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"I don't think everybody likes the way [Gov. DeSantis] is running the state," U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist told The Florida Roundup.
A new poll says Crist, who served as governor when he was a Republican, is running well ahead of others in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. The same poll also shows the current governor is a heavy favorite to win re-election.
The report said that the apartment building's concrete beams, columns, walls and slabs showed "widespread cracking and spalling." An electrical engineer also found the building's electrical systems have had "very little maintenance" and recommended an "overhaul" of the electrical system.
The Biden administration’s top anti-narcotics officials traveled to South Florida to welcome back the vessel’s crew.
“We are hitting the drug traffickers where it hits them most: their pocketbooks,” said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy.
The cost of making avocado toast or guacamole will likely rise after a temporary ban was placed on avocados from Mexico. Experts say "you're not going to see bare shelves," but do expect a shorter supply of avocados
A bill that would give drivers more places to charge their electric vehicles has advanced in the Florida House, despite concerns about state regulators being directed to set prices and work outside their jurisdiction.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was arrested in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday after the U.S. requested his extradition on drug charges.
Hondurans there and here in South Florida see it as a help in combating the epic corruption that drives so many migrants out of Honduras.
Close to 700 Florida clinicians have signed an open letter opposing the abortion ban, calling it "bad medicine" and "bad policy.”
"Regardless of where people fall in the issue, this really should be about not interfering with physicians and providers in caring for their patients and having something legislated that's not evidence based.”
Legislation is headed for debate in the Florida Senate this week. Groups like Friends of the Everglades say their concerns boil down to manipulation of the new Lake Okeechobee plan.
A ship carrying cars from Germany to the United States caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, forcing the crew's 22 members to abandon the vessel and leave it burning and adrift.
On the ship was Porsches and Volkswagens.
For years, some lawmakers have been pushing major rewrites of the Baker and Marchman Acts — two key pieces of law that allow people to be involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation.
The latest effort is again in trouble.
Backers of the bill say it would eliminate the need for the state government to enact any more preemption bills. However, it would force local governments to study the economic impact of all proposed laws, and allow businesses to sue the city or county for loss of revenue.
For years, Florida government has been chipping away at what local governments can do. Lawmakers are now flirting with the potential endgame: two bills that would let almost any private business block local laws from ever going into effect.
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