CNN — A week after winning the Democratic primary for Florida governor, Rep. Charlie Crist will resign from his seat in the US House effective at the end of Wednesday, his campaign confirmed. Resigning from Congress frees up Crist to focus on his race against […]
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How Florida politics can jeopardize the tax-exempt status of churches and nonprofits
Our many faiths have played roles in campaigns since our nation was founded. Politics can jeopardize the tax-exempt status churches and nonprofits enjoy.“I am running for governor to defeat Ron DeSantis and help you!” Democratic Party candidate for governor Charlie Crist said.Crist had a welcoming […]
Gavin Newsom goes on the air against Ron DeSantis as political rivalry grows amid 2024 chatter
CNN — Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis aren’t just avatars for the different futures of their parties, but also for the separate realities blue and red Americans are living in – two people of opposing viewpoints looking at the exact same set of facts and […]
New social media law aims to protect politicians’ online voices
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new social media law took effect in Florida Friday. The law takes aim at social media companies silencing political candidates. SB 7072 prohibits social media platforms from de-platforming a candidate for political office or journalistic enterprise. The new social media law […]
Police: DNA Technology Connects Man to Florida Serial Rapes | U.S. News®
By FREIDA FRISARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the “pillowcase rapist” for a string of rapes back in the 1980s. Robert Koehler is currently jailed in neighboring Miami-Dade […]
PEN America Honors Activists, Artists and Dissidents | Florida News
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad. “Instead […]