Posts in category State

Stock Photo MIAMI (AP) – A judge has ruled that Florida’s lawmakers overstepped their authority in updating the state’s “Stand Your Ground” ruling. In ruling …

Florida’s efforts to save public education started July 1, the day a new state law went into effect that forces public school districts to divert …

Aramis Ayala. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAINTPETERSBLOG.COM By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court scrutinized Florida’s first African-American state attorney over her refusal …

Confederate monument in Tampa PHOTO COURTESY OF USF.EDU By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. – Officials decided Wednesday not to move a Confederate memorial …

B-CU Wildcats logo IMAGE COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A historically black university in Florida is dealing with mounting financial problems. …

One in ten older Americans are victims of elder abuse. STOCK PHOTO Staff Report TALLAHASSEE – For the last five years, June 15 has been …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press EATONVILLE, Fla. – A former Florida mayor convicted of voter-fraud charges will avoid prison time. The Orlando Sentinel reports …

Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown PHOTO COURTESY OF DISABLEDVETERANS.ORG Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is seeking a new trial after a federal …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS –A white professor at a predominantly black university in St. Louis was fired “because …

Miami-Dade County Courthouse. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Across the nation, 152 children under 12 were accidentally shot and …