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July 18, 2023

Florida has the blueprint to confront America's civics crisis

In 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida's Civic Literacy Excellence Initiative, a $106 million program to elevate civic literacy and education.

July 17, 2023

Florida woman arrested for allegedly planning to drown 9-month-old baby: police

Ashley Brooks, of Key Largo, Florida, is facing felony counts of making threats of bodily harm and child neglect after allegedly claiming that she would drown a baby, police said.

July 17, 2023

Former Navy commander enters Florida race to challenge US Sen. Scott

A Democratic candidate who previously ran in two congressional races in Florida, announced his intention to compete for the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott.

July 17, 2023

Concerns with students' progress in schools after COVID shutdowns

Optima Foundation CEO Erika Donalds on how to get students back on track after COVID shutdowns

July 17, 2023

Washington Post forced to issue drastic correction to left-wing column bashing Florida under DeSantis

The Washington Post was forced to issue a correction to columnist Jennifer Rubin's op-ed after she used faulty data as the basis for a story attacking Ron DeSantis.

July 17, 2023

Florida suburb invaded by group of domesticated rabbits, residents push for relocation

A Florida suburb has been invaded by a group of domesticated lionhead rabbits. Residents of Jenade Isles, Florida, are pushing for the city to rescue the creatures.

July 16, 2023

Florida volunteer Santa downloaded hundreds of child porn files, police say

James Silverstone, 62, was charged with 10 counts of transmitting child pornography on Thursday. Silverstone was a volunteer Santa and ex-official in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.

July 16, 2023

Florida driver dies after crashing into mailbox in Seminole County: police

An unidentified 34-year-old driver in Florida died after crashing into a mailbox in Casselberry, Seminole County. Authorities are investigating why the crash occurred.

July 16, 2023

10 squatters ravage $1M Fort Lauderdale home, leave it 'bug infested'

Florida authorities evicted 10 people from a Fort Lauderdale home that was allegedly taken over through title fraud, according to local authorities.

July 15, 2023

Wash Post publishes piece with debunked claim about DeSantis’ Florida despite source admitting it was wrong

Three days after Business Insider admitted a claim it published about DeSantis' Florida was wrong, Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin used the debunked numbers.