Tag: Florida

This week, the U.S. Senate agreed to send another $3.8 billion to help deal with the opioid crisis and backed the “Opioid Crisis Response Act" which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Forecasters said Florence’s eye could come ashore early Friday around the North Carolina-South Carolina line.

Ron DeSantis had to have known that his “monkey up” comment was going to trigger the most hurtful, hateful images regarding Andrew Gillum.

Was DeSantis indicating to a cadre of voters the rather self-evident fact that Gillum is black?

The Florida primary was held last Tuesday (Aug 28, 2018), and the field of Republicans and Democrats have been whittled down to one per party. The number of votes cast, and the delegates selected give us a glimpse as to what to expect November 6th, not just here in the Sunshine State, but around the country.

Florida’s two most-frugal gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday’s primaries are the one’s squaring off in the general election.

Gillum is seeking to become Florida’s first black governor. He edged out several Democrats in this week’s primary, including former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham.

His wife, writer Susan Hubbard, confirmed Sunday in an email that Wilson died on Aug. 7 in Orlando, Florida surrounded by “family, cats, books, and music.”

The national unemployment rate was 3.9 percent last month. Back in June, Florida had a 3.8 percent unemployment rate.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of blacktip sharks ordinarily swim languidly off the South Florida coast. But this year the shark count...