in substance abuse programs


FlaPol: No 'A Brave Little Cookie'? Randolph Bracy argues GOP bill could lead to ban of mother's story


FlaPol: Bill expanding sexual battery definitions headed to Governors desk


FlaPol: 'Our newspapers are struggling as it is': Florida Legislature passes bill shifting public notices away from legacy media

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Sentinel: Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

Sun Sentinel: Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Sun Sentinel: Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president's knowledge — but says he has no evidence

Sun Sentinel: Trump threatens to cut Musk's government contracts as their public feud escalates

Sun Sentinel: Governments scramble to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday

Sun Sentinel: Elon Musk is gone, but DOGE's actions are hard to reverse. The US Institute of Peace is a case study

Sun Sentinel: Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while'

Sun Sentinel: Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know

Sun Sentinel: Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

Sun Sentinel: Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks

Sun Sentinel: Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

Sun Sentinel: Thune's first big test as Senate leader has arrived with Trump's tax bill

Sun Sentinel: David Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.

Herald: Jolly enters governor's race as a Democrat: 'The Free State of Florida is a lie'

Sun Sentinel: Trump moves to block US entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University

Sun Sentinel: Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Sun Sentinel: Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

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