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News Articles: Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, left, in Tampa, Fla., after DeSantis suspended Warren. Warren vowed to fight his suspension over his promise not to enforce the state's 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.

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  • National

Suspended Florida prosecutor sues Gov. Ron DeSantis to get his job back

Gov. DeSantis removed State Attorney Andrew Warren from office because Warren pledged not to prosecute people for violating abortion restrictions. Warren said he was ousted for political reasons.

August 17, 2022
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  • Greg Allen
GPB News NPR

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  • National

A Florida license plate has reopened the debate over the 'Don't tread on me' flag

Gov. Ron DeSantis says a plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a "clear message to out-of-state cars." Others say the flag symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A Delta Air Lines plane sits at the International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with a solitary international traveler trying to get a flight home amid European travel restrictions Monday, March 16, 2020, in Atlanta. International and domestic air travel has been hammered by the coronavirus. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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  • Health

People in the South are traveling hundreds of miles to Florida for abortion access

A wave of strict abortion bans in the Southeast is putting pressure on states with more accessible timelines.

July 26, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Scientist Mary Yong Cong holds one of the Giant African Snails she keeps in her lab in Miami, on July 17, 2015

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  • Animals

Florida officials plan to eradicate giant African land snails, again

Back in 2018, the Florida agriculture commissioner described these types of snails as a "triple threat" because of the potential harm to human health, the environment and agriculture.

July 02, 2022
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By:
  • Tekella Foster
In an aerial view, a cleared lot where the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood is seen on June 22, 2022 in Surfside, Florida. This week marks the first anniversary of the tragic event where 98 people died when the building partially collapsed.

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  • National

One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

June 23, 2022
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  • Greg Allen
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum addresses the audience during an event in 2019 in Miami Gardens. Gillum, a Democrat, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury alleging he sought campaign donations and funneled a portion of them back to him through third parties.

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  • National

Florida's former Democratic "rising star", Andrew Gillum, is indicted

The federal indictment alleges that the former Tallahassee mayor conspired to commit wire fraud, by soliciting and obtaining funds using false and fraudulent promises between 2016 and 2019.

June 22, 2022
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  • Greg Allen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, in Kissimmee, Fla. A synagogue claims in a lawsuit that the law violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution's privacy protections.

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  • Religion

Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

June 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A South Florida school district says it's launching an investigation after a photo showing students spelling out a racial slur was shared online.

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  • Race

A photo of Florida students spelling out a racial slur is under investigation

In the photo, each of the six students is shown holding up a large letter that spells out the N-word.

May 19, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A section of rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building on July 4, 2021 in Surfside, Fla.

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  • Law

A nearly $1 billion settlement is reached in a Surfside condo collapse lawsuit

A tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.

May 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks during a press event at the construction site of Vogtle Units 3 and 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, March 22, 2019 in Waynesboro, Ga. Georgia Power Co.’s parent company announced more cost overruns and schedule delays to the project on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.

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  • News

Georgia nuclear plant's cost now forecast to top $30 billion

A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30 billion. A financial report from one of the owners on Friday pushed the cost of Plant Vogtle near Augusta to a forecast cost of $30.34 billion.

May 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law

A federal appeals court granted Florida's request to reinstate parts of the state's election law while it appeals a lower court's decision that the law was aimed at suppressing Black voters.

May 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman prepares to fuel up at a gas station in East Dundee, Ill., on March 19.

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  • Politics

Florida approves 10 tax-free holidays for essentials like gas and diapers

A variety of items will be tax-free in the state over coming months. The move comes as Americans are facing soaring inflation and high gas prices.

May 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Florida is set to dissolve Walt Disney World's special district next summer — but many questions are unanswered about what will happen to the resort's nearly $1 billion in debt.

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  • National

Disney says Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve special district

The Walt Disney World complex's governing board says that when Florida created its special district, the state pledged not to alter that status unless all its debts are paid off.

April 28, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Santa Rosa (Fla.) County Sheriff Bob Johnson is encouraging homeowners to shoot intruders to "save the taxpayers money." Defense attorneys are aghast at the seeming disregard for life.

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  • Law

Lawyers call sheriff's remark about shooting home intruders as 'wildly irresponsible'

Santa Rosa, Florida, Sheriff Bob Johnson says homeowners should take shooting lessons so they can ultimately "save the taxpayers money."

April 27, 2022
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Santa Rosa (Fla.) County Sheriff Bob Johnson is encouraging homeowners to shoot intruders to "save the taxpayers money." Defense attorneys are aghast at the seeming disregard for life.

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  • Law

Lawyers call sheriff's remark about shooting home intruders as 'wildly irresponsible'

Santa Rosa, Florida, Sheriff Bob Johnson says homeowners should take shooting lessons so they can ultimately "save the taxpayers money."

April 27, 2022
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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