According to data the State Attorney's Office provided to Miami New Times, there are 59 open cases into police-involved shootings at Rundle's office. Compare that to Jacksonville's State Attorney's Office, which had just five open police-involved shooting investigations as of April, according to data from the Florida Times Union.here
Despite the fact that the State Constitution now specifically allows patients in Florida to possess medical marijuana, and despite that the legislature approved implementation rules earlier this month, the Orlando Airport is proactively working to ban medical marijuana in it’s state-chartered, locally operated airport. here
Please join us, wearing red, for St Pete City Council's Committee of the Whole as we rally and then witness Council's discussion/debate and their vote to get big money out of local political campaigns. Note this is a morning event.
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Mayor Rick Kriseman speaks about his support for this ordinance, followed by City Council member Karl Nurse and City Council Chair Darden Rice.
A businessman whose companies managed 15 charter schools in Florida, including six across Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, was charged Monday with racketeering in what prosecutors said was a scheme to steer public education money his way using huge markups, bogus invoices and a web of related corporations.here
MCM soldier Mario Diaz-Balart (AKA Fredo) praised Trump for cancelling former President Barack Obama's deal with Cuba.here ------------------- Most Americans favor normalizing relations with Cuba
Saying the Florida Department of Health has a ban on growing your own plant, which he says contradicts the constitutional amendment passed in 2016. here
"White brothers and sisters, there is nothing hateful in showing pride in your race. The liberals have gone to a great deal of effort to make us feel ashamed of our own folk. The KKK wants you!here
Marco Rubio and Mario Diaz-Balart sat in the Oval Office last month, surrounded by two Cabinet secretaries, the national security adviser and an array of top White House staff, and asked President Donald Trump to put his power behind their plans for Cuba.here
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The Florida GOP lawmakers had been pressing Trump for months to unwind former President Barack Obama’s policies. STOP THE WAR ON THE CUBAN PEOPLE!
"St. Petersburg is a city making incredible progress, attracting entrepreneurs, millennials, businesses and new residents every day. I believe part of that is due to the City Council’s common sense local ordinances that reflect our community’s values. But lawmakers in Tallahassee have decided they know best, and routinely prevent cities and counties from passing local laws that our citizens want."
TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton talks with candidate, Stephanie Myers, at The People's Summit 2017! Stephanie is from South Florida and running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 93. Her call to action is to make sure that her hometown of Miami doesn't end up underwater in the next decade.
Rumors that Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, a registered Democrat with a conflicted, convoluted, opportunistic political philosophy, will soon join the Republican party are bubbling in Tampa and Tallahassee, Tampa Bay Beat has learned. WE ALWAYS KNEW
Democracy for America, the progressive advocacy group founded in 2004 by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, is endorsing Andrew Gillum for Florida Governor in 2018.here
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He is considered the most progressive Democrat running for governor.
"Congratulations to my first cousin, Alessandro Miliziano, who, at 20 years old, has won his election for city council in his town, Cattolica Eraclea, which is in the province of Agrigento in Sicily. Agrigento is a sister city of Tampa." Guido Maniscalco
Ricky Williams Cannabis movement pioneer Told the Dolphins to stick it and walked away. He maintains that he does not regret the retirement decision. He thinks that it was the "most positive thing" he has ever done in his life, allowing him time to find himself
Instead of being given a helping hand, Florida’s public schools are being dealt a big sucker punch. HB 7069, if signed by Gov. Scott, would devastate public schools, shortchange teachers, and finance a huge giveaway to corporate charter school chains.
The budget looks to cut the EPAs Superfund programs and funding to global warming research. These cuts should be worrisome to Floridians as
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Florida is home to two cities of 20 major cities in the world (yes, the world) who are most vulnerable to rising sea levels. $670 million in FEMA cuts put us in danger during our unpredictable hurricane seasons.
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Many counties in Florida will also be hard hit by the cuts to health care. It cuts taxes for the very wealthy while leaving the poor, sick, and disabled out in the cold. It doubles down on cruel cuts to Medicaid – despite promising not to touch it.
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In Pinellas County 40% of our children depend on Medicaid and CHIP for their care.
The 6-1 vote came after commissioners heard from several residents who pleaded against caps, citing concerns about access for patients and lack of competition driving up prices.
