By Jack Phillips Federal officials said in a recent update on Tuesday that Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall earlier than previously expected. The Category 3 storm is forecast to pick up in intensity on Tuesday and Wednesday before making landfall on Wednesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in a 2 p.m. update on Tuesday. […]
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Top Florida Democrat Endorses Ron DeSantis, Says ‘Too Much Is on the Line’
By Jack Phillips A top Democrat in Palm Beach County, Florida, endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis for governor by saying there is “too much on the line” during the 2022 midterms. “Endorsing Gov. @RonDeSantisFL was the obvious choice this election cycle. Gov. DeSantis’ Dem opponent has called for reallocation of resources away from law enforcement. FL cannot […]
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Half a Billion Worth of Narcotics Seized by US Coast Guard in Florida
By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered over 28,500 pounds of marijuana and cocaine, offloading it on Thursday at the Base Miami Beach, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by the USCGC Legare crew in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a Sept. 16 Coast Guard news release said. The […]
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National File Publisher: Case Against Florida Pair Proves Ashley Biden Diary Is Legitimate
By Zachary Stieber The cases brought against two Florida residents for their handling of property belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter prove that a document said to be Ashley Biden’s diary is legitimate, the publisher of the website that released the document says. The charges brought against Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander, both of Florida, “essentially […]
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Florida Charges 20 With Voter Fraud, Gov. DeSantis Says
By Patricia Tolson Twenty people in Florida who had been disqualified from voting because of felony convictions are now facing voter fraud charges, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Aug. 18. “The Office of Election Crimes and Security, in conjunction with the Attorney General’s office and the FDLE [Florida Department of Law Enforcement], has charged and is in […]
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Florida Governor Suspends State Prosecutor Who Vowed Not to Enforce the Law
By Zachary Stieber Florida’s governor on Aug. 4 suspended a state prosecutor who has vowed not to enforce laws related to abortion. Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren of the 13th Judicial Circuit due to “neglect of duty.” In the order (pdf) outlining the move, DeSantis cites Warren recently declaring he would not enforce […]
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Florida Supervisor of Elections Issues COVID-19 Voting Procedures That Appear to Challenge Florida Law
By Patricia Tolson With less than a week to go before the official kickoff of Florida’s 2022 primary election cycle, documents obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times expose how one supervisor of elections has repeatedly overstepped his authority to implement COVID-19 mandates and voting procedures that appear to challenge numerous Florida laws. Early voting in Florida runs between […]
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Florida Supreme Court OKs DeSantis Request to Probe Immigration Offenses, Especially Child Endangerment
By Jannis Falkenstern PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—The Florida Supreme Court agreed to impanel a statewide grand jury in response to a petition filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June to investigate immigration-related criminal offenses, including child endangerment. “We were able to get the Florida Supreme Court to approve our request to impanel a statewide grand jury. … […]
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DeSantis’s Team Responds to Newsom Ad Saying Florida Residents Should Move to California
By Jack Phillips Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office has responded to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s advertisements encouraging residents of the Sunshine State to move to the Golden State. “The people of Florida pay no mind to the pathetic smear campaigns from the Democrats and their allies in the corporate media,” DeSantis spokesman Dave Abrams told The […]
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Florida to Go After Parents Who Pay Cartels to Smuggle Their Children Into the US
By Charlotte Cuthbertson Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to investigate and prosecute parents who pay transnational criminal organizations to smuggle their children illegally across the U.S. southern border. DeSantis filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court on June 17 requesting a statewide grand jury be impaneled for the initial duration of a year. […]
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Florida’s Inspector General Finds Claims of COVID Data Manipulation ‘Unsubstantiated’
By Jannis Falkenstern PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–The Florida Inspector General has found “insufficient evidence” to support the claims of a former employee that she was asked to falsify COVID-19 data. In a 27 page report released May 26, the Florida Department of Health Office of Inspector General determined the accusations made by Rebekah Jones, a former Florida Department of Health employee and […]
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Florida Court Overturns Ruling on DeSantis Redistricting Map
By Caden Pearson A Florida appeals court ruled Friday to reinstate a redrawn congressional map that Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed ahead of the 2022 midterm elections after it was struck down by a lower court judge on May 11. DeSantis sought to redraw the north Florida district of Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, arguing the district was […]