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Backroom Briefing: Supreme Court Mulligan for Bondi?

October 19, 2017 - 7:00pm
United States Supreme Court

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is hoping for a repeat visit to the U.S. Supreme Court when the justices hear oral arguments in the decades-old legal fight between Florida and Georgia over water flow into the Apalachicola River.

Richard Spencer at UF: Thankfully, No Charlottesville Today

October 19, 2017 - 6:00pm
Richard Spencer speaking Thursday in Gainesville

University of Florida students -- prompted to stay away on Thursday, don't give white nationalist Richard Spencer the satisfaction of attention -- nevertheless marched in the hundreds on the campus theater Spencer rented. But on the whole, with a strong police presence, the afternoon was relatively violence-free.

John Kelly Slams Frederica Wilson's Account of Donald Trump's Call to Soldier's Widow

October 19, 2017 - 4:00pm

On Thursday, retired Gen. John Kelly, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, weighed in U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson's, D-Fla., account about what the president said to the widow and family of an American soldier killed in the line of duty in Niger. Kelly lost his son in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 2010. 

George W. Bush: 'White Supremacy ... Is Blasphemy'

October 19, 2017 - 1:30pm
Former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush didn't once mention Donald Trump's name, but in a surprising address at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas Thursday, his rebuke of the president's policies, demeanor and direction for America came over loud and clear.

Florida Utility Companies Send in Drones to Speed Up Power Restoration

October 19, 2017 - 11:15am

Drones aren’t just fancy gadgets for tech nerds anymore.

John Rutherford, Al Lawson Want More VA Funds to Help Veterans Enter Civilian Workforce

October 19, 2017 - 10:30am
John Rutherford and Al Lawson

Jacksonville’s two congressmen--Republican U.S. Rep. John Rutherford and Democrat U.S. Rep. Al Lawson--teamed up this month on a bill creating a grant matching program for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) help organizations that help veterans enter the private sector through job training programs and other training to help them enter the civilian workforce. 

Marco Rubio, Bill Cassidy Push to Increase Natural Gas Exportation to Latin America, Caribbean

October 19, 2017 - 9:30am
Marco Rubio and Bill Cassidy

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., teamed up with U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to unveil a proposal allowing more small-scale natural gas exportation. 

State Board Approves Schools for 'Hope' Money

October 18, 2017 - 8:15pm

With 13 school districts challenging the constitutionality of Florida's new “schools of hope” law, the State Board of Education on Wednesday used the law to select 11 low-performing public schools to receive additional funding.

The schools will qualify for up to $2,000 in extra per-student funding over the next two years to carry out improvement plans that will include efforts such as tutoring, after-school programs, counseling and teacher development.

Florida Town Seeks to Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

October 18, 2017 - 6:30pm

Medical marijuana dispensaries could be banned in a Florida city if the town gets its way.

Donald Trump, Frederica Wilson Double Down on Accounts of Comments to Soldier's Widow

October 18, 2017 - 3:00pm
Donald Trump and Frededrica Wilson

The war of words between President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., about what the president said to the widow and family of an American soldier killed in the line of duty in Niger continued on Wednesday. 

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