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A signature analysis of two documents signed by Melody Keeth, former board chair of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, show signatures from separate documents signed on the same day were nearly exact, as demonstrated in the combined signatures on the third line. Legislators are disputing the authenticity of one of the documents, noting that it includes information that didn’t exist until a year after it was purportedly signed by Keeth. [Florida House of Representatives]
Florida’s nonprofit pay scandal points to a cover-up
House lawyers suspect that as the agency refused to turn over documents relating to Carr’s multimillion dollar compensation package, someone may have forged documents.
5 hours ago• The Buzz
Changing Florida’s Constitution? A new bill would make it harder than ever.
The question before the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee is whether Florida is following its constitutional duty to provide a high-quality education to public school students.
But some Republican senators are balking at the harsh terms in one of the bills.
6 hours ago• The Buzz
Florida Democrats preferred Biden. But will he make it out of South Carolina?
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, pauses as he speaks in North Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday. [GERALD HERBERT | AP]
In Tuesday’s debate, moderator Gayle King vocalized what many Biden supporters in Florida now fear: that a loss in South Carolina will end his campaign before the Sunshine State votes.
Yesterday• The Buzz
‘Sense of fear’: Ex-colleagues warn of DeSantis’ surgeon general pick
Scott Rivkees, who could become Florida's next Surgeon General, has a vindictive history, according to former colleagues
Eight doctors and employees who worked under Scott Rivkees were interviewed by the Times/Herald, and all spoke about fear of retaliation, physician decorum and not wanting to go up against the state.
Yesterday• The Buzz

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  1. House Republicans vote to end children’s heart surgery oversight
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    Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, San Petersburg.
  2. Florida’s nonprofit pay scandal points to a cover-up
    5 hours ago• The Buzz
    A signature analysis of two documents signed by Melody Keeth, former board chair of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, show signatures from separate documents signed on the same day were nearly exact, as demonstrated in the combined signatures on the third line. Legislators are disputing the authenticity of one of the documents, noting that it includes information that didn’t exist until a year after it was purportedly signed by Keeth. [Florida House of Representatives]
  3. Changing Florida’s Constitution? A new bill would make it harder than ever.
    6 hours ago• The Buzz
    The question before the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee is whether Florida is following its constitutional duty to provide a high-quality education to public school students.
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  5. Florida Democrats preferred Biden. But will he make it out of South Carolina?
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, pauses as he speaks in North Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday. [GERALD HERBERT | AP]
  6. Best moments from Tuesday night’s Democratic debate
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    From left, Democratic presidential candidates former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  7. Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe recovers from “adverse health event”
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    State Attorney Bernie McCabe, right, has been working from home after suffering an "adverse health event." [Times (2018)]
  8. PolitiFact: Fact-checking the free-for-all Democratic debate in South Carolina
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    From left, Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  9. Lawsuit seeks to remove Bernie Sanders from Florida Democratic ballot
    Yesterday• Florida
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with members of the media after a Democratic presidential primary debate, Tuesday, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) [MATT ROURKE | AP]
  10. Buttigieg cancels today’s Florida trip, cites illness
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  11. ‘Sense of fear’: Ex-colleagues warn of DeSantis’ surgeon general pick
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Scott Rivkees, who could become Florida's next Surgeon General, has a vindictive history, according to former colleagues
  12. Bill to merge Florida Poly, New College into UF advances in Florida Legislature
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Florida Polytechnic University's main Innovation, Science and Technology Building. [DEMETRIUS FREEMAN | Times]
  1. Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement with Florida, other states
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    FILE- In this July 1, 2013 file photo, is the exterior of the Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals office in St. Louis. The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits faced by the company over opioids. (Whitney Curtis/AP Images for Mallinckrodt, File) [WHITNEY CURTIS | AP]
  2. Florida among 39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this June 17, 2019, file photo, a cashier displays a packet of tobacco-flavored Juul pods at a store in San Francisco. Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday. Juul released a statement saying it has halted television, print and digital advertising and eliminated most flavors in response to concerns by government officials and others. (AP Photo/Samantha Maldonado, File) [SAMANTHA MALDONADO | AP]
  3. These Florida Democrats predicted Bernie Sanders would win the primary. Here’s why.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during First in the South Dinner, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) [MATT ROURKE | AP]
  4. Ron DeSantis ‘leans against’ preventing local control over Airbnb
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Airbnb app on a phone: The company faces a fight with regulators.
  5. PolitiFact: What do we know about the Democratic presidential candidates’ health?
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    In this Feb. 19 photo, from left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. [JOHN LOCHER | AP]
  6. ‘I think I was deceived’: In pay scandal, Florida nonprofit’s former chairs claim ignorance
    Feb. 25• The Buzz
    Melody Keeth, the former chair of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, testifies in the Florida House on Monday about how she and the board approved $7.5M in compensation to the nonprofit's former CEO. [Florida Channel]
  7. Florida Democrats rush to condemn Bernie Sanders’ comments on Cuba
    Feb. 24• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) [NICK WAGNER | AP]
  8. PolitiFact: Viral post criticizes Bernie Sanders’ ‘math’ on health care, taxes. It’s wrong
    Feb. 24• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt. speaks at a campaign event in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 22, 2020. [CEDAR ATTANASIO | AP]
  9. What’s going on with Florida’s teacher pay raise proposals?
    Feb. 24• Gradebook
    Sen. Audrey Gibson, leader of the Florida Senate Democrats, introduces a bill in January to refocus the $900 million proposed for teacher pay into salaries for all public school employees. It's just one of many ideas still floating around Tallahassee relating to educator raises. [The Florida Channel]
  10. $7.5M payout could lead to jail time for those who approved it. Testimony begins today.
    Feb. 24• The Buzz
    Ten current and former members of the board of directors of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and two top executives have been asked to testify to a Florida House committee about a pay scandal. The hearings begin today. [SAMANTHA J. GROSS | Times/Herald]
  11. Bernie Sanders on Castro’s Cuba: ‘It’s unfair to say everything is bad.'
    Feb. 24• The Buzz
    Bernie Sanders defends his 1980s comments on 60 Minutes regarding Fidel Castro. [Twitter]
  12. Michael Bloomberg is ahead in Florida’s brick-and-mortar race, but does it matter?
    Feb. 24• The Buzz
    Democratic candidate for president Mike Bloomberg in Tampa for a campaign rally in January. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
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