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Sen. Shevrin Jones/Facebook PostA group of Florida lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the facility Thursday afternoon when they first arrived and then later, when pressed, the legislators said state officials then offered “vague safety concerns” without any specific details. -
Miami HeraldHigh occupancy vehicle lanes were meant to encourage carpooling. Low emission vehicles also were allowed to use the lanes, sometimes called express lanes, for free. A new law that went to effect on Tuesday eliminates HOV lanes throughout Florida.
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Information vacuums are common in Táchira, a Venezuelan state on the border with Colombia. In 11 of its 29 municipalities, there are not enough media outlets providing local information, according to the Atlas of Silence by the Venezuelan Press and Society Institute. -
“Florida’s River of Grass is no place for a prison,” wrote the Florida Democrats in Congress in their letter to the governor. -
Faith, fellowship and family collide at the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, a tightly knit congregation tucked just off the roads of Gladeview. For decades, the pulpit at this historic Black church had only been occupied by men — that is, until last Sunday, when the church installed its very first female pastor, Tonia Menzies.
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