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In our final installment of Session 2014: The Sunshine Edition, we highlight the big events from this legislative season. Stand Your Ground reform did not…
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The gloves came off Wednesday morning in a debate on whether the Beckham soccer stadium should be built at PortMiami. One takeaway was just how…
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Mayra Rubio was 3 months-old when she moved to Homestead with her brother and parents from Guadalajara, Mexico.After she graduated from South Dade Senior…
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A bill was passed by the state Senate this week that would OK a very limited strain of medical marijuana.The cannabis extract is known as Charlotte's Web,…
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Homestead resident Mayra Rubio was in the audience during President Obama's 2014 State of the Union address and was hoping to hear about reforms that…
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The Florida Legislature will pass a flurry of bills this week. But the only thing they’re constitutionally required to do is pass a state budget.Lawmakers…
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Ft. Walton Beach Republican Representative Matt Gaetz is helping carry on the family name in politics.One week shy of 32 years old, he’s one of the…
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Medical marijuana. Same-sex marriage. These used to be taboo political subjects but no more. Almost half of Florida voters support gay marriage. 70…
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Last week, Florida's Capitol hosted confederate flags in its rotunda. The Sons of Confederate Veterans group got clearance to display the flags in…
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Florida’s child protective agency’s new designated leader comes from within the troubled agency. Mike Carroll currently runs the Department of Children…
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Tallahassee is full of lobbyists, and they’re in high gear at the Capitol for the final week of the legislative session.A lobbyist is someone who is hired…
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For two months each year,160 men and women elected by Florida voters gather in Tallahassee to make state policies. Everyday during this final week of the…