'He Was A Fierce Fighter For Civil Rights': Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings Dead At 84
Fiercely liberal longtime Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings, who made history during his career, died Tuesday at the age of 84.
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Fiercely liberal longtime Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings, who made history during his career, died Tuesday at the age of 84.
Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings, who made history during his career, died Tuesday at the age of 84.
A proposal to ban transgender athletes from taking part in girls' or women's high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House after a Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections.
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is under federal investigation for possible sex crimes, said he will absolutely not resign.
A plan to shutter up to four state prisons is alarming officials in Florida's rural regions where correctional institutions have played an outsized role in providing jobs and supporting businesses for decades.
Unions representing law-enforcement officers and firefighters could be exempted from a controversial Senate proposal that would place new requirements on union dues paid by government employees.
A former staff member for embattled Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke to reporters Monday after FBI agents visited his home in connection to a federal investigation into whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order barring government agencies from issuing COVID-19 "passports" and preventing Florida businesses from requiring customers to show documentation that they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 before gaining entrance.
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has denied the allegations that he was involved in sex trafficking.
An appeals court has rejected a challenge to a 2019 state law that made major changes in the operation of expressways in Miami-Dade County.
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Tuesday he's being investigated by the Department of Justice over a sexual relationship.
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that will protect Florida businesses, governments, and healthcare providers from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A pair of proposals approved Monday by a House committee would make it harder for organizations to get future constitutional amendments on the ballot – and to pass them.
A Senate committee Tuesday will take up a bill that would shield colleges and universities from lawsuits over decisions to shut campuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
