Brendan Farrington
The Associated Press
Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Researchers to look for more graves at Florida reform school
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A former Florida Panhandle reform school known for horrific abuse, where the remains of 55 people were unearthed after the state shut its doors, might have more grisly mysteries underneath its grounds. University of South Florida forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle will be back at the former Dozier School for Boys on Monday, the same place where she spent four… → Read More
Researchers to look for more graves at Florida reform school
A former Florida Panhandle reform school known for horrific abuse, where the remains of 55 people were unearthed after the state shut its doors, might have more grisly mysteries underneath its grounds. University of South Florida forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle will be back at the former Dozier → Read More
New Florida laws on gardens, opioids and street racing
One of the measures will help Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody sue drug makers and pharmacies the state claims contributed to the opioid addiction epidemic. → Read More
Florida gov signs bill ratcheting up fight against red tide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's governor signed a bill Thursday directing the state to work with a private marine institute to study and combat the red tide blooms that have hurt the state's vital tourism industry and killed such wildlife as manatees, fish and dolphins. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, the non-profit research organization… → Read More
Sheriff on Parkland: I can train but can't give out courage
Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is fighting to keep his job after being removed three days after DeSantis took office last January. → Read More
Sheriff on Parkland: I can train but can't give out courage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A sheriff suspended by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the response to the Parkland school shooting testified Wednesday that he properly trained a deputy now criminally charged in the case, but he wasn't able to give him courage. Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is fighting to keep his job after being removed three days after DeSantis took office… → Read More
Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting fights for his job
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to suspend the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooting was a knee-jerk reaction based on politics, not facts, a lawyer said Tuesday as a Senate hearing began on whether to uphold the suspension. The lawyer for suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel portrayed DeSantis as using the deaths of 17 students… → Read More
Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting fights for his job
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to suspend the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooting was a knee-jerk reaction based on politics, not facts, a lawyer said Tuesday as a Senate hearing began on whether to uphold the suspension. The lawyer for suspended Broward County → Read More
Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting fights for his job
TALLAHASSEE — A lawyer says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to suspend the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooting was a knee-jerk reaction based on politics.Those comments came Tuesday at the beginning of a Senate hearing as Scott Israel fights his suspension as Broward County sheriff.Israel's lawyer, Benedict Kuehne, said DeSantis promised to remove Israel even… → Read More
Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting fights for his job
A lawyer says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to suspend the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooting was a knee-jerk reaction based on politics, not facts. → Read More
Florida governor signs bill banning sanctuary policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - All law enforcement agencies in Florida will have to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a ceremony that often felt like a campaign rally for him and President Donald Trump. The bill prohibits local governments from enacting "sanctuary" polices that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. It… → Read More
Florida governor signs bill banning sanctuary policies
All law enforcement agencies in Florida will have to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a ceremony that often felt like a campaign rally for him and President Donald Trump. The bill prohibits local governments from enacting " → Read More
The car next to you on a Florida road may not have a driver — or even a person inside
Florida may see self-driving cars on the roads soon, since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law to take effect on July 1. His effort? To lure the companies testing the new technology to the state. → Read More
Florida law to allow autonomous cars — when they're ready
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida - once they're finally ready for prime time - under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis said he hopes to use the law to lure companies that test and build the cars. The measure, which takes effect July 1, also opens the door for on-demand ride companies such as Lyft and… → Read More
Florida governor: Meeting in Israel didn't violate law
The Jerusalem meeting was streamed live by The FLORIDA Channel and reporters from Florida were in attendance. → Read More
Florida Cabinet meets in Israel under media objection
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet met in Israel on Wednesday, waving away complaints that the setting was illegal. They presented a proclamation of support for Israel and heard from Israelis on several issues important to Florida.The Republican governor then signed a bill that prohibits anti-Semitism in Florida's public schools and universities. The new law defines… → Read More
Florida Cabinet meets in Israel
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet met in Israel on Wednesday, waving away complaints that the setting was illegal. → Read More
Florida governor, Cabinet sued over plans to meet in Israel
An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday in an effort to stop them from holding a Cabinet meeting while on a trade mission in Israel. The lawsuit argues that the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, violates the state’s constitution and open-government laws, which require that Cabinet sessions be open to the… → Read More
Florida governor, Cabinet sued over plans to meet in Israel
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday in an effort to stop them from holding a Cabinet meeting while on a trade mission in Israel. → Read More
Florida governor, Cabinet sued over plans to meet in Israel
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday in an effort to stop them from holding a Cabinet meeting while on a trade mission in Israel. The lawsuit argues that the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, violates the state's constitution and open-government laws, which require that Cabinet… → Read More