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Mistrial declared in Andrew Gillum case, but jury finds him not guilty of lying to FBI

Mistrial declared in Andrew Gillum case, but jury finds him not guilty of lying to FBI

by Karen Murphy | May 4, 2023

After two weeks of trial and five days of deliberation, the jury in the Andrew Gillum / Sharon Lettman-Hicks political corruption trial left charges hanging over the defendants, reaching a verdict on only one of the 19 counts. Today, the jury deliberating the federal...
Protect Florida’s Main Street businesses from harmful tech legislation

Protect Florida’s Main Street businesses from harmful tech legislation

by Julio Fuentes | Apr 21, 2023

We’ve all come to rely on technology for many aspects of our daily lives. It’s so easy to find out how late a nearby store is open, get the phone number of a local bookstore, or search for a convenient coffee shop. These same small businesses rely on digital...
Florida can’t regulate itself out of rising health care costs

Florida can’t regulate itself out of rising health care costs

by Mike Wheeler | Mar 28, 2023

There is a common saying that goes, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” We tend to rely on tools that are familiar and easily accessible. This is certainly true for lawmakers in Tallahassee. Legislators see a problem, real or perceived, and...
Americans’ most basic rights at stake with pending SCOTUS social media case

Americans’ most basic rights at stake with pending SCOTUS social media case

by Julio Fuentes | Dec 14, 2022

There’s a reason the First Amendment was first on the list of unalienable rights America’s founders endowed us with. The freedom to worship, speak, publish, gather, and protest how we want is the foundation of our democracy. Social media platforms, which...
Florida facing critical crossroads as it prepares for future hurricane seasons

Florida facing critical crossroads as it prepares for future hurricane seasons

by Vivian Young | Dec 13, 2022

As Floridians from across parts of the state continue to recover from Hurricane Ian, Florida’s policy leaders face many challenging issues as they try to prepare the state for major storms in the coming years. As we saw after Ian, Floridians bonded together to help...
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