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House Passes Bill from Stephanie Murphy, Mike Kelly Cracking Down on Scam Charities

April 18, 2018 - 6:00am
Stephanie Murphy and Mike Kelly

A bill from U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., and U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., cracking down on fraudulent charities passed the U.S. House without opposition on Tuesday. 

Judge Again Backs Allowing Man to Grow Marijuana

April 18, 2018 - 6:00am
Joe Redner

For the second time in less than a week, a Tallahassee judge has given Tampa strip-club owner Joe Redner the go-ahead to grow his own pot, rejecting a request from state health officials to keep in place a stay blocking the cancer survivor from cultivating medical marijuana.

Barbara Bush, Popular Matriarch of the Bush Family, Dead at 92

April 18, 2018 - 6:00am
Barbara Bush

Former first lady Barbara Bush, known for her unpretentious elegance, devotion to family values and the twinkle in her eye, died Tuesday. She was 92.

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Treasure Coast Leaders Fighting Brightline Will Testify In D.C. Thursday

April 18, 2018 - 6:00am
Brightline train vs. car in Boca Raton Feb. 14

Finally Treasure Coast citizens and their representatives who have been fighting a high-speed rail line they say will diminish the region's quality of life, will get their chance to testify at a hearing in the nation's capital.

Marco Rubio Names Michael Needham as Chief of Staff

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., named Michael Needham, the CEO for Heritage Action for America, as his chief of staff. 
 

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AAA: Florida Could Soon See the Highest Gas Prices in More than Three Years

April 17, 2018 - 4:45pm

On Tuesday, gas prices across Florida climbed up and reached their highest point since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma back in September. <--break->

Neil Combee: I'm Running for Dennis Ross's CD 15 Seat

April 17, 2018 - 12:00pm
Neil Combee

Neil Combee, who resigned from the Florida House last November when President Donald Trump's administration tapped him to direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency in Polk County, announced Tuesday he will run for the CD 15 seat U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross is vacating.

Darren Soto's Bill Protecting Kissimmee River Clears House Without Opposition

April 17, 2018 - 11:15am
Darren Soto

This week, the U.S. House passed a measure from U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., placing the Kissimmee River additional ecological protections by having it studied under the federal National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Senators Back Hospitals on Payment Challenges

April 17, 2018 - 10:30am
Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital is throwing its support behind a bipartisan proposal that, if passed by Congress, would allow it and other large health-care systems to challenge how the government estimates additional Medicare payments.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., are filing legislation Tuesday that would strike a provision in current law that precludes hospitals from challenging such payment decisions or the data used in reaching the decisions.

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