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FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night before he took his own life are expected to face criminal charges this week for falsifying prison records. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. The federal charges could come as soon as Tuesday and are the first in connection with Epstein’s death.. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File) AP
FBI looking at Jeffrey Epstein’s death as possible ‘criminal enterprise’
“The FBI is involved and they are looking at criminal enterprise, yes,” said the nation’s top prisons administrator to Senators on Tuesday.
Yesterday• Nation & World
DeSantis lukewarm on releasing Florida prisoners with outdated sentences
On the issue of whether to retroactively apply changes in Florida’s sentencing laws to inmates currently in prison, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he prefers to deal with cases using the clemency process. STEVE CANNON | AP
Hundreds of Florida inmates are serving sentences no longer in state law, according to new research.
Yesterday• The Buzz
State lawmakers favor disbanding the city of Weeki Wachee
Mermaids perform their version of Hans Christian Andersons' classic fairy tale, 'The Little Mermaid,' in the underwater theater at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park last week. Michele Miller
River advocate says the city doesn’t work like a normal government and may be putting the Weeki Wachee River and springs in jeopardy.
Yesterday• Hernando
Woman gets 15 days for throwing cup at Matt Gaetz
In this Thursday, Aug. 1, file photo, Amanda Kondrat'yev, the woman accused of throwing a sports drink at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in June outside a town hall meeting, arrives at Winston Arnow Federal Court House in Pensacola, Fla. Kondrat'yev has been sentenced to 15 days in federal custody for throwing the sports drink at Gaetz. TONY GIBERSON | AP
Amanda Kondrat’yev pleaded guilty to assault in August and had faced up to a year in jail.
Yesterday• The Buzz

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    3 hours ago• The Buzz
    On the left, NASA graphic of space junk in low Earth orbit. On the right, the view from further out. (NASA ODPO) NASA ODPO
    The U.S. Defense Department is tracking over 22,000 objects about the size of a softball or larger.
  2. Citrus County commissioners vote down New York Times digital subscriptions
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    United States Air Force veteran Daniel Carmichael, of Inverness, shares his opinion before a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Citrus County on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Citrus County Courthouse in Inverness, where the Citrus County Commission is expected to render a decision on whether to get digital subscriptions for the New York Times for all 70,000 of the county library cardholders. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | TImes
    After two hours of debate, a motion to move forward with digital subscriptions for library cardholders fails 3-2.
  3. Gov. DeSantis fleshes out teacher pay, bonus proposals in draft bills
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at pre-legislative news conference on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) STEVE CANNON | AP
    He’s got a new voucher proposal, as well.
  4. FBI looking at Jeffrey Epstein’s death as possible ‘criminal enterprise’
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night before he took his own life are expected to face criminal charges this week for falsifying prison records. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. The federal charges could come as soon as Tuesday and are the first in connection with Epstein’s death.. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File) AP
    “The FBI is involved and they are looking at criminal enterprise, yes,” said the nation’s top prisons administrator to Senators on Tuesday.
  5. For David Straz, arts philanthropy resonated through Straz Center gift
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts illuminated its new sign for the first time on Dec. 6, 2010. Times (2010)
    The historic donation that renamed the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is still impacting Tampa Bay’s arts community.
  6. Woman gets 15 days for throwing cup at Matt Gaetz
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    In this Thursday, Aug. 1, file photo, Amanda Kondrat'yev, the woman accused of throwing a sports drink at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in June outside a town hall meeting, arrives at Winston Arnow Federal Court House in Pensacola, Fla. Kondrat'yev has been sentenced to 15 days in federal custody for throwing the sports drink at Gaetz. TONY GIBERSON | AP
    Amanda Kondrat’yev pleaded guilty to assault in August and had faced up to a year in jail.
  7. DeSantis lukewarm on releasing Florida prisoners with outdated sentences
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    On the issue of whether to retroactively apply changes in Florida’s sentencing laws to inmates currently in prison, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he prefers to deal with cases using the clemency process. STEVE CANNON | AP
    Hundreds of Florida inmates are serving sentences no longer in state law, according to new research.
  8. DeSantis’ budget: $1 billion on teacher pay, millions for elections security
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing $1 billion in increased teacher pay as part of a $91.4 billion state budget he put forward on Monday. CHRIS URSO | Times
    The Florida governor also wants to hire hundreds of new corrections officers and spend $1.4 billion on hurricane recovery.
  9. Threat to impeach UF student body president is ‘completely outrageous,’ Florida Republicans say
    Nov. 17• Florida Politics
    FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Donald Trump Jr. speaks before the arrival of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) JOHN MINCHILLO | AP
    University of Florida student body president Michael Murphy received a resolution for his impeachment Tuesday. Then the state’s Republican Party started an online petition and fundraiser.
  10. Term limits push Florida lawmakers to secure leaders years in advance
    Nov. 17• The Buzz
    Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, filed a bill, HB 1161, to implement online voter registration in 2018.
    This week, GOP senators rallied support around Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, to become Senate president for the 2023 and 2024 legislative session.
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