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Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills By JEFF McMILLAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to …

Surf’s up! Florida’s St. George Island beach named nation’s best in annual ranking By CURT ANDERSON ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 9-mile (14-kilometer) stretch …

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states By ANDREW DeMILLO Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has highlighted efforts by …

Jacksonville voters elect Florida city’s first female mayor JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Voter’s in Jacksonville, Florida, elected the city’s first female mayor on Tuesday. Democrat …

Sheriff: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two people were killed and four were injured when …

GOP state lawmakers try to restrict ballot initiatives, partly to thwart abortion protections By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With other state lawmakers …

DeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP ‘culture of losing’ as weather sidelines Trump’s event in the state By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE SIOUX …

DeSantis, Trump look to sway Iowa GOP activists at dueling events By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. …

Court: Records of Florida grand jury’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation can be made public By TERRY SPENCER A Florida appeals court has opened the door for …

George Santos pleads not guilty to federal indictment and says he won’t resign By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — …

Louisiana’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes, advances to Senate By SARA CLINE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Republican-drafted legislation that prohibits school employees from …

Pro-DeSantis super PAC ramps up hiring into Super Tuesday By THOMAS BEAUMONT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The super PAC promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to …

Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman By JAKE BLEIBERG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAMIE STENGLE ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal officials are looking into whether …

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students By GEOFF MULVIHILL Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb this week signed into a law a requirement that …

Random shooting leaves 12-year-old Florida boy dead at store DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot a 12-year-old boy and wounded a man …

DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session By STEVE PEOPLES and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the day he took office, …

Yareliz Mendez Zamora leads a chant for dozens of activists during a sit-in outside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, …

DeSantis immigration bill approved by Florida GOP lawmakers By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature on Tuesday approved a sweeping immigration bill …

DeSantis board sues Disney in latest tug-of-war in Florida By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Days after Disney sued Florida’s governor in federal court for what …

Downed trees appear near a property with a damaged roof after a reported tornado hit the area Sunday, April 30, 2023 in Palm Beach Gardens, …