MIAMI, Fla. (FNN) – It’s official, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried officially filed to run for Florida governor Tuesday. The conversation of Fried’s potential gubernatorial run first began in May, after she had already voiced her frustration at the end of the Legislative Session in Tallahassee, slamming Governor Ron DeSantis and the majority-Republican legislature. “This Session…
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (FNN) – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried addressed the Piney Point reservoir water leak in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, saying she was informed that “the emergency has de-escalated” over the last 24 hours, but warned that this situation could have been prevented were it not for what she called…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Tampa Bay Lightning // The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed NCAA free agent Odeen Tufto to an entry-level contract for the 2021-22 season, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Tufto will report to Syracuse on an amateur try-out contract. Tufto, 24, skated in 139…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Republican Angelique “Angel” Perry has filed paperwork Wednesday to run for Florida House of Representatives’ District 50 seat, which cover parts of Orange and Brevard counties, according to the Florida Division of Elections website. Perry, who is African American and a longtime union organizer in Central Florida, is running to replace…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The Pine Hills senior community will have a new affordable housing project by the end of the year. Construction began in the future site of Hawthorne Park, on Silver Star Road and Pine Hills Road, which aspires to become the new town center of the area. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demmings…
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Maxwell Football Club // Maxwell Football Club Director, Mark Wolpert, announced that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been selected as the winner of the 62nd Bert Bell Professional Player of the Year Award, and that Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has been chosen as the…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman State Representative Daisy Morales (D-Orlando) celebrates her first 100 days in office, sharing approximately three-and-a-half months of consistent service to her constituents, strong outreach to Hispanic and underserved communities, and bold legislative action. View the full report here. “I’m proud of what my staff and I have already achieved in the first 100…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FNN) – In an important shift in policy from the Trump administration, the Biden administration granted temporary protected status (or TPS), to Venezuelans living in the United States. This could allow thousands who fled Venezuela to stay in the country legally. State Representatives Robin Bartleman (D-Weston) and Daisy Morales (D-Orlando) have joined the…
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