AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-north-carolina-republican-national-convention-79a9c3b999f908fffb218bc0c8afd69dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-north-carolina-republican-national-convention-79a9c3b999f908fffb218bc0c8afd69dClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the Republican National Committee chairwoman said Thursday.Ronna McDaniel made...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-north-carolina-republican-national-convention-79a9c3b999f908fffb218bc0c8afd69dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-north-carolina-republican-national-convention-79a9c3b999f908fffb218bc0c8afd69dClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the Republican National Committee chairwoman said Thursday.Ronna McDaniel made...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/c181344142f2f47c34ff80bdbc68d596Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/c181344142f2f47c34ff80bdbc68d596Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As unemployment surged during the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Florida ranked at or near the bottom of all states in its speed of processing those claims, federal data shows.The state is already among the most inhospitable places to be unemployed, and the economic downturn has only added to the misery. Now Florida finds itself frantically trying to catch up as it lags behind...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/c181344142f2f47c34ff80bdbc68d596Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/c181344142f2f47c34ff80bdbc68d596Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As unemployment surged during the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Florida ranked at or near the bottom of all states in its speed of processing those claims, federal data shows.The state is already among the most inhospitable places to be unemployed, and the economic downturn has only added to the misery. Now Florida finds itself frantically trying to catch up as it lags behind...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-tallahassee-ron-desantis-us-news-voting-21ae94a67124efbea14bd310bf00a5d6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-tallahassee-ron-desantis-us-news-voting-21ae94a67124efbea14bd310bf00a5d6Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A high-stakes federal trial opened Monday that could allow hundreds of thousands of felons to regain the right to vote in Florida, a battleground state that is expected to hold considerable sway in the November elections.The state is home to about 1 million felons, possibly many more, who would...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-tallahassee-ron-desantis-us-news-voting-21ae94a67124efbea14bd310bf00a5d6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-tallahassee-ron-desantis-us-news-voting-21ae94a67124efbea14bd310bf00a5d6Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A high-stakes federal trial opened Monday that could allow hundreds of thousands of felons to regain the right to vote in Florida, a battleground state that is expected to hold considerable sway in the November elections.The state is home to about 1 million felons, possibly many more, who would...WW…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.He made the announcement on a day when more Floridians would become eligible for vaccination and during a ceremony he convened at the state Capitol to sign into law a bill approved by the Legislature on Friday that would bar COVID-related lawsuits against businesses that have made good-faith efforts to comply with guidelines meant to stop the...…TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.He made the announcement on a day when more Floridians would become eligible for vaccination and during a ceremony he convened at the state Capitol to sign into law a bill approved by the Legislature on Friday that would bar COVID-related lawsuits against businesses that have made good-faith efforts to comply with guidelines meant to stop the...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/74543fccd61ca016ffc545c5caa4feb2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/74543fccd61ca016ffc545c5caa4feb2Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid by voting rights advocates to lift a stay on a lower court’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations.Earlier this month, the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to review a ruling in May by a Tallahassee federal district court judge that...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/74543fccd61ca016ffc545c5caa4feb2Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/74543fccd61ca016ffc545c5caa4feb2Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid by voting rights advocates to lift a stay on a lower court’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations.Earlier this month, the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to review a ruling in May by a Tallahassee federal district court judge that...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the name of the country’s most prominent champion of the ideology, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in calling it a threat to American democracy.Though the resolution has little legal...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the name of the country’s most prominent champion of the ideology, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in calling it a threat to American democracy.Though the resolution has little legal...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/technology-seniors-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-ron-desantis-f2e012b126ea7448ee65e23a6c679f98Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/technology-seniors-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-ron-desantis-f2e012b126ea7448ee65e23a6c679f98Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a made-for-TV moment: A 100-year-old World War II veteran getting a vaccine against the coronavirus. “An American hero,” the governor proclaimed Friday, would be the 1 millionth senior in his state to get a lifesaving shot in the arm.As it turned out,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/technology-seniors-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-ron-desantis-f2e012b126ea7448ee65e23a6c679f98Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/technology-seniors-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-ron-desantis-f2e012b126ea7448ee65e23a6c679f98Click to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a made-for-TV moment: A 100-year-old World War II veteran getting a vaccine against the coronavirus. “An American hero,” the governor proclaimed Friday, would be the 1 millionth senior in his state to get a lifesaving shot in the arm.As it turned out,...WW…