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Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach Rep. asks a question in the Florida House of Representatives, May 25, 2022 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media. The state Senate passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 that would keep children under the age of 16 off popular platforms regardless of parent approval. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Grall. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids under 16 despite constitutional concerns

February 22, 2024 at 4:46 p.m.

A bill to create one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media is heading to Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has expressed concerns about...

FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Florida Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis, second from left, thanks supporters with his wife, Casey, left, Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nunez, center; her husband, Adrian Nunez, second from right, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after being declared the winner of the Florida gubernatorial race at an election party in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Gaetz and DeSantis: A friendship that may become a liability

April 16, 2021 at 8:27 a.m.

When he launched his campaign to become Florida’s governor in January 2018, few expected Ron DeSantis to prevail in America’s toughest political battleground.

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Florida seeks investigation on Mike Bloomberg donation on voting

September 23, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

Florida's attorney general asked state and federal law enforcement on Wednesday to investigate possible election law violations after billionaire and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg helped raise more than...

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Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

July 24, 2020 at 10:37 a.m.

Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump has scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that had been set to draw more than 10,000 people...

FBI says it presumes Florida naval base shooting was act of terrorism

December 8, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism,...

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Florida base gunman watched shooting videos before attack, official says

December 7, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

The Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos...

Florida governor signs bill allowing more armed teachers

May 8, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a commission formed after...

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Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount

November 15, 2018 at 9:08 p.m.

Florida's acrimonious battle for the U.S. Senate headed Thursday to a legally required hand recount after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen....

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Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in Florida Senate, governor races

November 10, 2018 at 6:43 p.m.

The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two major contests in the state that took five weeks...

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Police: 3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio

November 2, 2018 at 8:24 p.m.

A shooter killed one person and critically wounded four others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday, officials said.

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