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Voters cast their ballots in Florida's primary election, Aug. 20, 2024, at a polling place inside the Indian Creek Fire Station in Miami Beach. | Wilfredo Lee, AP file

Judge weighs blocking Florida’s ballot initiative law

Campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana contend the law is unconstitutional.…

By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America

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Casey DeSantis speaks during a campaign event for Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 2, 2023, in Lexington, South Carolina. |

Prosecutors open investigation related to Hope Florida

The program, led by Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, has been under scrutiny in connection with a Medicaid settlement.…

By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America

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Students gather on a stretch of sidewalk near the center of the Florida State campus in sight of the Student Union building in Tallahassee on Friday, April 18, 2025. | Gary McCullough, AP

FSU students gather at vigils the day after shooting

Some FSU studentsreturned to retrieve their belongings less than a day after they had barricaded classroom doors.…

By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America and Curt Anderson - Associated Press

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People comfort each other on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, where law enforcement responded to a reported active shooter incident Thursday, April 17, 2025. | Kate Payne, AP

FSU shooting kills 2 and injures 6; deputy’s son suspected

Police say the 20-year-old gunman used his mother’s former service weapon in the shooting.…

By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America and David Fischer - Associated Press