2022
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Florida Dems Firm on Gun Safety: ‘A Future Without Violence’
With the state ranking #2 in mass shootings, gun violence is a particularly powerful issue in Florida, where two of the deadliest mass shootings in recent years have occurred.
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Democratic Rep. Val Demings Calls for Rapid Rebuilding in Puerto Rico
Demings, the Democratic candidate for Florida’s federal Senate seat, joined a congressional delegation to PR this weekend.
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Hurricane Ian Nears Cuba on Path to Strike Florida as Cat 4
Residents of the Sunshine State were getting ready, lining up for hours in Tampa to collect bags of sand and clearing store shelves of bottled water.
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President of Major Teachers’ Union Condemns DeSantis Control Over Florida Classrooms
Randi Weingarten criticized the atmosphere of fear among teachers and the attack on the freedom to read.
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DeSantis Campaign and PAC Get Over $115,000 From Men With Alleged Mafia Ties
According to campaign finance records reviewed by Floricua, John Rosatti and John Staluppi, who were allegedly members of the Colombo crime family, have donated more than $115,000 to DeSantis’ campaign and the Friends of Ron DeSantis political action committee.
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OnePULSE Foundation Receives Grant From Homeland Security to Fight Hate
The funding is part of a program to fight online radicalization, violent extremism, and other hate-based calls to violence.
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Biden Issues a Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, Allowing Federal Dollars to Flow In
The president’s action will make federal funding available to affected individuals in 55 municipalities.
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In Victory for Justice Dept., Court Lifts Hold on Mar-a-Lago Records
The ruling clears the way for investigators to continue scrutinizing the documents as they consider whether to bring criminal charges over the storage of top-secret records at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.
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‘Pawns in a Political Stunt’: Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard File Lawsuit Against DeSantis
Florida officials created an “official-looking brochure” that used language from a refugee resettlement program to lure them to the planes with the false promise of better opportunities, the suit alleges.
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Biden Called Pierluisi to Reiterate Support for Puerto Rico After Fiona
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi will officially submit the major disaster declaration request to President Biden, after seeing the damages several municipalities have suffered.
