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Florida has decided to move forward on a recount of its tight races for governor, senator and agriculture commissioner. Meanwhile, Arizona and Georgia are also contemplating recounts for their extremely tight gubernatorial and senate races. The stakes are high for each state, as a final determination will decide…

The fate of Florida's film industry, decimated two years ago by the elimination of the state's film incentives program, might hang on the outcome of next week's gubernatorial contest. It's a tight race, and whoever wins – Democrat Andrew Gillum or Republican Ron DeSantis – will have to deal with a Republican-dominated…

Congressman Ron DeSantis, the morning after winning Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary, told Fox News that voters shouldn’t “monkey this up” by electing his opponent, Andrew Gillum, who is African-American. “The last thing we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax…

UPDATED with more info, suspect and victim’s ID’s: Officials in Jacksonville, FL have confirmed that two people were killed in addition to the gunman during a mass shooting at a Madden 19 video game tournament Sunday in the northern Florida city. Eleven others were reportedly wounded. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office…

UPDATED with Universal Orlando & SeaWorld closures, baseball change: Universal Orlando will close at 7 PM on Saturday and remain fully closed Sunday and Monday, with normal operating hours expected to resume Tuesday. SeaWorld Orlando will close Saturday at 5 PM and stay closed Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, the Tampa…

President Donald Trump came to Florida to expand on the theme of a recent tweet in which he called the press the enemy of the American people, in a speech kicking off his re-election campaign one month after being sworn in to office. “I'm here because I want to be among my friends and among the people. This was a…

2ND UPDATED with news on NFL game in Miami: The Southeastern Conference said today that Saturday’s football game between Georgia and South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia has been rescheduled for Sunday as Hurricane Matthew continues to batter to coastline. It will air at 2 PM ET on SEC Network. Also…

"Everybody comfortable here?" Jake Tapper asked impishly of Florida gubernatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Rick Scott at the start of tonight's debate in a Jacksonville TV studio. It was a reference to the last time the two men squared off, when there was a “flap over a fan and viewers were blown away!” as CNN…