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KATE PAYNE

KATE PAYNE

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Hope Florida: A timeline of how a DeSantis-backed state charity was accused of wrongdoing

Scrutiny of a welfare program that is the signature initiative of Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is threatening to undermine a potential run to succeed her husband as governor, as well as his own presidential ambitions

Hope Florida: A timeline of how a DeSantis-backed state charity was accused of wrongdoing
Crime|Education|Political|US

FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law

Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law
Crime|Political|US

Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law

Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age from 18 to 21

Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law
Crime|US

Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting

After a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff’s deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman

Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting
Crime|Education|Political|US

Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say

Police say the shooting at Florida State University that left two dead and wounded six others lasted less than five minutes

Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say
Crime|Education|US

Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

Investigators say the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others

Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
Education|Political|US

Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus

Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Political|US

States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them

States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions
Election|Political|US

Democrats take hope in flipping a county in a ruby red corner of the Florida Panhandle

When the results for Tuesday's special election in Florida came in, Democrat Gay Valimont had fallen short of winning a congressional seat that few thought she had a chance to claim

Democrats take hope in flipping a county in a ruby red corner of the Florida Panhandle
Election|Political|US

Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024

Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have won special elections in two Florida congressional districts

Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024
Election|Political|US

Democrats outraged at Trump's changes pour millions of dollars into 2 special elections in Florida

Democrats with few electoral outlets for their outrage at President Donald Trump’s dramatic restructuring of the federal government are pouring millions of dollars into two special elections in Florida

Democrats outraged at Trump's changes pour millions of dollars into 2 special elections in Florida
Election|Political|US

Florida lawmakers defy DeSantis in rift over state budget

Once floated as the heir to Donald Trump’s GOP, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is used to getting his way in Tallahassee

Florida lawmakers defy DeSantis in rift over state budget
Election|Political|US

DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat

As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida district will be among the first to put the president’s agenda to an electoral test

DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat

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