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Editorial Roundup: Florida
Orlando Sentinel. September 10, 2023. Editorial: Prosecutor Worrell blasts back at DeSantis’ suspension – and scores Time and again, Gov. Ron DeSantis has gotten away with actions that few other governors would even consider. Among them: Vendettas against other...
Receiver Keon Coleman is No. 4 Florida State's latest and maybe greatest transfer portal find
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It's impossible to question Keon Coleman's decision to leave Michigan State now. The standout receiver, who landed at Florida State in May because he considered coach Mike Norvell's team “one piece away," provided an immediate impact in his Seminoles...
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist areas
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It's not Disney World. It’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. On Wednesday, it became the bull's-eye of a...
Ex-Florida congresswoman to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in a test for the state's Democrats
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday she will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024, a campaign that will be a test to see if Florida Democrats can fare better during a presidential election in a state that has...
NCAA denies hardship waiver for FSU's Darrell Jackson Jr., who transferred to be near ailing mom
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. won’t be allowed to play this season after transferring from Miami. The NCAA denied Jackson’s hardship waiver last week, Seminoles coach Mike Norvell said Tuesday. The waiver would have cleared Jackson...
Capital City Bank: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $14.6 million. The Tallahassee, Florida-based bank said it had earnings of 85 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Toledo Blade. July 19, 2023. Editorial: Finish the job Regarding the nuke bailout bribery scheme at the Statehouse, the U.S. Department of Justice has only done half the job and if left to stand will serve as evidence of a divisive double standard in America. ...
Challenge to Florida drag shows law won't go to trial until next spring
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A trial to determine if a new Florida law targeting drag shows is constitutional won't start until next spring. A filing posted in federal court in Tallahassee late last week shows that the trial won't start until the beginning of June 2024. It is scheduled to...
DeSantis proposes Disney trial schedule that puts start date in 2025, after elections
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis have asked that a trial involving Disney be postponed until the middle of 2025, well after the GOP presidential nomination race wraps up and voters have picked a winner in the November 2024 general election. In a Tallahassee...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Orlando Sentinel. June 21, 2023. Editorial: Gov. DeSantis’ veto list puts payback first, Floridians and environment last Reviewing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ application of his veto pen on the bloated 2023-24 budget plan crafted by lawmakers leads to one conclusion: While...
