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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks with reporters after a Republican caucus luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rick Scott wants federal debt to be focus now and in 2022 campaign
Scott says he thinks the debt will be a major campaign issue in 2022 as Republicans seek to regain the majority.
Judge grills CDC on Florida cruise restrictions in hearing over DeSantis lawsuit
Florida Ron DeSantis holds a press conference announcing a lawsuit against CDC to try to get cruising restarted at the Port fo Miami in Miami, Florida, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
“Where does this mask efficacy theory come from?” the federal judge asked.
Florida education board votes to keep critical race theory out of schools
Activist Ben Frazier, left, is asked to leave after shouting chants of "Allow teachers to teach the truth" during a State Board of Education meeting Thursday, where members voted to ban lessons on critical race theory.
Members stressed that the rule does not aim to keep Black history out of classrooms.
Val Demings officially announces 2022 run against Marco Rubio
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., questions former special counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies to the House Judiciary Committee about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Democratic U.S. representative was Orlando’s first Black woman police chief.

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  1. Transgender athletes fight Florida’s new ban
    Yesterday• Florida
    Oliver Echevarria says he found family, community and understanding in his independent roller derby league, the Tri-County Terrors. His moms, Lisa Gonzalez and Vanessa Gonzalez, are also coaches in the league.
  2. Andrew Warren considering run for Florida attorney general
    Yesterday• Politics
    Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, shown here speaking to reporters in 2020, said he is considering a run for state attorney general next year.
  3. Charlie Crist proposes gun control amid recent shootings in Miami-Dade County
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist participates in a roundtable discussion at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in West Palm Beach, Thursday, June 10, 2021.
  5. Marjorie Taylor Greene to headline Hillsborough GOP dinner this summer
    Yesterday• Politics
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  6. Republican research firm subpoenaed in Miami spoiler candidate case
    Yesterday• Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  7. Florida unemployment office axes call centers despite thousands who still need help
    Yesterday• Florida
    FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
  8. A new Alzheimer’s drug will soon be here. What does that mean for Florida?
    Jun. 11• Politics
    The Food And Drug Administration has approved the use of a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.
  9. NY Times: Trump DOJ investigated House Dems, seized data
    Jun. 11• News
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., takes off her face mask to talk to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, about legislation to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol Complex.
  10. Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
    Jun. 11• Politics
    Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is surrounded by reporters as he walks to the Senate chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Sen. Romney is working with a bipartisan group of 10 senators negotiating an infrastructure deal with President Joe Biden.
  11. Judge grills CDC on Florida cruise restrictions in hearing over DeSantis lawsuit
    Jun. 10• Politics
    Florida Ron DeSantis holds a press conference announcing a lawsuit against CDC to try to get cruising restarted at the Port fo Miami in Miami, Florida, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
  12. The Sunshine Skyway wasn’t lit for Pride. Could that change?
    Jun. 10• Business
    The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is seen lit up on Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Petersburg. The Florida Department of Transportation installed about 1,800 colored LED light fixtures on the Sunshine Skyway bridge. St. Petersburg asked the state in 2020 and 2021 to light the bridge up with rainbow colors for Pride month, but the state said that was not one of the Skyway's pre-existing light patterns.
  13. U.S. Senate passes bill to compensate ‘Havana Syndrome’ victims
    Jun. 10• Nation & World
    In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. The first cases of the so-called “Havana Syndrome” affected personnel in 2016 at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba.
  14. Rick Scott wants federal debt to be focus now and in 2022 campaign
    Jun. 10• Politics
    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks with reporters after a Republican caucus luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  15. Florida education board votes to keep critical race theory out of schools
    Jun. 10• Education
    Activist Ben Frazier, left, is asked to leave after shouting chants of "Allow teachers to teach the truth" during a State Board of Education meeting Thursday, where members voted to ban lessons on critical race theory.
  16. Court blocks controversial pesticide used on Florida citrus
    Jun. 10• Politics
    Orange buds growing in a citrus grove in Florida. A panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided this week to overturn federal approval of the aldicarb pesticide in the production of Florida oranges and grapefruit.
  17. DeSantis to sign property insurance changes that could affect Citizens rates
    Jun. 9• Politics
    A roof remains heavily damaged on Mexico Beach in May 2019, seven months after Hurricane Michael made landfall and destroyed many of the structures in the small coastal Florida panhandle city.
  18. Florida mansion design rejection doesn’t violate First Amendment, court says
    Jun. 9• Politics
    Judge Robert Luck, now of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  19. Florida Democrats can fall for Gov. DeSantis’ bait, or they can try to win. They can’t do both | Column
    Jun. 9• Opinion
    Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist
  20. Visit Florida CEO, staff get pay raises
    Jun. 9• Politics
    Dana Young, Visit Florida CEO, speaks during an event to mark National Travel and Tourism Week in Volusia County, Friday, May 7, 2021.
  21. Val Demings officially announces 2022 run against Marco Rubio
    Jun. 9• Politics
    Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., questions former special counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies to the House Judiciary Committee about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  22. Newly signed Florida bills aim to support active-duty families, veterans
    Jun. 8• Politics
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, left, and Medal of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts shake hands after the opening ceremony of the Florida Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Aspire Health Partners in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
  23. No-party candidate in Florida Senate race agrees to ethics violations
    Jun. 8• Politics
    Authorities take pictures of former state Senator Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  24. As PPP loan program ends, Tampa Bay small businesses’ haul nears $10 billion
    Jun. 8• Business
    From left, baker Tonya Manna and decorators Jill Whelan and Miriam Cuatt pose for a portrait at A Special Touch - Cakes by Carolynn on June 4. The St. Petersburg shop received more than $40,000 in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans, which Whelan, who owns the shop, said helped them stay afloat during the pandemic.
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