But Murphy, who defeated 24-year GOP incumbent John Mica in 2016 and was reelected in 2018 and 2020, said, “I know what it takes to defeat a powerful Republican incumbent, because I’ve already done that. I know what it takes to build the message machine, and raise the money to be able to win in a swing district, because I’ve done that three times.” ... Read More
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Men used bitcoin and the darknet to hide sales of illegal fentanyl-laced opioids, feds say
Spencer and Dawodu conspired with others, not named in the indictment, to sell more than 400 grams of pills containing traces of fentanyl, a prescription-only, pharmaceutical-grade opioid painkiller 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the CDC. ... Read More
Trump’s false fraud claims to be key theme at CPAC, the first significant Republican gathering since the 2020 election
The event will feature a seven-part series on “Protecting Elections,” including one titled “Why Judges & Media Refused to Look at the Evidence,” featuring Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. The conservative congressman addressed the rally near the White House just before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, telling the crowd, “Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.” ... Read More
Trump’s tax records now in hands of New York prosecutor
When the Supreme Court rejected that argument 7-2 last July, Trump’s lawyers returned to a lower court and argued the subpoena was issued in bad faith, overly broad, might have been politically motivated and amounted to harassment. An appellate court rejected that argument and the Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene. ... Read More
Florida Senate leader would target college tuition aid to programs that ‘lead directly to employment’
At the University of Central Florida, the iconic reflecting pond fountain during a visitor tour with prospective students and their parents, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) 3066626 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel / Orlando Sentinel) ... Read More
Driver whose license was revoked charged in fatal DUI hit-and-run
Records also show he has been cited repeatedly for driving with a suspended license since 2010. The license was revoked in 2017. Other offenses included impaired driving with children in the car, speeding, reckless driving, running red lights and stop signs, driving with an open container, driving without wearing a seat belt, failing to register his vehicle or having a proper tag and driving an unsafe vehicle. ... Read More
Breaking from big business, some Florida Republicans call for closing corporate tax loopholes
If the bill passes, Florida would join 28 other states, as well as Washington, D.C., that have adopted combined reporting. And although the policy has become a party-line issue in Florida, it’s been embraced in states across the political spectrum, including red states such as Texas, Kentucky and Arizona and blue states such as California, New York and Massachusetts. ... Read More
DeSantis: More COVID vaccine doses arriving soon, so people 55 and up may become eligible
During a news briefing in Hernando County, the governor said Pfizer had been sending about 100,000 doses a week to the state and will increase that to about 200,000, he said. “If it’s not this week, hopefully by next week, and I think that’s going to go up more and more,” DeSantis said. ... Read More
Florida reports 7,128 new COVID-19 cases, 127 more deaths
Palm Beach County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Broward County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Miami-Dade County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. ... Read More
DeSantis’ $1 billion resiliency program raises questions among lawmakers who were slow to acknowledge climate change
“Perhaps before we go and secure debt, can we find the revenues?” McClure asked of DeSantis’ bonding proposals. “Obviously, we’re facing budget challenges in the wake of the last year, and certainly even before that with storms and other events. So, I’m a little curious, and quite frankly, marginally concerned about taking on a debt load, no matter the interest rate, when maybe we don’t fully understand the entire budget forecast.” ... Read More