By The News Service of Florida Staff An administrative law judge has backed a decision by the Lake County superintendent of schools to fire a teacher who posted what the judge described as “lewd and offensive material” on the TikTok social-media network. Judge Robert Telfer III on Friday issued a 26-page order recommending that the […]
Pfizer announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed with BioNTech, is highly effective. Early analysis of data from the Phase 3 clinical study shows that the vaccine, BNT162b2, is more than 90% effective. “Today is a great day for science and humanity,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. “The first set of results […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A top Florida campaign strategist for President Donald Trump credited outreach to a broad swath of voters and sophisticated use of data as playing key roles in Trump’s win Tuesday over Democrat Joe Biden in the state. Trump senior adviser Susie Wiles, in a three-page […]
With one day left in early voting, the Republican and Democrat make-up of those that have voted appears remarkably similar to the partisan make-up in 2016. After early voting in 2016, Democrats had a 1.5% edge over Republicans, 39.8% – 38.3%. This translated into a 96,450 vote advantage, 2,629,812 to 2,533,362. In 2020, Democrats built […]
The Florida State University Student Supreme Court has reinstated Jack Denton as president of the Student Senate. The Court found that Denton’s First Amendment rights were violated when he was previously ousted from the presidency. Earlier this year, Denton was removed from his position as president after making controversial political statements—including criticizing the Black Lives […]
Dr. Jill Biden, the former second lady and wife of Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, is scheduled to visit Tallahassee on Sunday, Nov 1. She is scheduled to visit Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. Specific times and locations were not immediately released by the Biden campaign. Rev. R.B Holmes, the pastor of the […]
Over seven million registered voters in Florida have already cast their ballot as of Wednesday morning. This means statewide 65% of the likely total voter turnout has already been cast. In Leon County 58% of the projected vote is already in at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office. Republicans are turning out at a higher rate […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named John Davis, the executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, to fill the long-vacant position of secretary of the Florida Lottery. Davis, a standout safety in the early 1990s when the Florida State Seminoles were annually […]
Over six million registered voters in Florida have already cast their ballot as of Monday morning. This means statewide 57% of the likely total voter turnout has already been cast. In Leon County 50% of the vote is already in at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office. The numbers are interesting and a projection of what […]
Appearing at a Jacksonville charter school, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Tuesday touted their efforts to reopen classrooms this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis said the “physical, mental and social well-being of our kids required us to provide them with the option of in-person learning.” A July reopening order issued […]