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Election Day in Florida: Vote!
Tuesday is Election Day in Florida; a primary that will decide who Democrats and Republicans choose to represent them in the November general elections. Make sure you vote.
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35,000 Florida officials earned taxpayer-funded salaries of at least $100,000 in 2017
In a study conducted by OpenTheBooks.com, the non-partisan organization found nearly 35,000 state and local government employees in Florida were paid six and seven-figure salaries,…
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‘Stand your ground’ has become a get-out-of-jail-free license to kill
After the most recent Florida incident, members of Congress demand answers on a law that leaves black America vulnerable.
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Rich governor, poor government
Florida has one of the richest governors and one of the poorest governments in the nation. Gov. Rick Scott cares so little for the needs of people who cannot afford the whopping cost of…
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Progressive Puerto Rican group launches ad campaign against Florida Gov. Rick Scott
A progressive organization in Florida is launching a bilingual campaign targeting Puerto Ricans in Florida, attacking Gov. Rick Scott’s treatment of Puerto Ricans in the state and his…
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Ab-normalization: Florida imposes sanctions on itself
When Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus folded its tent last month, 400 Floridians lost their jobs. Now, Florida's Governor Rick Scott appears determined to turn his state's…
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Shameless in Tallahassee
There's a battle brewing between the Florida House and Senate over how to use the $1 billion budget surplus. Then there's Gov. Rick Scott who wants to dole it out as tax breaks to rich…
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How Rubio helped his ex-con brother-in-law acquire a real estate license
When Marco Rubio was majority whip of the Florida House of Representatives, he used his official position to urge state regulators to grant a real estate license to his brother-in-law,…
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Jeb announces (officially) candidacy for president
Jeb Bush announced his 2016 candidacy for President of the United States in Miami at the Kendall campus of Miami-Dade College. Progreso Weekly offers you what was the prepared speech.
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