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A Republican and Democrat are teaming up in the Florida Senate to pass a bill that would raise the speed on Florida’s interstate highways from 70 miles…
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Last week, a minor behind-the-news stir was generated when Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater's office filed a subpoena for sound gathered by…
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As lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week, the debate over Florida's controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law is returning as well. A…
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Florida Gulf Coast University’s journalism program held a public forum today examining media coverage and accountability during the Trayvon Martin case. A…
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Zimmerman's estranged wife called police, saying he threatened her with a gun, punched her dad and destroyed her iPad with a knife.
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Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to statements she made about her family's finances. Her husband was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin.
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The Stand Your Ground law will get hearings when the Florida Legislature convenes for regular business next month, but no significant changes in the law…
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The jury that found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin was comprised of six women. Five of them are white.That got the attention…
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Florida is one of just two states that don't require a 12-person jury for felony trials. That became news last month, when a six-woman jury acquitted…
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George Zimmerman didn't invoke the stand your ground law in his trial, but in Florida and elsewhere similar self-defense measures are expected to come under heightened scrutiny.