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Florida’s ban on open carry ruled unconstitutional by state appeals court
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Mitch Perry Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once again called on the Florida Legislature to allow the open carrying of firearms, a three-judge panel of the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the law banning open carry...
Florida issues ‘higher standard’ warning after teacher fired for celebrating Kirk assassination
The Gazette - Colorado
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Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas warned educators on Thursday to abstain from celebrating violence after a teacher was suspended for making exuberant statements about political influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Gov. Ron...
Florida leads nation in defending bodily autonomy | Opinion
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Florida's Surgeon General announced an end to all vaccine mandates in the state. The author argues that medical mandates violate constitutional principles and the right to bodily autonomy. The advocacy group Stand for Health Freedom is calling for...
Florida News That Impacts You – September 12th, 2025
1290 WJNO - Florida
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Florida News That Impacts You – September 12th, 2025 Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Governor DeSantis participated in the groundbreaking of...
Political violence in the US: Why Charlie Kirk’s murder was shocking but not unexpected
The Indian Express
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September 12, 2025
The assassination of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close aide of President Donald Trump, in Utah on September 10, adds to a long history of violence in American politics. How has the problem evolved, and what drives it now?PRESIDENTS OF...
Senators demand 'full accounting' over 'inconsistent' use of 'taxpayer resources'
AlterNet
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September 12, 2025
During Barack Obama's presidency, then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) — now secretary of state in the second Trump Administration — was an enthusiastic supporter of something that many MAGA Republicans now oppose: foreign aid, including food aid. As...
Florida Condo Collapse Probe Zeroes in on Pool Deck Flaws as Preliminary Cause
Insurance Journal
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September 12, 2025
Federal investigators have zeroed in on flaws in the pool deck as the preliminary cause of the 2021 collapse of a 12-story Florida beachfront condominium that killed 98 people. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said in a report...
Florida teachers told they could lose jobs, certifications over social media posts about Charlie Kirk
Central Florida Public Media
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September 12, 2025
The Florida Department of Education says any teacher who posts anything on social media celebrating the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk will face harsh consequences. In the letter sent to Florida K-12 public school superintendents,...
Florida lawmakers want to change the state bird. Do you agree?
WKMG 6 - Florida
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September 12, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill filed this month aims to change Florida’s official state bird — and the state songbird. Right now, the official state bird is the mockingbird, which was designated as such by the Legislature all the way back in 1927....
Florida seafood specialty, stone crabs, now show up in Chesapeake because of climate change
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Craig Pittman Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature don’t think climate change is something we Floridians should be worrying about. But I guess nobody told the stone crabs. Stone crabs — or rather, their tasty claws — have long been considered...
Open carry upheld in Florida: Where can gun owners openly bear arms in Lake and Sumter
Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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Florida's First District Court of Appeal has ruled that the state's ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional. The ruling stemmed from the case of a man convicted for openly carrying a gun in Pensacola in 2022. State and local officials,...
Byron Donalds skirts campaign finance laws in dual bids for Congress, Governor
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Melanie Payne In February, after an endorsement by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced he was running for Florida’s next governor. Donations began pouring into the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC, totaling more than $22...
Why Florida Is Right To Leave Vaccine Decisions Up to Parents, Not Bureaucrats
The Federalist
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September 12, 2025
Florida announced last week that the “Free State” is becoming freer as it takes steps to be the first state to end the school vaccine mandate. The new initiative restores public trust by giving parents the right to decide what goes into their...
Post-ruling, many law enforcement agencies have stopped enforcing Florida open-carry ban
Miami Times - Florida
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Following Wedneday’s decision by the Florida First District Court of Appeal striking the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says his deputies will no longer enforce the ban – even though the law hasn’t...
Trump reveals new nickname for Mamdani weeks before Election Day
Fox News
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President Trump discusses the state of the New York City mayoral race on 'Fox & Friends.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump has a new nickname for Zohran Mamdani, who is the clear frontrunner in New York City's...
Charlie Kirk's shooting death exposes security gaps at political events (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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September 12, 2025
Jim Mustian, Michael Biesecker, Jack Brook And Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press - Sep 12, 2025 / 5:57 am | Story: 571914 Kirk was in a familiar setting Wednesday before a large crowd at a university in Utah, a red state where voting trends...
California legislature passes laws to ban police face coverings
United Press International (UPI)
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Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A California bill would create a state law that says law enforcement officers operating in the state would not be allowed to wear face coverings and would have to identify themselves. SB 627 has been approved by the state's...
Charlie Kirk memorialized by dozens of House lawmakers condemning political violence
Fox News
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September 12, 2025
President Donald Trump announced the capture of a suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, co-founder of Turning Point USA and friend of Vice President JD Vance. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dozens of...
Una ciudad en Florida nombra una calle en honor a Trump entre críticas de los residentes
KVIA - Texas
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September 12, 2025
Por EFE La ciudad de Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, en el sur de Florida, aprobó nombrar una calle en honor al presidente Donald Trump entre críticas de algunos residentes, quienes advirtieron de posibles daños al turismo por la “politización” y...
Filipino citizen charged with illegally voting in U.S. elections
The Washington Times
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September 11, 2025
Federal prosecutors announced charges Thursday against a citizen of the Philippines they said illegally registered and voted in Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election. Emily Custodio, 51, used Pennsylvania’s online voter registration...