How the government shutdown is affecting Florida
The federal government partially shut down just after midnight after the Donald Trump administration and Congress failed to reach a deal on a government funding deal. During a federal shutdown,…
Federal government shutdown: Live fact-checks as Democrats, GOP spar over health care, layoffs
The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs and services. Republicans are seeking a bill…
The Joke’s On You at the Riyadh Comedy Festival
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and…
Personnel Note: Comcast bolsters Florida government affairs team
Comcast is welcoming three new additions to its Government & Regulatory Affairs team for the Florida Region. The telecommunications giant said Nicholas Alvarez, Keenen Vernon and Samuel Waltzer each bring…
SAVE Action PAC backs Eileen Higgins for Mayor, Rob Piper for Commission in Miami races
A little over a month from Miami’s General Election, the political arm of South Florida’s longest-serving LGBTQ rights group is throwing its support behind two Democrats running for separate city…
Team Trump Will Spend $625 Million and Open Public Lands to Revive a Dying Industry
Miami Fort Power Station on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 30, 2025. Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.…
So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.
An advertisement in Hong Kong features an illustrated President Donald Trump holding bitcoin.May James/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for…
UAPB lands $2 million from Thurgood Marshall College Fund
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced it has been awarded $2,000,000 by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch PRIDE RISES, or Prioritizing Recruitment to Innovate…
Governor appoints Ethics Commission, AETN board members
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments: Arkansas Educational Television CommissionCharlene Fite, Van Buren, to the Arkansas Educational Television Commission. Term to expire March 23, 2032. Replaces West Doss. Fite…