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August 30, 2023

Florida National Guard is ‘fully activated’ for Hurricane Idalia response

The Florida National Guard says it has mobilized units for “search and rescue", “security missions" and other assistance following the landfall of Hurricane Idalia.

August 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall over Florida's Big Bend as a Category 3, hundreds of thousands without power

Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm over Florida's Big Bend region Wednesday before downgrading to a tropical storm as it moved north.

August 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia threatens Florida as Category 3 storm with landfall imminent

Hurricane Idalia was a Category 3 storm over Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning, prompting continued evacuation warnings and dangerous conditions.

August 29, 2023

MSNBC criticizes DeSantis calling Jacksonville shooter 'scumbag': 'Issue with that kind of language'

MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., for calling the racist Jacksonville shooter a “scumbag," claiming that it avoids the issue of White supremacy.

August 29, 2023

DeSantis signals possible campaign timeout to deal with Idalia: 'You do what you need to do'

Gov. Ron DeSantis, a contender in the 2024 GOP presidential race, suggested Tuesday that he is prepared to deal with the impacts of Hurricane Idalia on the Sunshine State.

August 29, 2023

Florida AG warns new residents, potential looters ahead of Hurricane Idalia landfall: ‘Law and order state'

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warns price gouging on gasoline and hotels and any looting after Hurricane Idalia's landfall will be prosecuted.

August 29, 2023

DeSantis, conservatives erupt on AP report justifying NAACP 'travel advisory' for Blacks in wake of shooting

The AP chief political reporter Steve Peoples wrote a piece collecting Black leaders condemning Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the wake of a horrific shooting.

August 28, 2023

Florida Democrat claims DeSantis’ anti-woke policies to blame for Jacksonville shooting: 'Blood on his hands'

Florida state lawmaker Angie Nixon condemned her state's governor, Ron DeSantis, suggesting that his policies and rhetoric have helped provoke racialized violence.

August 28, 2023

DeSantis directs $1M to secure historically Black college, $100K for families of Jacksonville shooting victims

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $1 million award for Edward Waters University and $100,000 to support the families of the Jacksonville shooting victims.

August 28, 2023

White House suggests DeSantis education reform may contribute to racial violence: 'Don't think it's a stretch'

The White House criticized education reforms in Ron DeSantis' Florida, open to the suggestion that they cause racial violence like the shooting in Jacksonville.