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Catholic Charities sees surge in food demand during government shutdown
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the government shutdown stretches into another week, more families are struggling to put food on the table. Catholic Charities Jacksonville says demand at its food pantry is surging — forcing the organization to make...
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Florida book censorship cases move through courts
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The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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Multiple lawsuits challenging a 2023 Florida law on book removals are now pending in federal appeals court. A federal judge ruled part of the law unconstitutional for being too vague, a decision the state is currently appealing. Another appeal...
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Local congressman asking utilities, financial institutions to step up amid shutdown
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A local congressman is calling on Northeast Florida utility companies and financial institutions to step up and help out amid the ongoing government shutdown. Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL, 4th District) sent a letter to three...
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Voting in Tampa’s City Council District 5 election is happening right now—here’s how to do it
Thomas Scott (L) and Naya Young both captured at a Tiger Bay candidate forum on Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Early Voting is underway in the City of Tampa Special Municipal Runoff Election. Below is information...
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No Florida SNAP benefits in November if government shutdown continues: What to know
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FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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A worker shortage within the government is keeping some Floridians from getting SNAP benefits, which includes food stamps. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - SNAP benefits could end in November due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition...
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Port St. Lucie staff engage students in learning about local government
PORT ST. LUCIE — City staff met with hundreds of local students this week to explain how municipal government affects everyday life, from clean water to public parks. The outreach was part of Florida City Week, observed statewide Oct. 20–26, an...
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Virginia Democrats to Attempt Redistricting Commonwealth’s Congressional Maps
by Natalia Mittelstadt Virginia Democrats are planning to attempt to redistrict the commonwealth’s congressional maps to help their party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Don Scott, the leader of the state’s Democrat-controlled House, wrote in...
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Gavin Giroux, son of Senators forward Claude, assists charities with homemade calendar
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The County Weekly News
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey The six-year-old son of the veteran forward Claude Giroux created a crayon-coloured calendar of his dad's NHL work schedule. Gavin Giroux shows off a page in his Senators-related game calendar, being sold as a...
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Inside the quiet condo selloff reshaping South Florida’s waterfront
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FOX Business
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Harbor Condominium treasurer Juan Llorente, Blanca CRE EVP Cary Cohen and MSP Group CEO Deme Mekras speak to Fox News Digital about how they all came to a buyout deal of the North Bay Village, 29-unit, waterfront building. Along South Florida's...
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul: “Fentanyl is not produced in Venezuela”
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teleSUR
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“Is it too much to ask that we know the names of those we killed before killing them, that we know what evidence there is of their guilt?” said the senator in response to the U.S. attacks in the Caribbean, in which more than 30 people have been...
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US senators call on Trump to show support for Jimmy Lai in meeting with Xi
A bipartisan group of 38 US senators is urging President Donald Trump to use his expected summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week to secure the release of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the latest in...
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Federal workers in South Florida left disheartened, struggling to get by amid government shutdown
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Federal workers across South Florida are struggling to get by and feeling disheartened as the federal government shutdown continues amid a battle between politicians. Several Transportation Security Administration...
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Tennessee best in nation in per capita government debt
(The Center Square) – Tennessee is among the states with the lowest amount of state and local government debt in the nation, according to a new study. Tennessee is the best on the Reason Foundation’s ranking of per capita state government debt at...
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Did Donald Trump Jr's Company Get Government Contract To Make 3,500 Drone Motors? Here's What We Know
Donald Trump Jr joined Unusual Machines as an adviser in 2024 and owns a 4 million stake, representing 331,580 shares. Photo : AP A Florida-based drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr has landed its largest contract with the Pentagon to date....
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Capitol Notebook: Miller-Meeks introduces bill to fund SNAP during government shutdown
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The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has introduced legislation to fund federal food assistance that is scheduled to dry up next month if...
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How the scope of Trump's White House ballroom plans has expanded: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Kristen Welker takes...
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New Hampshire Republican withdraws redistricting bill citing governor’s opposition
New Hampshire State Sen. Dan Innis, a Republican, has dropped his effort to redistrict the Granite State after Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) refused to endorse the plan.Innis had been pushing to redistrict the congressional map in New Hampshire since...
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Florida solves invasive python problem by transforming apex predators into A-list leather goods
Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an uncharacteristically classy approach to tackling one of its most notorious ecological threats — the invasive Burmese python — by...
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At the Hollow in Florida, the ‘medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp
Venice, Florida KFF Health News — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his...
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Georgians and Floridians won't receive November SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues
The Georgia Department of Human Services made its announcement about SNAP benefits Friday afternoon. A similar notice is published to Florida's SNAP page. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an update issued Friday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Human...
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