Anthony Man
chicagotribune.com
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
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Trump gets send-off from cheering supporters before flying from South Florida to New York to face criminal charges
Former President Donald Trump got a send-off from cheering supporters as he rode from his Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Palm Beach for the flight from Palm Beach International Airport that took him to New York to face criminal charges against him. The motorcade and flight were widely watched, but it wasn’t like his presidential days flying in and out of the airport on Air Force One. Trump’s… → Read More
Driver did burnout on Fort Lauderdale pride flag street painting as his passenger recorded him, police say
A man who burned tire marks into the new LGBTQ pride flag painted on Sebastian Street between State Road A1A and Seabreeze Boulevard near Fort Lauderdale beach caused over $1,000 in damage, and his passenger recorded him doing it, a police report said. → Read More
Saturday afternoon is deadline to request mail ballots for March 14 local elections
Saturday March 4 is the deadline for people to request mail ballots to vote in March 14 city, town and village elections in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Because of a change in state law, people who have received mail ballots in the past need to make a new request. Here's how to do it. → Read More
The records requests sit here: DeSantis’ office slows public access to information
A practice of subjecting certain requests for public information to extra review by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has resulted in delayed citizen access to records showing how government policy is formulated and public money is being spent. Sometimes the reviews produced delays of a day or two, or a week or two. Other times information is delayed for months. → Read More
Car crashes into building at Kings Point, killing passenger
An 81-year-old woman died when the car she was in crashed into a residential building at the Kings Point condominium community on Friday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. → Read More
Florida might legalize fentanyl test strips to help reduce drug overdoses and deaths
With overdoses and deaths caused by fentanyl continuing to surge in Florida and the U.S., there's a renewed push to legalize inexpensive test strips that would allow someone to see if a drug they're about to take is laced with fentanyl. → Read More
Broward high schools remove book reported by parents’ group and labeled by DeSantis administration as pornographic
Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration categorized as “pornography.” → Read More
Countering DeSantis, Broward Democrats launch effort to buy and distribute banned books
A Broward Democratic Party has people buying books about Black and LGBTQ subjects for donation to tiny neighborhood libraries in an effort to provide students with books and information that’s being removed from public schools. It’s an effort to get books in the hands of students in the face of heightened challenges on what they can access in their schools and to counter Gov. Ron DeSantis and… → Read More
Monday is the deadline to register to vote in next month’s Broward and Palm city elections
The voter registration deadline for the city elections is on Monday, 29 days before the March 14 elections. → Read More
DeSantis hits back at Trump. ‘I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.’
Ron DeSantis responds to Donald Trump's social media posts about him. “I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden. That's how I spend my time. I don't spend my time trying to smear other Republicans." → Read More
As Ron DeSantis remakes education, many look to the long-term impact it’ll have on Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ multifaceted reshaping of education in Florida is accelerating, with implications that could last for generations. When he’s finished, the cumulative effect of his effort to imbue conservative practices and philosophy from the first day of Kindergarten through college graduation will be felt long after will be felt long after he’s done as governor — and long after he leaves… → Read More
South Florida’s Jason Pizzo says he has votes to be next Senate Democratic leader
State Sen. Jason Pizzo says he has the votes to become next Democratic Party leader in the Florida Senate. The Broward/Miami-Dade senator will be a prominent voice for Democrats, who are vastly outnumbered in Tallahassee, for the two years starting with the 2024 elections. → Read More
As Florida Democrats sink into political quicksand, the party gears up for a new leader
After Florida Democrats suffered massive setbacks in November — even worse than their usual election losses — they're trying to find a new state party chair who who can work through multiple priorities for a party that many believe is facing years of election losses and an exhausting struggle to escape the political quicksand. → Read More
You prefer to vote by mail? Many are surprised that all must now reapply
Florida voters love casting votes by mail. But after the 2022 midterm elections, all mail ballot requests were voided and people who want to vote that way will have to apply over again. → Read More
Broward Democratic Party Chair Rick Hoye announces run for Florida Democratic Party chair
Rick Hoye, chair of the Broward Democratic Party, said Wednesday he’s running for chair of the Florida Democratic Party, which is looking for new leadership after disastrous 2022 midterm elections. “I feel that I am uniquely qualified to move our party forward after the disappointing losses that Florida Democrats have incurred since President Obama won the state twice." → Read More
Jared Moskowitz becomes a vice chair of congressional gun violence prevention task force
U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Parkland, will serve as a co-chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the U.S. House, continuing his yearslong work on the issue. As a state representative, Moskowitz was instrumental in passage of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which raised the age to purchase a rifle from 18 to 21, created a statewide waiting period for… → Read More
FAU searches for new president — but it could be secretive
The names of the candidates hoping to replace FAU President John Kelly, who stepped down Dec. 31 after 14 years, will remain secret unless they become finalists, according to a law passed last year by the Florida Legislature. → Read More
DeSantis activates National Guard, citing ‘alarming influx’ of migrant landings in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order to activate the Florida National Guard in response to what he called an “alarming influx” of migrants. → Read More
DeSantis picks Palm Beach County commissioner Dave Kerner for statewide job and appoints replacement
Gov. Ron DeSantis has nominated Palm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner to a statewide position and appointed county Republican Party Chairman Michael Barnett to replace him, the governor’s office announced Thursday. → Read More
DeSantis inaugurated for second term. ‘We’re far from done.’
If you loved or hated the last four years of Gov. Ron DeSantis, get ready for much more of the same. In his inaugural address just after taking the oath of office for his second term as Florida’s chief executive, DeSantis touted the past four years. “We’re far from done,” he declared. → Read More