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February 11, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis scrambles Florida’s redistricting debate, with an eye to 2022 and perhaps 2024 elections

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cast himself as the nation’s boldest and most aggressively conservative Republican leader, his eye on a 2022 reelection campaign and a potential presidential run two years later. DeSantis last month introduced legislation that would allow parents to sue if schools taught critical race theory. He has sued the Biden administration […]

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Florida contractors didn’t report 230,000 COVID tests on time during omicron wave

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health on Monday reprimanded two companies for failing to report more than 230,000 COVID-19 tests taken in December and January. The missing tests could mean that the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida was even higher than reported during the state’s omicron wave — the most widespread outbreak

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Fake euros seized at Philadelphia International Airport headed to South Florida

Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit euros were discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. The agents found the shipment on Wednesday during routine examinations at Philadelphia International Airport. Officials said the package labeled “Play money for Monopoly” was shipped from Russia and was headed to an address near Miami. The fake euros seized were

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Florida bill would require condo owners to conduct inspections, save for repairs

TALLAHASSEE — Thousands of condominium owners could face hefty increases in their association fees under a bill that advanced in the Florida House Thursday that would impose strict new financial requirements to pay for structural repairs. The bill, PCB PPE 22-03, is similar to proposals moving through the Senate and, because it has the support of House and

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Human traffickers, smugglers use this Florida highway the most, according to FHP

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s interstates are seeing a rise in human trafficking and smuggling, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. “I think we’re seeing it a lot more because we’re looking for it a lot more,” said one FHP trooper who works undercover as part of the agency’s Criminal Interdiction Unit. He said he intercepted a

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