An appeals court rejects a challenge to invalidate recreational marijuana signatures
The Smart & Safe Florida political committee is trying to submit enough petition signatures by a February 1 deadline to put the pot proposal on the November ballot. It filed an emergency motion Sunday for the full appeals court to consider the case.
DeSantis signs another death warrant
Melvin Trotter is scheduled to be executed on February 24 and could be the second inmate put to death by lethal injection next month.
A cop is charged with killing a dog
Former Bartow police officer Edwin Campuzano turned himself in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office this month. He is charged with poisoning his girlfriend’s dog.
Taxpayers can go to various locations in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties to have their federal tax return prepared, e-filed, and their refund direct-deposited.
A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to pause the buildup of armed government officers in Minnesota
Saturday’s shooting by a Border Patrol officer of Alex Pretti in Minnesota has only added urgency to the case.
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