Tag: Florida

Rep. Ron DeSantis, candidate for Florida governor, speaks at an event.

National Security

DeSantis suspends Broward County sheriff over handling of Parkland, airport shootings

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2019 12:00 am

Lucina Michel, right, and her husband Caridad Osorio wave American and Cuban flags as they dance to music at the Calle Ocho Festival, Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Miami. The one-day event billed as the largest Hispanic festival in the country attracts thousands to the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami.

Florida Hispanics want more immigration enforcement, but it’s not their priority. Family is

Salena Zito · January 11, 2019 7:30 pm

Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott smiles as he speaks to supporters at an election watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Naples, Fla.

Rick Scott chased the Hispanic vote and got it

Salena Zito · January 11, 2019 12:59 pm

People cross the street next to the MOMA PS1 art museum located in Long Island City near the site for a proposed Amazon headquarters in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Game of zones: Tax break for distressed communities could come up short

Scott Eastman · January 9, 2019 12:00 pm

Jacksonville police officers guard an area Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, near the scene of a fatal shooting at The Jacksonville Landing on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida exotic dancer wrote about ‘vision’ to carry out mass shooting

Naomi Lim · January 7, 2019 5:09 pm

Andy Pollack, father of Parkland victim Meadow Pollack, shakes hands with President Trump during a roundtable discussion in D.C.

Father of Parkland victim appointed to Florida education board

Kimberly Leonard · January 5, 2019 3:09 pm

Soldier pleads guilty in plot to import $1M in cocaine from Colombia on US military plane

Anna Giaritelli · January 5, 2019 12:13 am

Mary Mayhew speaks at an event.

Top health official resigns after less than three months on the job

Kimberly Leonard · January 4, 2019 8:06 pm

Rubio introduces bill to protect Florida agriculture from Mexico

Sean Higgins · January 3, 2019 6:33 pm

Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference in front of U.S. District Court in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Florida high school student hires high-profile lawyer after College Board refuses to validate SAT results

Diana Stancy Correll · January 3, 2019 4:11 pm

Energy and Environment

Michael Bloomberg to visit Florida to promote local climate change initiatives

Naomi Lim · January 2, 2019 10:52 pm

FILE - In an Aug. 15, 2018 file photo, a Broward County Sheriff's Office vehicle is parked outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Floridaâs top incoming legislative leaders are rejecting Gov. Rick Scottâs push to redirect $58 million so school districts can hire more campus police officers. House Speaker-elect Jose Oliva and incoming Senate President-elect Bill Galvano, both Republicans, said Wednesday, Aug, 22, 2018 that the money should remain budgeted for the stateâs guardian program.

Commission investigating Florida school shooting recommends arming teachers

Katelyn Caralle · January 2, 2019 7:54 pm