April 22, 2017 - 2:00am
The Battle Against Sex Trafficking of Minors
April 22, 2017 - 7:00am
Three months ago, State Trooper Jonathan Otto, 33, of the Arizona Department of Public Safety pulled over a car that had caught his attention by traveling 104 miles per hour long after midnight, just south of Kingman. He smelled marijuana in the car. It was driven by a man with an adult female wearing only lingerie. Their passenger was a female juvenile whose fake document showed her to be 18. She was, Otto says, "not wearing a whole lot of clothing."
Weekly Roundup: Final Apologies
April 21, 2017 - 4:15pm
Sometimes, apologies take a long time in public life. Other times, they come more quickly. And still other times, despite how the old saying goes, it is too late to say you're sorry.
Miami Republican Frank Artiles learned about the last variation the hard way this week. After making expletive-laden and racially explosive comments, Artiles offered apologies to his colleagues in the Florida Senate --- but that was not enough to prevent his resignation under pressure Friday.
Frank Artiles Officially Resigns from Florida Senate
April 21, 2017 - 10:45am
Embattled Sen. Frank Artiles, R-Kendall, announced his formal resignation from the Florida Senate Friday afternoon after verbally attacking a fellow senator with profane comments and a racial slur earlier this week.
Florida Congressmen Applaud HHS Sending Money to Sunshine State to Fight Opioids
April 21, 2017 - 9:15am
Members of the Florida delegation in the U.S. House applauded the U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Department for sending $27 million to the Sunshine State to battle opioid addiction.
Ron DeSantis Urges Trump Administration to Crack Down on Maduro Regime in Venezuela
April 21, 2017 - 8:30am
From his perch on the U.S. House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is urging the Trump administration to crack down on the Maduro regime after a General Motors production facility was seized in Venezuela this week.
A Little Privacy
April 21, 2017 - 2:00am
Backroom Briefing: 'Show Us the Money'
April 20, 2017 - 7:00pm
Legendary Senate Rules Chairman Dempsey Barron is credited with the immemorial admonition when following the Florida Legislature to "assume nothing."
Scott, Bondi: Frank Artiles Needs to Go for Profane Comments, Racial Slur
April 20, 2017 - 5:15pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Gov. Rick Scott are saying Sen. Frank Artiles needs to step down or be fired from the Senate over a profanity-laced rant and racial slur he hurled at a black lawmaker earlier this week.
Florida Supreme Court Approves Ballot Language to Restore Ex-Felon Voting Rights
April 20, 2017 - 2:45pm
Florida voters will determine the fate of nearly 1.6 million ex-felons across the state in 2018. On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court approved the language of the Voting Restoration Amendment and certified the more than 70,000 petition signatures in support of the constitutional referendum to allow ex-felons the right to vote.
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