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Lawmakers call for investigation against gun company that they say is marketing to kids

Lawmakers call for investigation against gun company that they say is marketing to kids

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:32 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
The Senators believe there is little difference between the JR-15 and an AR-15.

Politics

Senate Democrats vow to block anti-abortion legislation passed by the Republican controlled...

‘Life at conception’ act reintroduced in Congress as Republicans control the House

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 3:56 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
“It’s an obvious fact," says Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)

Politics

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2019, file photo, Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, of California, waves...

Vice President Kamala Harris coming to Tallahassee

Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:59 AM EST
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By WCTV Staff
The White House has confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Tallahassee on Sunday, January 22.

Politics

The march will happen on Friday.

Republicans push abortion restrictions as March for Life rally comes to Washington D.C.

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:27 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
Days before the March for Life rally, the House GOP advanced a measure called the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”

Politics

Republicans flex their new House majority with new committee chairs

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:47 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
House Republican leadership announces new committee and conference chairs.

Politics

Tallahassee City Commissioner hopes to replace retiring Florida Democratic Party Chair

Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 10:15 PM EST
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By Ben Kaplan
The Florida Democratic Party is now in need of a new leader.

News

City of Tallahassee asks judge to dismiss Taylor Biro’s federal lawsuit

Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:05 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
The City of Tallahassee is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by former Citizens Police Review Board member Taylor Biro.

Politics

How the U.S. will pick its next House speaker

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:47 AM EST
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By Brendan Cullerton
Current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, is the frontrunner to become the next speaker of the House, but he is short on the votes required

Politics

Afghan refugees left in limbo as Congress fails to act on bill

Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 3:37 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
Legislation to sort out Afghan refugee status remains stalled in Congress.

Politics

“Diversity is necessary at the table”: Nancy Pelosi’s last official acts

Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:39 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Radar and Lightning
Radar and Lightning

Politics

Nation’s most senior Senator delivers farewell speech

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:06 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
For the past 48 years Senator Patrick Leahy has served the nation and his home state of Vermont.

Politics

Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Katie Couric throws support behind cancer screening bill

Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 8:29 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
Journalist Katie Couric joined lawmakers to announce the ‘Find it Early Act' for cancer screenings.

Politics

The Senate’s most senior member prepares to retire

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:36 PM EST
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By Jamie Bittner
Senator Leahy was first elected in 1974.

LIVE RESULTS: CBS News projects Warnock wins Georgia runoff

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:57 PM EST
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By WCTV Staff
Polls close at 7 p.m. ET in Georgia

News

Mayor Dailey, commissioners sworn back into office

Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:59 PM EST
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By Mike Rogers
Mayor John Dailey and City Commissioner Diane Williams-Cox and Jeremy Matlow were sworn into office after securing re-election in their respective races.

Politics

Judges clear way for redistricting case

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:57 PM EST
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By Jim Saunders
As Florida Republicans added four U.S. House seats in Tuesday’s elections, a panel of federal judges refused to toss out a lawsuit that alleges a congressional redistricting plan is “intentionally racially discriminatory.”

Politics

President Biden, House Minority Leader McCarthy say they are willing to work across the aisle following the midterms

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:04 PM EST
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By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden addressed the results of the midterm election and his own political future on Wednesday.

Politics

Local party leaders make final push to drive turnout ahead of midterms

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:25 PM EST
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By Mike Rogers
Candidates and local party leaders made their final push Monday to get voters who haven’t cast their ballots out to the polls ahead of the midterm elections.

StarMetro offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 2:33 PM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
Riders will have free transportation to and from their polling location on Nov. 8.

Politics

Political experts skeptical that political parties can gain votes from each other’s base in the midterms

Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 11:59 AM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
Both Democrats and Republicans are confident they can win the November mid-term elections because they claim they’ve each poached voters from regions where, traditionally, they don’t have a lot of support.

Politics

Judge sides with state in elections law dispute

Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
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By Jim Saunders
A federal judge has rejected a request by the Florida Democratic Party to block part of a new state elections law involving county canvassing boards.

News

Police body cam released showing the arrest of people accused of voter fraud

Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 10:57 PM EDT
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By Staci Inez
Police body cam videos released showing the arrests of a few of the people recently accused of voter fraud.

Politics

Georgia early voting begins

Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 8:57 PM EDT
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By Jaclyn Harold
WCTV heard from voters and the secretary of state about integrity, heading into the November election.

Politics

Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams meet Monday in first of two high-stakes debates

Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 1:43 PM EDT
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By Tim Darnell
Georgia's nationally watched governor's race is entering its final weeks.

Politics

Experts concerned over who will cash in with the ‘Credit Card Competition Act’

Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 2:46 PM EDT
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By Molly Martinez
A new bill in Washington promises more competition when it comes to credit card transactions - but one expert says cardholders could be left footing the bill.

Politics

Consumer watchdog calls Biden admin airline transparency push ‘good first step’

Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 8:20 AM EDT
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By Peter Zampa
The Biden administration says it wants more transparency from airlines when it comes to booking flights.

Politics

Supreme Court to take up Alabama racial gerrymandering case

Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
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By Brendan Cullerton
Opponents of the election map say it does not provide proportional representation to minorities, making the map a violation of the Voting Rights Act

Politics

Idaho couple takes on EPA at the Supreme Court over land rights

Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT
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By Molly Martinez
The case has the potential to strip the Clean Water Act of key environmental protections

Politics

Leon County supervisor of elections sends out mail ballots for 2022 General Election

Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 9:55 PM EDT
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By WCTV Staff
Supervisor of Elections for Leon County, Mark S. Earley, announced the mailing of Vote-by-Mail ballots for the 2022 General Election.

National Politics

Voting equipment to be replaced after ‘unauthorized access’

Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Georgia’s secretary of state has announced plans to replace election equipment in one county after what he called unauthorized access to the equipment just two months after the 2020 election

Politics

NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 12:04 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

Politics

Sen. Ossoff (D-Ga.) promises to reveal “shocking findings” on federal prison oversight

Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 10:49 AM EDT
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By David Ade
Senator plans to reveal information during a Tuesday hearing

Politics

Dailey and Dozier hold mayoral debate

Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 7:07 PM EDT
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By Mike Rogers
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey and Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier faced off in a debate at the Tucker Center Friday for the Capitol Tiger Bay Club.

Politics

President Biden to deliver ‘Cancer Moonshot’ speech Monday in Boston

Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 12:33 PM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
Ending cancer as we know it. President Biden will give a speech Monday in Boston on his plan to find a cure for the disease. What the White House says we can expect to hear about the president’s ‘Cancer Moonshot.’

Politics

Incumbents Lawson, Dunn to battle in November for North Florida district following redistricting

Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 1:41 PM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
As voters in Florida prepare to head to the polls Tuesday for Election Day, the Democratic race for governor looks like it may come down to the wire.

Politics

The debate over abortion rights weighs heavy ahead of elections

Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 10:47 AM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
As some states begin to implement bans and restrictions on abortion, debate continues over how much the issue of abortion will drive voters to the polls.

Politics

Congress begins work on next Farm Bill

Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:56 AM EDT
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By Brendan Cullerton
Congress passes a new Farm Bill every five years. The old U.S. farm policy package will expire next September, and lawmakers are looking into what needs to be in the next version

Politics

President Biden to address ‘soul of the nation’ Thursday in Philadelphia primetime speech

Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 10:16 AM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
The soul of the nation. That’s what President Biden plans to talk about during a primetime address in Philadelphia.

News

Charlie Crist resigns from Congress

Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 11:53 AM EDT
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By Charles Roop
Rep. Charlie Crist plans to focus on the governor's race against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Politics

FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items

Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The FBI submitted the affidavit, or sworn statement, to a judge so it could obtain a warrant to search Trump’s property.

Politics

Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried make final pitches to voters prior to Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary election

Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
As voters in Florida prepare to head to the polls Tuesday for Election Day, the Democratic race for governor looks like it may come down to the wire.

Politics

Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO and friend Jack Dorsey

Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 4:03 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found.

Politics

Gov. DeSantis, Democratic gubernatorial candidates differ on how to fix Florida’s teacher shortage

Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 12:44 AM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
According to the most recent data from the state’s department of education, Florida is short nearly 4,500 teachers.

Politics

Democratic candidates, elections official, government watchdog group say Florida’s elections are secure following Gov. DeSantis’ announcement revealing alleged fraud in 2020 election

Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:44 PM EDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
Election security is making headlines less than a week before Florida holds its primary Election Day.

Politics

What kind of impact will inflation have on midterm elections?

Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 9:36 AM EDT
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By Brendan Cullerton
Republicans believe the economy will work to their advantage in the November midterm elections, but Democrats say the country is turning a corner on reducing prices.

Politics

One year after American’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, bill promises to help refugees seeking citizenship

Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 11:51 AM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Thousands of Afghan refugees are stuck in legal limbo.

Politics

Lawmakers demanding fmr. President Trump’s tax returns talk after court rules in their favor

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Following the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, the Ways & Means Committee said the decision showed “the law is on our side in seeking Trump’s tax returns.”

Politics

Sides Battle Over Election Law ‘Solicitation’ Restrictions

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:01 PM EDT
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By Jim Saunders
Voting-rights organizations urged a federal appeals court to reject part of a controversial Florida elections law that prevents groups from providing food and water to people waiting in line at polling places.

Politics

Stacey Abrams tests positive for COVID-19

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has COVID-19, her campaign said Wednesday.

Local

Early voting set to begin in Florida, schedules announced

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:34 AM EDT
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By Logan Allen
In a press release Wednesday, Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark S. Earley announced the Early Voting Schedule for the 2022 Primary Elections.
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