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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Lee Hall on the Florida A&M University campus. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Florida A&M University has weathered its share of storms, the most recent being a deeply embarrassing debacle when a Texas donor conned former FAMU President Larry Robinson and a close circle of school officials into believing that the hallowed institution was the recipient of a $237.75 million gift.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Jody Boulay |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman
As Memorial Day approaches, Americans nationwide prepare to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies will be held, flags will be flown at half-staff, and families will gather to pay tribute. But amid the solemnity and gratitude lies a quieter, often overlooked truth. Many of our heroes return home not to peace but to a new battlefield, one waged within.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on May 22, 2025, a proposal prohibiting notaries public from advertising as immigration legal services. (Photo illustration by Getty Images)Amid ongoing raids in Florida immigrant communities, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed a bill Thursday creating an avenue for relief against people unlawfully providing immigration legal services.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Highway 170 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Trevor Srednick/Getty Images)The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars and trucks, upending state regulations for the nearly 40% of Americans whose states follow California standards. The House has already passed an identical measure, meaning the Senate vote sends the resolution to President Donald Trump’s desk.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
4th Street Barber in St. Petersburg. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure (SB 472) that ensures that credits earned from prison-based classes count toward professional licensing, providing more opportunities for the formerly incarcerated to become self-sufficient. The Correctional Education Program (CEP) within the Department of Corrections provides educational programming to inmates.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Paige Gross |Cindy George
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The U.S. House early Thursday approved the “big, beautiful bill” that Republican leaders spent months negotiating with centrists and far-right members of the party — two distinct factions that hold vastly different policy goals — over intense opposition from Democrats.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Paige Gross |Cindy George
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education must temporarily reinstate the hundreds of employees laid off earlier this year and cannot follow through on an executive order from President Donald Trump seeking to dismantle the agency, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Paige Gross |Cindy George
Guana RIver Wildlife Management Area is considered one of the crown jewels of Northeast Florida. (Photo via FWC.)Dear Gov. DeSantis,Congratulations! You’ve achieved something rare in our deeply divided country. You’ve once again united a lot of people from disparate backgrounds and beliefs. Of course, you’ve united them against you and one of your agencies — but that’s a price you’re apparently willing to pay, over and over, and I salute you for it.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Paige Gross |Jennifer Gerson
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack of adherence, to good governance procedures and the Sunshine Law. The following are the major points from the board’s regular meeting on Link to Agenda and Meeting VideoTo view a particular item in the video, click on that item on the agenda and then click on the video that is inset in the agenda.
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3 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Cindy George
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