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Tampabay.com
March 30, 2018
Susan Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS Congress finally could be forced to make fundamental changes to the federal flood insurance program this summer, and Floridians could be unfairly treated and face soaring premiums unless the conversation changes.
Orlando Sentinel
March 30, 2018
In 2015, Sgt. Samuel Samaroo, 43, didn't hesitate to make an organ donation to keep his son off a waiting list of up to three years. Associated Press. SARASOTA — An organization says 10 million Floridians have signed up to donate organs and tissues through its donor registry. Donate Life Florida says Florida's registry isÃâà...
Bradenton Herald
March 27, 2018
These are just three of the nearly 1,200 submissions Gov. Rick Scott received via a “public input” page his office set up shortly after the Parkland school shooting. Floridians across the state used the portal to vent their frustrations and lay bare their fears after a mass shooting that rattled the state and nation.
LaGrange Daily News
March 26, 2018
The Troup County Sheriff's Office arrested a male suspect Sunday who was allegedly involved in the stabbing of three people Saturday in Bradford County, Florida. The male, Quandrell Steele, of Bradford County, Florida and a female, Cindy Moore, were arrested, according to a TCSO press release.
WJCL News
March 26, 2018
Authorities in Georgia have arrested a man suspected of stabbing and robbing three people in Florida. The Troup County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Sunday that Quandrell Steele was taken into custody along with Cindy Moore, a woman who allegedly fled with him from Florida. It's unclear whatÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 26, 2018
These are just three of the nearly 1,200 submissions Gov. Rick Scott received via a “public input” page his office set up shortly after the Parkland school shooting. Floridians across the state used the portal to vent their frustrations and lay bare their fears after a mass shooting that rattled the state and nation.
Miami New Times
March 25, 2018
The poll from Quinnipiac University shows that a full 62 percent of Floridians back a ban on assault weapons; only 33 percent are against the idea. The rest of the poll reads like the worst fevered nightmares of Marion Hammer, the NRA mega-lobbyist who has turned Florida into a gun-packed hellscapeÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 24, 2018
These are just three of the nearly 1,200 submissions Gov. Rick Scott received via a "public input" page his office set up shortly after the Parkland school shooting. Floridians across the state used the portal to vent their frustrations and lay bare their fears after a mass shooting that rattled the state and nation.
Orlando Weekly (blog)
March 23, 2018
Proposal 22, sponsored by Commissioner John Stemberger and drafted by former Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Bell, was designed to alter the privacy provision already found the Florida Constitution, adding 10 words: “with respect to privacy of information and the disclosure thereof.” Calling it anÃâà...
Orlando Weekly (blog)
March 15, 2018
More people in Florida are using an HIV prevention drug, but the Sunshine State still lags behind other regions of the country despite having one of the nation's highest ... A new interactive data map released by AIDSVu shows that about 32 out of every 100,000 people in Florida were PrEP users in 2016.
NPR
March 9, 2018
Greg Steube, who sponsored the bill, said that the idea of year-round daylight time has enormous support among Floridians. "I've heard from mayors across the state that it's going to save them money because they don't have to light their softball fields at night," Steube said, according to the Miami Herald.
University Press
March 9, 2018
As the conversation for gun control has increased since the Parkland school shooting, Floridians appear to be in favor for stricter gun-control policies, according to a new poll. The Business & Economics Polling Initiative (BEPI) survey found that 70 percent of Florida voters want stricter gun policy comparedÃâà...
WTSP 10 News
March 8, 2018
If you've bought a house in the Bay area or at the start of hurricane season, you might have spent a lot of time looking at the flood and storm surge maps for your area. Those can typically help you figure out if you need flood insurance. But now, the man who oversees the National Flood Insurance Program,Ãâà...
Tampabay.com
March 8, 2018
City workers inspect the Dania Beach parking lot which has been shut down for three days due to flooding and tons of sand flowing into the parking area as ocean swells continue to push onto South Florida's coast Tuesday. (Susan Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS). If you're a homeowner in Florida relying onÃâà...
Bradenton Herald
March 7, 2018
... as the lack of a state income tax continues to drive the wealthy to the Sunshine State. Among the Floridians on the list: Kenneth Feld, the chairman of Palmetto-based Feld Entertainment who resides in Tampa. The 69-year-old's net worth is $2.5 billion and ranks 28th among Florida billionaires and No.
Florida Politics (blog)
March 1, 2018
The PPP survey of 574 Florida voters shows that 67 percent of Floridians believe cities should be allowed to raise the minimum wage higher than the state's $8.25 level. Just over a quarter (28 percent) disagreed; five percent reported they were “not sure.” That includes 53 percent of Republicans,Ãâà...
Miami New Times
February 28, 2018
Floridians want gun control. What they do not want, by a 56-40 margin, is armed teachers in their schools, Quinnipiac found. Remember these results next month when the Florida Legislature passes its post-Parkland "safety" bill that does absolutely nothing to restrict gun sales while spending millions to tryÃâà...
CNN
February 28, 2018
While several citizens spoke in defense of the Second Amendment at Tuesday's hearings, many young people, including students from Parkland, parents and ordinary Floridians pleaded with lawmakers for change. "We need each of you to step away from politics and reach in as parents and grandparents,"Ãâà...
Buffalo News
February 23, 2018
Buffalonians living in Florida are getting ready to bite into some Bocce Club pizza, Platter's Chocolates sponge candy and other Western New York delicacies they left behind for the Sunshine State. The second annual Everything Buffalo party will serve up Queen City food, drink and entertainment toÃâà...
PolitiFact
February 15, 2018
Reid said, "One-third of Floridians own guns." Reid's claim is accurate based on a 2015 survey that showed that 32.5 percent of Floridians owned guns 2013. However, experts said that the national survey data was not meant to represent the state level. Having said that, experts agreed there hasn't beenÃâà...
Orlando Weekly
December 31, 1999
More Floridians are using HIV prevention protocol, but state still behind other regions: More people in Florida are using an HIV prevention drug protocol, but the Sunshine State still lags behind other regions of the country despite having one of the nation's highest rates of new infections. A new interactiveÃâà...
