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Anti-Trump Group Plans Miami Protest Against Trump Golf Trips, Federal Tax Cuts

April 17, 2017 - 7:00pm

An anti-Donald Trump group responsible for a “town hall” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio skipped out on earlier this year is back with a vengeance, furious with President Donald Trump for slashing the federal budget all while taking pricey trips to golf in his hometown of Palm Beach.

Val Demings Joins Will Hurd's Push for More Funds to Help Cities Fight Terrorism

April 17, 2017 - 3:30pm
Val Demings and Will Hurd

U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., has joined U.S. Rep. Will Hurd’s, R-Texas, push for more federal funds for counterterrorism efforts in cities across the nation. 

End of the Road Near for Open Carry, Campus Carry -- At Least For Now

April 17, 2017 - 1:15pm

It appears Florida won’t be legalizing open carry, airport carry and campus carry -- at least not this year. 

Matt Gaetz Supports Using Massive Bomb in Afghanistan Against ISIS

April 17, 2017 - 12:15pm
Matt Gaetz

A North Florida Republican in Congress cheered the Trump administration for deploying the largest non-nuclear bomb against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Afghanistan. 

Florida Congressmen Cheer VA's New Online Transparency

April 17, 2017 - 8:00am
Tom Rooney, David Shulkin and John Rutherford

Last week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled an online effort to increase transparency for veterans seeking medical care, drawing the applause of members of the Florida congressional delegation. 

Airbnb Fights Back, Sues City of Miami Over Vacation Rental Ban

April 15, 2017 - 6:00am

Airbnb and its hosts are taking their fight with the City of Miami off the streets and into the courtroom after months of ongoing controversy and contention with the second-largest city in the state of Florida.

Weekly Roundup: Haunted Houses?

April 14, 2017 - 4:15pm

It could seem at times this week like Tallahassee was being visited by the Ghost of Sessions Past. The hope is that the phantom will not bring about the same results as those old meetings.

Once again, a program known as the Low Income Pool, or LIP, was in the headlines because of its potential effects on the budget --- something that helped cause a special session in 2015. And once again, lawmakers were putting some hefty policy ideas into the budget process --- something that caused the session to nearly collapse in 2011.

Clock Ticking as Florida Legislature Disagrees on How to Implement Medical Marijuana

April 14, 2017 - 11:30am

Two proposals to regulate Florida’s marijuana industry continue to weave their way through the halls of the Florida Capitol but there’s still a long way to go for lawmakers to reach any sort of agreement on how to move forward with medical pot in the Sunshine State.

Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez Jumps in Against Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

April 14, 2017 - 10:30am
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez

Educator and Miami Beach City Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez filed her paperwork to run against U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., this week as Democrats hope to flip that seat in 2018. 

SFWMD Board Gives 'Complete Package' Northern Water Storage an Admiring Look

April 14, 2017 - 8:00am
Lake Okeechobee

What makes storing water north of Lake Okeechobee so important -- the reason it's so favored over southern storage by South Florida Water Management District engineers -- is its complete flexibility.

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