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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]
Florida officials mum on coronavirus tests of state residents
The state’s surgeon general said the Florida Department of Health is not authorized to publish the number of people in the state being tested for the virus out of privacy concerns.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Bloomberg warns Florida Democrats: A vote for Biden helps Bernie Sanders
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]
Florida’s presidential primary is March 17, two weeks after the March 3 Super Tuesday vote when more than 1,300 delegates will be decided.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Today is the deadline to register to vote in Florida’s presidential preference primary
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]
Florida is a closed primary state, so only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote in the presidential preference primary.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Subpoenas issued in salary scandal at Florida domestic violence agency
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]
News that the agency’s former CEO had been paid more than $7.5 million over three years as shelters struggled to provide housing and basic supplies to victims has rocked the domestic violence...
Yesterday• Florida Politics

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  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
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  5. 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]
  6. 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]
  7. 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]
  8. 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]]
  9. 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]
  10. Pinellas County Elections Supervisor announces retirement
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, shown in a 2011 public hearing in Largo.
  11. Senate committee advances strict turnaround school bill, calls for changes
    Yesterday• 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]
  12. The Republican Party asked Florida tax collectors for millions of email addresses. Why?
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    The Republican Party recently asked Florida tax collectors to provide "all email addresses" that had been collected by their offices. [Shutterstock]
  13. Another moderate Florida Democrat is endorsing Michael Bloomberg for president
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    For Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is endorsing Michael Bloomberg in the Democratic primary for president. [Times File Photo]
  14. Florida’s top bank regulator was hired nearly 3 months ago. He still hasn’t started.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Russell Weigel. (Courtesy of Russell Weigel) [Courtesy of Russell Weigel]
  15. 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]
  16. 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]
  17. 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]
  18. Michael Bloomberg opens seven more campaign offices across Florida
    Feb. 16• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks at a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., on Feb. 13, 2020. [GERALD HERBERT | AP]
  19. Trump expected to raise $10 million during Florida stop
    Feb. 16• The Buzz
    President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, waves as he steps off Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) [ALEX BRANDON | AP]
  20. How a Florida nonprofit paid $7.5M to its CEO: The Tiffany Carr Story
    Feb. 16• The Buzz
    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, Fla. 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. [PHIL COALE | AP]
  21. Florida lawmakers must close $1.4 billion gap to pass state budget
    Feb. 14• The Buzz
    SCOTT KEELER | Times The Florida Legislature opens its annual 60-day session Tuesday.
  22. This Florida elections office was attacked by ransomware in 2016. We’re just hearing about it.
    Feb. 13• The Buzz
    A voting technician sorts ballots at the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections facility in Riviera Beach, Fla., Nov. 10, 2018. Florida’s 67 counties submitted their midterm vote tallies to state elections authorities on Saturday, setting the stage for a recount of three statewide races as the contests for Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner came in too close to call. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times) XNYT [SCOTT MCINTYRE | NYT]
  23. Stunned, speechless, shocked: Florida lawmakers react to misuse of funds
    Feb. 13• The Buzz
    The Florida Capitol. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
  24. DeSantis orders investigation of Florida nonprofit that paid former CEO $761,000 salary
    Feb. 13• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr, the former head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [MIAMI HERALD | [Bob Eighmie Miami Herald file photo]]
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