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1 day ago | abcactionnews.com | Erik Waxler

MOON LAKE, Fla. — Jan Martini started helping people in 2004 after Hurricane Charley hit Florida. “I thought it would maybe be a few years and I’d be done,” said Martini. But more than 20 years later, what began as Charley’s Angels is now Fresh Start For Pasco. “I love helping people. You feel good when you can actually accomplish something,” Martini said. Fresh Start is Pasco County’s long-term recovery team. The staff is small but dedicated.

1 day ago | abcactionnews.com | Robert Boyd

TAMPA, Fla. — Integrating back into regular day-to-day life can be a challenge for our military veterans. Here in Tampa Bay, there is a group that’s using the arts as a way to bridge that gap, and it will all be displayed on stage this weekend for one memorable performance. This marks the fifthanniversary of the Veteran Civilian Arts Ensemble. This year’s cast consists of 18 veterans and civilians.

1 day ago | abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After weeks of impasse, Florida lawmakers are making headway on the state’s next budget, which in recent years has topped $100 billion. But a done deal isn’t done yet. It was a long road to get here. The regular session was supposed to wrap up more than a month ago on May 2. That didn't happen. An earlier budget framework deal collapsed, but legislators have returned to Tallahassee with a new plan and a renewed sense of urgency.

2 days ago | abcactionnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Stephanie Liebergen

A Texas state bill could change the way Americans snack. Senate Bill 25 would require manufacturers put a label on certain foods to warn they're "not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the European Union, or the United Kingdom."The bill targets 44 ingredients including food dyes, bleached flour, and certain oils and preservatives.

3 days ago | abcactionnews.com | Erik Waxler

HERNANDO, Fla — When Zachary Laduke heard that people in the United States were living without power, he says he wanted to help. “The kids were doing homework with headlamps,” Laduke said. Travis Brown says the living conditions are hard to imagine. “Little girl didn’t even know how to turn on a light switch,” said Brown. The people in need are part of the Navajo Nation, living in remote areas of Arizona and New Mexico. “There was an older lady. She was 70 years old.