By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – President-elect Donald Trump looked to his adopted home state as he quickly started to fill in his administration, with Floridians drawing key appointments and some gasps.
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By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections:
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While it had widespread support in urban areas, a ballot proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state Constitution ran into opposition last week in rural and Northwest Florida counties, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida candidates up and down the ballot made their final pitches this week in the runup to Tuesday’s general election.
As of Friday morning, 6.73 million voters — roughly 48 percent of the 13.95 million Floridians registered to vote — had already cast their ballots.
By DARA KAM
News Service of Florida
With voters already casting mail-in ballots, candidates in a hotly contested North Florida legislative race squared off on Oct. 15 as Democrats try to chip into Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Damage assessments continue to roll in from Hurricanes Milton and Helene, with insurance losses topping $3.67 billion and agricultural damages exceeding $3 billion.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – For the third consecutive week, Florida’s primary focus involved the unnerving anticipation of a major hurricane and the exhausting — and expensive — recovery from heavy rains and battering winds.
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By JIM SAUNDERS
News Service of Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 4 storm Monday, as Florida officials implored Gulf Coast residents to follow evacuation orders and utilities prepared for widespread power outages.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene continued this week along the Florida Gulf Coast and throughout the Big Bend, where President Joe Biden made a brief tour of impacted areas.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – The Category 4 Hurricane Helene unleashed its wrath on Florida this week, packing 140 mph winds and making landfall Thursday night near the Taylor County community of Perry.
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