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FEMA: Worker fired after directing workers to avoid helping hurricane survivors who supported Trump

Nov. 09, 2024 16:48 PM EST

A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency's leader said in a statement Saturday. “This is a clear violation of FEMA’s...

Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff?

Nov. 07, 2024 21:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — With her selection as President-elect Donald Trump 's incoming White House chief of staff, veteran Florida political strategist Susie Wiles moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president's closest adviser and...

Another Florida college taps a former state lawmaker to be its next president

Nov. 07, 2024 18:23 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican former state lawmaker in northwest Florida who has never worked in academia is poised to become the latest in a string of conservative politicians taking the helm of public colleges and universities in the state. The board of Northwest Florida...

Florida environmental protection head quits 2 months after backlash of plan to develop state parks

Nov. 07, 2024 18:23 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The head of Florida’s environmental protection agency is stepping down two months after a controversial proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks was abandoned after sparking rare bipartisan opposition. Shawn Hamilton...

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

Nov. 06, 2024 21:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday's election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in...

Trio of ballot failures leads marijuana backers to refocus their efforts for recreational weed

Nov. 06, 2024 18:10 PM EST

The movement to legalize recreational marijuana has run into a wall of resistance, failing in all three states where it was on the ballot this year and leading proponents to weigh a tactical shift focused more on state legislatures and the federal government. Over the past dozen...

AP PHOTOS: Donald Trump's historic comeback campaign in pictures

Nov. 06, 2024 15:28 PM EST

Donald Trump’s decisive presidential victory this week caps a turbulent four years out of office for the Republican leader. During his time away from the White House, Trump went from embattled one-term president facing internal Republican challengers and multiple trials to a resurgent...

1 of 2 Democratic prosecutors removed by DeSantis in Florida wins back old job

Nov. 06, 2024 14:09 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of two Democratic state attorneys in Florida who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office in what opponents say were political moves won back their old job from voters. In the Orlando area, Democrat Monique Worrell on Tuesday defeated Andrew Bain,...

Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3

Nov. 06, 2024 13:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place. ...

Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments

Nov. 06, 2024 12:00 PM EST

A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measures appearing on the ballot alongside races for president and top state offices. Florida...