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GOP contest between Bob Good and John McGuire highlights primary slate in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America's most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while voters in two other districts are nominating candidates to fill two open seats in Virginia's primary election...
US Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to Florida's online sports betting compact
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to handle online sports betting in Florida, dealing a blow to the deal's opponents. The nation's highest court denied a...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Incumbents' dominance in the 2024 congressional primaries will be put to the test in Virginia on Tuesday. While Virginia Democrats head to the polls to fill two open seats in the U.S. House, Republican voters could replace House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good, who...
With deal done, Disney withdraws lawsuit, ending last conflict with DeSantis and his appointees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, a day after his appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of conflict...
Florida's 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge
Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers. The disorganized storm system was pushing...
Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bob Good is fighting a two-front battle to hold his seat in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District and with it his role as leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. And that doesn't even count his opponent in the June 18 GOP primary, state Sen. John McGuire. ...
DeSantis appointees bury the hatchet with Disney by approving new development deal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees on Wednesday gave final approval to an agreement that buries the hatchet between Disney and the governing district for Walt Disney World, which the Florida governor took over after the company two years ago publicly opposed a state law critics...
Florida's DeSantis cuts $1B to bring state budget to $116.5B, slightly less than the current plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent more than an hour talking about what is in the $116.5 billion budget he signed Wednesday, but he left out the most important part of the announcement: What was in the nearly $1 billion he vetoed. Overall, the state spending...
A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional. Senior Judge Robert Hinkle said the state went...
Florida's Supreme Court rejects state prosecutor's bid to be reinstated after suspension by DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's highest court on Thursday rejected an effort by a suspended state attorney to get reinstated after she was removed from office last year by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in his second suspension of a Democratic prosecutor. Supreme Court justices...
