Tag: Florida

President Trump steps off Air Force One after arriving at JFK Airport in New York. Trump said he's working from his club in New Jersey this weekend in order to avoid a major disruption in New York City. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump: I’m staying in New Jersey to avoid big New York disruption

Kyle Feldscher · May 5, 2017 1:14 pm

Webster said he was unable to vote for the GOP plan because it would hurt Florida's allocation of Medicaid-funded nursing home beds. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

How nursing home beds moved one Republican from ‘no’ to ‘yes’ on healthcare

Susan Ferrechio · May 4, 2017 10:00 pm

Students are upset that the school seemingly compared DeVos to the school's founder, civil rights activist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Students and alums upset after historically black university invites Betsy DeVos to speak

Sean Langille · May 2, 2017 3:27 pm

The school is a small, private institution in Daytona Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Betsy DeVos to give commencement speech at historically black college

Anna Giaritelli · May 2, 2017 2:52 am

"It's been such a delight and a high honor to serve our community for so many years and help constituents every day of the week," she said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announces plan to retire from Congress

Daniel Chaitin · April 30, 2017 5:46 pm

Over the past month, ICE has arrested 644 illegal aliens through similar operations in nearly a dozen states. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Feds nab another 76 criminal immigrants in Florida, Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli · April 26, 2017 9:15 pm

Data for the 2015-2016 school year reveals that Florida's charter school students made greater learning gains than their peers in traditional public schools. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

Beltway Confidential

Florida is disproving one of the most oft-repeated criticisms against school choice

Jeanne Allen · April 24, 2017 12:00 pm

Kyle Glenn is the deputy chief of staff for Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Congressional staffer profile: Kyle Glenn throws a few elbows, at least on the basketball court

Joseph Lawler · April 24, 2017 4:01 am

The state ethics panel probed Bondi, a longtime supporter of Trump, in relation to her decision to seek tens of thousands of dollars from Trump nearly four years ago. (AP Photo/Joe Reedy)

Report: Florida ethics panel clears Pam Bondi over Trump contribution

Ryan Lovelace · April 22, 2017 2:02 pm

There are nearly 1.6 million ex-felons in the Sunshine State, which is known as having some of the most strict voting regulations in the country. (Wikipedia Commons)

Voting rights for ex-felons may be on Florida’s 2018 ballot

Kelly Cohen · April 20, 2017 9:34 pm

One weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago could be costing taxpayers as much as $3 million. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP grumbling about cost of Trump’s weekend getaways

Gabby Morrongiello · April 20, 2017 5:21 pm

Bush lives southwest of Miami in Coral Gables. Jeter purchased a house in Tampa in 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jeb Bush looks to Derek Jeter to help buy Miami Marlins

Daniel Chaitin, Sean Langille · April 19, 2017 11:23 pm