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thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray
Screenshot of Florida TaxWatch senior VP of research Kurt Wenner (left) speaking on June 17, 2025. Also seen are Florida TaxWatch's Dominic Calabro (center) and Jeff Kottkamp (right).A day after the Florida Legislature approved a $115.1 billion state budget, Florida TaxWatch released its annual “Turkey Watch Report” on Tuesday, identifying 242 projects totaling $416.1 million that its members believe Gov. Ron DeSantis should veto.
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thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Republicans and backers of President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again platform support the party’s “big, beautiful bill” as passed by the U.S. House, though Americans overall view the legislation unfavorably, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.
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thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray
Lilac Lotus (center), an artist from Farmington, Maine, demonstrates in the State House in Augusta against proposed bills that would restrict transgender rights. At right is Jodi O'Connor from Starks. The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bills today. May 8, 2025.
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thebradentontimes.com | Michelle Griffith |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray |Dawn Kitterman
U.S. Capitol Police officers stand guard outside of the U.S. Capitol on June 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate will gather behind closed doors Tuesday to hear from federal law enforcement officials about protection for lawmakers and the safety of their families, just days after a gunman said to be posing as a police officer targeted state lawmakers in Minnesota.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray |Dawn Kitterman
Calendar Al Donadi at Siesta Key Oyster Bar Posted Monday, June 16, 2025 8:45 pm Siesta Key Oyster Bar 5238 Ocean Blvd Sarasota, FL 34242 View larger map Event time 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Cost / donation No cover Over the past 10 years Al Donadi has been playing "live" on a weekly basis mainly on the West Coast of Florida. Living and working in the area allows him to connect with many of the local musicians, who all have influenced him in becoming the musician he is today. "Everyone I've made...
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thebradentontimes.com | Michelle Griffith |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray |Dawn Kitterman
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's badge is seen as federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court in New York City on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced late Sunday that he was directing U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers to conduct immigration raids in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the nation’s three most populous cities that are all led by elected Democrats in heavily Democratic states.
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thebradentontimes.com | Michelle Griffith |Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray |Dawn Kitterman
Bullet holes are seen in the door outside the home of DFL State Sen. John Hoffman on June 15, 2025, in Champlin, Minnesota. Hoffman and his wife were shot and hospitalized on June 14, 2025. DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were also shot and killed in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov.
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thebradentontimes.com | Ariana Figueroa |Ashley Murray |Dawn Kitterman
Calendar Rye Road at Island Time Bar & Grill Posted Monday, June 16, 2025 8:53 pm © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map Island Time Bar & Grill 111 Gulf Drive S Bradenton Beach, FL 34217 View larger map Event time 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Cost / donation No cover Rye Road has been rocking audiences up and down the Gulf Coast of Florida for over a decade. Their sound is a unique blend of new country and rock. The band features Pete Tamburin’s emotional vocals and country-influenced guitar,...
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1 month ago | 
phillyvoice.com | Ashley Murray |Jennifer Shutt |Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — Tuesday marked the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term, a period filled almost daily with executive orders seeking to expand presidential power, court challenges to block those orders and economic anxiety that undermines his promised prosperity. Trump has taken decisive actions that have polarized the electorate.
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thebradentontimes.com | Bill Forman |Ashley Murray |Mitch Perry |Dawn Kitterman
Over the course of their 25-year career, Umphrey’s McGee’s praises have been sung by countless critics and musicians. But few have been as dear to the Indiana improv-rock group’s heart as those of Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead cofounder who took the band under his wing early on.
