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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]
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement with Florida, other states
It wasn’t immediately clear how much of the money was heading to Florida, or when.
2 hours ago• The Buzz
These Florida Democrats predicted Bernie Sanders would win the primary. Here’s why.
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]
And what they think about the 60 Minutes-Cuba comment.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Florida among 39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products
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]
Did the company target youths and make misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices?
Yesterday• Nation & World
‘I think I was deceived’: In pay scandal, Florida nonprofit’s former chairs claim ignorance
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]
Testimony from three former chairs of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence revealed a stunning lack of intimate knowledge of key decisions and shirked responsibility.
Yesterday• The Buzz

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  1. Florida lawmakers reject study on anti-LGBTQ policies in private voucher schools
    1 hour ago• The Buzz
    Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D- Orlando [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
  2. Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement with Florida, other states
    2 hours ago• 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]
  3. 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]
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  5. 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]
  6. Ron DeSantis ‘leans against’ preventing local control over Airbnb
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Airbnb app on a phone: The company faces a fight with regulators.
  7. 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]
  8. ‘I think I was deceived’: In pay scandal, Florida nonprofit’s former chairs claim ignorance
    Yesterday• 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]
  9. Florida Democrats rush to condemn Bernie Sanders’ comments on Cuba
    Yesterday• 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]
  10. PolitiFact: Viral post criticizes Bernie Sanders’ ‘math’ on health care, taxes. It’s wrong
    Yesterday• 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]
  11. What’s going on with Florida’s teacher pay raise proposals?
    Yesterday• 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]
  12. $7.5M payout could lead to jail time for those who approved it. Testimony begins today.
    Yesterday• 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]
  1. Michael Bloomberg is ahead in Florida’s brick-and-mortar race, but does it matter?
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic candidate for president Mike Bloomberg in Tampa for a campaign rally in January. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
  2. Blame for Florida’s nonprofit pay scandal points to state officials as hearings start
    Feb. 23• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr, the former executive director of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, left, at a 2004 news conference held by Gov. Jeb Bush. [PHIL COALE | AP]
  3. At Hillsborough gun show, people wonder: What loophole do lawmakers want to close?
    Feb. 22• Florida Politics
    A Shoot Straight employee conducts background checks and others finish sales at the Florida Gun Show in Tampa. [ZACHARY T. SAMPSON | Times]
  4. Amendment 4′s top advocate isn’t celebrating this week. Here’s why.
    Feb. 22• The Buzz
    Florida Rights and Restoration Coalition president Desmond Meade spoke at a press conference during an event, which headlined John Legend, in support of Florida’s Amendment 4 in Orlando last October. {Times (2018)]
  5. ‘So shady and disgusting’: Florida’s nonprofit pay scandal is worse than you think
    Feb. 22• The Buzz
    The Tallahassee headquarter of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [SAMANTHA J. GROSS | Times/Herald]
  6. The Republican Party is sending 'deceptive’ census forms nationwide, including in Florida: Report
    Feb. 21• The Buzz
    The Republican National Committee sent out this mailer to a Florida resident in Tallahassee that claims to be a 2020 Congressional District Census. Democrats say the mailer is deceptive, as it's coming just before the official U.S. Census. [Republican National Committee]
  7. Florida lawmakers finalize tweaks to school safety
    Feb. 21• The Buzz
    In this Feb. 14, 2018, photo, students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland after a shooter opened fire on the campus. [MIKE STOCKER | AP]
  8. Florida’s first climate czar is leaving to be Trump’s homeland security advisor
    Feb. 21• The Buzz
    Julia Nesheiwat, Florida's first chief resilience officer, will leave her post after six months on the job. She has been hired as a homeland security advisor for President Donald Trump. [DOUGLAS CLIFFORD | Times]
  9. Pay scandal prompts DeSantis to order Florida agencies to review contracts
    Feb. 21• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [STEVE CANNON | AP]
  10. Abortion bill passed by Florida lawmakers, restricting access for minors
    Feb. 20• The Buzz
    Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva, R- Miami Lakes and Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, R- Bradenton, talk during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020, in Tallahassee. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
  11. As Florida’s abortion consent bill nears passage, a last stand in South Tampa
    Feb. 20• The Buzz
    Amy Weintraub with Progress Florida (center), stands with other women during a press conference to speak out against HB 265, which would require minors to gain consent from their parents to get an abortion, in front of Florida Representative Jackie Toledo on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in Tampa. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
  12. Should Florida voters limit school board terms to 8 years?
    Feb. 20• Gradebook
    State Rep. Anthony Sabatini fields questions on the House floor on Feb. 19, 2020, about his proposal to ask voters to limit school board member terms. [The Florida Channel]
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