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Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, while a federal judge heard arguments for an against the the Legislature's bill implementing Amendment 4. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Times (2019)]
Limits on Florida’s Amendment 4 are unconstitutional, federal panel rules
The ruling, which was expected, sets up a legal fight that could lead to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Earlier today• The Buzz
Pompeo’s Florida tour included undisclosed stop at The Villages and the State Department won’t say why
January 23, 2020, Bushnell, United States: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo poses for a photo with attendees after delivering remarks on U.S. foreign policy at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire) [PAUL HENNESSY | ZUMAPRESS.com]
Records obtained by the Tampa Bay Times place him near the offices for a major Republican donor.
Earlier today• The Buzz
Is this the Mike Bloomberg debate? What Floridians need to know for tonight.
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
The billionaire ex-mayor of New York City has pumped over $327 million into TV, radio and digital advertising throughout the country and at least $29.5 million into Florida alone.
Earlier today• The Buzz
Ron DeSantis may be quiet, but his fingerprints are all over Florida’s legislative session
Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, R- Trilby, left, greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right, during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
One campaign donor said he knows DeSantis is the reason the Legislature is hearing bills mandating E-Verify.
Earlier today• The Buzz

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  1. Florida moving ahead to take over federal wetlands permitting
    11 minutes ago• Environment
    Florida has more wetlands than any state other than Alaska. They serve as important habitat for wildlife and filter out pollution from the environement. Developers have long wanted the state to be in charge of issuing permits to fill them in, rather than the Army Corps of Engineers. The state has now taken a crucial step toward taking over wetlands permitting.
  2. Florida House offers tax break to utilities for solar energy
    23 minutes ago• The Buzz
    Florida Power and Light has a large solar array in Sarasota.
  3. Limits on Florida’s Amendment 4 are unconstitutional, federal panel rules
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, while a federal judge heard arguments for an against the the Legislature's bill implementing Amendment 4. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Times (2019)]
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  5. Pompeo’s Florida tour included undisclosed stop at The Villages and the State Department won’t say why
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    January 23, 2020, Bushnell, United States: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo poses for a photo with attendees after delivering remarks on U.S. foreign policy at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire) [PAUL HENNESSY | ZUMAPRESS.com]
  6. Is this the Mike Bloomberg debate? What Floridians need to know for tonight.
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
  7. PolitiFact: Michael Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    In this Feb. 4, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters, in Detroit. [CARLOS OSORIO | AP]
  8. Ron DeSantis may be quiet, but his fingerprints are all over Florida’s legislative session
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, R- Trilby, left, greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right, during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  9. Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch urge federal probe into Florida domestic violence nonprofit
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    The Tallahassee headquarter of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [SAMANTHA J. GROSS | Times/Herald]
  10. Miami woman doing 35 years in prison for bilking Medicare gets sentence commuted by Trump
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    A photo filed in federal court shows the executives of American Therapeutic Corp. in Miami in 2009. From left: Lawrence Durán, Marinella Valera, Judith Negrón, Margarita Acevedo and José Valdés. [U.S. Department of Justice]
  11. Bloomberg warns Florida Democrats: A vote for Biden helps Bernie Sanders
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg poses for photographs with supporters during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
  12. Florida officials mum on coronavirus tests of state residents
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Personnel at the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work the Emergency Operations Center in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, among other things, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. [JOHN AMIS | AP]
  13. Should Florida lakes and forests have rights in court? Lawmakers weigh in.
    Yesterday• Environment
    Rep. Blaise Ingoglia on the floor of the Florida House in 2017. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  14. Subpoenas issued in salary scandal at Florida domestic violence agency
    Yesterday• Florida Politics
    In this Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, file photo, Tiffany Carr, executive director of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, left, speaks at a news conference held by Gov. Jeb Bush, background right, to announce a public awareness campaign designed to prevent disaster-related domestic violence, in Tallahassee. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into a nonprofit domestic abuse agency whose CEO, Carr, had received $7.5 million in compensation over a three-year span. Subpoenas have now been issued. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File) [PHIL COALE | AP]
  15. Florida Senate committee refuses to confirm DeSantis appointee, citing ‘concern’
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    John MacIver, Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick to be the chief judge of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings. [[The Florida Channel]]
  16. Today is the deadline to register to vote in Florida’s presidential preference primary
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Linda Hadley, 57, from St. Petersburg, shows off her "I registered to vote today" sticker after filling out her paper work and registering to vote for her very first time at the Pinellas County Election Services, 501 1st Ave N, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 in St. Petersburg. When asked why she has decided to register to vote now for her first time Hadley said, "Because I'm desperate to try to get the one that's in the White House out now." Hadley said, "I feel like I'm trying to save the country. It's more important now than ever." Hadley says she is currently supporting Mayor Pete or Bernie. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  17. Pinellas County Elections Supervisor announces retirement
    Feb. 17• The Buzz
    Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, shown in a 2011 public hearing in Largo.
  18. Senate committee advances strict turnaround school bill, calls for changes
    Feb. 17• Gradebook
    Leon County fifth-grader Ingrid Hanley asks the Senate Education Committee not to adopt legislation that would get tougher on D-rated schools, during a Feb. 17, 2020, session. [The Florida Channel]
  19. The Republican Party asked Florida tax collectors for millions of email addresses. Why?
    Feb. 17• The Buzz
    The Republican Party recently asked Florida tax collectors to provide "all email addresses" that had been collected by their offices. [Shutterstock]
  20. Another moderate Florida Democrat is endorsing Michael Bloomberg for president
    Feb. 17• The Buzz
    For Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is endorsing Michael Bloomberg in the Democratic primary for president. [Times File Photo]
  21. Florida’s top bank regulator was hired nearly 3 months ago. He still hasn’t started.
    Feb. 17• The Buzz
    Russell Weigel. (Courtesy of Russell Weigel) [Courtesy of Russell Weigel]
  22. Trump at Daytona 500 gives election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans
    Feb. 16• The Buzz
    Fans watch from the grandstands as Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, prepares to land at Daytona International Airport before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday in Daytona Beach. [PHELAN M. EBENHACK | AP]
  23. PolitiFact: Elizabeth Warren largely right about rivals’ reliance on super PACs
    Feb. 16• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Feb. 7 hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. [ELISE AMENDOLA | AP]
  24. Wrongly convicted Jacksonville man to receive $2 million in reparations
    Feb. 16• Florida
    Nathan Myers, left, embraces his uncle, Clifford Williams, during a news conference after their 1976 murder convictions were overturned March 28, 2019, in Jacksonville. The order to vacate the convictions originated from the first ever conviction integrity review unit set up by State Attorney Melissa Nelson. [Associated Press]
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