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Fla. Senator Randolph Bracy, right, speaking with outside counsel Dan Nordby, changed his vote at the end of a redistricting committee meeting Thursday to oppose the state Senate map.
Florida Senate advances new maps despite criticism from Latino group
The Senate is moving quickly to complete its once-a-decade job of rewriting all congressional and state Senate boundaries.
Florida will receive $245M to fix its bridges under Biden infrastructure law
Florida will receive $49 million in federal aid to replace and preserve bridges during the 2022 federal fiscal year, which lasts through September.
Florida has fewer bridges in poor condition than other large states.
Florida Senate moves quickly on COVID-19 legal protections
Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, sponsored a bill that would extend COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers. Times file photo.
The bill would extend the protection lawmakers put in place in 2021.
Florida education officials took aim at local control amid bid-rigging allegations
In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran speaks during a bill signing ceremony at St. John the Apostle School in Hialeah. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Department of Education officials met with lawmakers this week to defend themselves and toss around ideas to exert control over the Jefferson County School District.

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  1. On MLK Day, King’s eldest son implores Senate to act on voting rights
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Snow covers the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Sunday. Ceremonies scheduled for the site on Monday, to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, were canceled because of the weather.
  2. Clearwater council member works to end dismal turnout for city elections
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Clearwater City Council member Kathleen Beckman talks to Porferio Deguznan at his home off Sunset Point Road while going door to door to encourage voter participation in the March 15 municipal election.
  3. St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to launch national search for top talent
    Jan. 14• St. Petersburg
    Ken Welch makes remarks after he was sworn in as St. Petersburg's 54th Mayor on Jan. 6. He later announced the launch of national searches for city administrator and three other top positions at City Hall.
  5. Florida education officials took aim at local control amid bid-rigging allegations
    Jan. 14• Education
    In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran speaks during a bill signing ceremony at St. John the Apostle School in Hialeah. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
  6. Florida won’t enforce federal health care worker vaccine mandate
    Jan. 14• Health
    In November, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills that limit COVID-19 vaccine mandates on state government and private employees as well as school districts.
  7. The state of Florida promised her help with rent. Then she was evicted.
    Jan. 14• Hillsborough
    Catherine Owens, 30, stands with the eviction notice she received three days before Christmas. Owens and her mother were evicted from their home after rental assistance they were told they would be receiving from the state of Florida never arrived.
  8. Veteran James Judge latest Republican challenger to Kathy Castor for House seat
    Jan. 14• Politics
    Republican James Judge is running for the 14th Congressional District seat.
  9. Florida will receive $245M to fix its bridges under Biden infrastructure law
    Jan. 14• Politics
    Florida will receive $49 million in federal aid to replace and preserve bridges during the 2022 federal fiscal year, which lasts through September.
  10. Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby accused of lying in Florida mortgage applications
    Jan. 14• Florida
    A federal grand jury has indicted Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore’s top prosecutor, on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes.
  11. Florida bill would designate Nov. 7 as Communism Victims Day
    Jan. 14• Politics
    People view the atrium between House and Senate chambers while taking a guided tour of the Florida state Capitol building during a legislative session, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
  12. Nevada candidate seeks Trump’s favor with Florida TV spot
    Jan. 14• Politics
    In this Dec. 24, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
  13. Roughly 1 in 8 Florida prisoners is in solitary confinement, advocates say
    Jan. 14• Florida
    St. Petersburg resident Chez-Armand Blackwell, 39, spent about 12 of his nearly 15 years in Florida prisons in isolation while serving his sentence for burglary. He is now the project coordinator for the Hidden Voices Project.
  14. Florida Senate advances new maps despite criticism from Latino group
    Jan. 14• Politics
    Fla. Senator Randolph Bracy, right, speaking with outside counsel Dan Nordby, changed his vote at the end of a redistricting committee meeting Thursday to oppose the state Senate map.
  15. Brother of Florida Democrats’ leader Manny Diaz found dead in homicide
    Jan. 13• Politics
    Jorge Diaz-Johnston
  16. Florida Democrats ask DOJ to investigate voter suppression
    Jan. 13• Politics
    Rep. Val Demings, a candidate for U.S. Senate, led Florida’s congressional Democrats to ask Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a review into whether there is a pattern of voter suppression in the Sunshine State.
  17. Senate measure aims to keep Florida churches open during emergencies
    Jan. 13• Politics
    A service at Greater Mt. Zion AME Church in St. Petersburg in July 2021, a time when many worshipers were starting to filter back into churches as COVID-19 cases were ebbing.
  18. Founder of Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy
    Jan. 13• Nation & World
    In this 2017 file photo, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington. Rhodes has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  19. Florida Senate moves quickly on COVID-19 legal protections
    Jan. 13• Politics
    Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, sponsored a bill that would extend COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers. Times file photo.
  20. Florida senators look to give DeSantis $1B emergency fund
    Jan. 12• Politics
    Lawmakers approved a similar proposal last year, but Gov. DeSantis vetoed it after questions were raised about using federal stimulus dollars for the fund.
  21. Florida Senate’s map for Tampa Bay is drawing heat
    Jan. 12• Politics
    Senate Reapportionment Committee chairperson Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero. [AP Photo | Mark Wallheiser]
  22. Florida’s citrus forecast takes another hit
    Jan. 12• Business
    Hamlin orange buds growing in a citrus grove at the corner of FL-62 & Duette Road, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Duette.
  23. Father of congressional candidate Anna Paulina Luna dies in car crash
    Jan. 12• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna and her father, George Mayerhofer, pose for a picture together
  24. Soaring COVID-19 cases renew US debate over mask mandates
    Jan. 12• Health
    Teachers protest for stronger COVID-19 safety protocols outside Oakland Unified School District headquarters on Jan. 7 in Oakland, Calif. Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and the American public grows weary of pandemic-related restrictions. Much of the debate centers around the nation’s schools, some of which closed due to infection-related staffing issues.
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