Author: admin
Talahassee – The respect from Florida senators, created in honor of longtime Tampa Bay politician Senator Daryl Luson, has transformed into a fight with the Florida home. “We’ll do that right,” said Senator Ed Hooper, Senate spending chair. “Or if not.”Luson, a Democrat who must take office for the 2026 period limit, is open about his struggle with substance use disorder and his long-standing recovery. This year, Luson introduced a bill that implements several proposals from the Florida Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders that he serves. His bill also proposed to create a center at the University…
Associated Press Business Writer Stanchion NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft and Meta platforms are driving high on Wall Street Thursday as the profits of the big tech companies at the start of the year proved even greater than analysts expected. The S&P 500 rose 1%, heading towards its eighth straight gain. This will be the longest winning streak since August. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 248 points (0.6%) as of 10:20am Eastern time, with the Nasdaq Composite rising 1.8%. Microsoft has risen 9% after the software giant said its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business had risen 13% from…
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Cutter Tampa crews of the U.S. Coast Guard offloaded about 3,750 pounds of cocaine and marijuana during Fleet Week Fort Lauderdale in the Port Everglades on Wednesday. The seized cocaine and marijuana are worth an estimated $12.3 million. According to the USCG, the seized drugs were the result of two engagements to the Caribbean by crew members of USS Minneapolis Saint Paul and by Navy helicopters and Coast Guard law enforcement. “We are trained diligently and ready to carry out a stopping mission at the moment,” CMDR said. Stephen Fresse, Minneapolis St. Paul Command Officer. “The…
Bowman is about to become the first Republican to be elected mayor of southwestern Ohio since the 1970s.Cincinnati, Ohio — King’s Arms Coffee stirs up conversations between customers on Friday morning.Corey Bowman stands behind the counter at a neighboring gathering location on the western edge of Cincinnati, and smiles and laughs when his patron asks about a Spanish drink called Cortado.It consists of being mixed with an equal amount of espresso and warm milk, which reduces acidity, explains Bowman.”I wouldn’t have been able to tell you that five years ago. I was the guy who bought coffee from a gas…
TALHASSEE — Republican lawmakers shocked the political world in Florida last year when they accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of representing Gov. Ron DeSantis of committing federal crimes by diverting $10 million from the Medicaid settlement.No one has been charged, and officials in the DeSantis administration have denied any fraud. However, four former federal prosecutors told The Times/Herald that Rep. Alex Andrade could be on a strong legal basis.They said at least eight different federal charges, from the theft of government funds to money laundering, could be investigated in connection with dollars that have passed the Florida Foundation’s wishes.These laws can…
Tampa and Orlando are 90 miles apart, but the two cities seem to live in completely separate universes.That came to mind last week after an Orlando private group announced that it had set aside $2.5 billion to attract the Tampa Bay Rays or another Major League Baseball team. Orlando Dreamers said it has received “preliminary” written and verbal commitments from qualified investors, and is based on the momentum that brings the franchise to central Florida. Financial supporters include Orlando Super Lawyer John Morgan, acclaimed “for the people.”Is Orlando true? There are no clues. But let’s be our neighbor and assume…
Some items that gained traction before the March session began did not pass. This is a small list of legislative proposals that were not made through the 2025 Legislative Conference.Reduce property taxAt the start of the session, Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted Congress to proceed with measures to eliminate local property taxes in the 2026 Florida vote. The GOP lawmaker said no. The governor then asked to use the $5 billion state surplus to give homeowners a $1,000 tax rebate. State GOP lawmakers also shot down the idea.Deregulation of test requirementsProposal to abolish some test mandates for graduating for public high…
The US military is stepping up Yemen’s Operation Roughrider in its upcoming talks on Tehran’s escalating nuclear program.US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses warned Iran on Wednesday that he faced serious military consequences to support the Housis. The US operation against Yemen’s Houtis is called Operation Raf Rider, and targets terrorists as the Trump administration negotiates with Iran about its nuclear program.In a social media post on April 30th, Heggs wrote:Message to Iran: You can see your fatal support for Houthis. We know exactly what you’re doing. You know well what the US military can do – and you were…
STARK, Fla. (AP) – An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience caused serious mental problems is scheduled to be executed in Florida on Thursday due to the shotgun killing of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998. Except for a last-minute reprieve, Jeffrey Hutchinson is scheduled to receive a fatal injection at the Florida State Jail near Stark from 6pm Thursday. If the execution is done, Florida will be fourth under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron de Santis this year, with a fifth execution planned for May 15th. Hutchinson, 62, has long claimed he is…
Q: My wife and I bought a condo a few years ago. Last year we purchased an electric vehicle, but the building limited the private charger to 14 and the three shared chargers for nearly 200 parking spaces. The board informed me that the restrictions were due to electrical services to the building. And upgrading services requires special ratings that other residents don’t like. Now I’m charging my car at a nearby mall despite being willing to pay for a charger installed at my assigned location. Is there anything I can do? – Anonymous A: In Florida, where I practice,…