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  Broward Dream Defenders Lead Charge for "Next" Political Hopefuls

  October 16 at 2:16 p.m.

  We all know who Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is. Although she represents New York's 14th congressional district, which includes the Bronx and part of Queens, in South Florida and across the country we even know her by her initials, AOC. But are our own elected leaders that well known, even to us?

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  Say Goodbye to Wayne Messam, the Presidential Hopeful Who Raised Just $5 Last Quarter

  October 16 at 9:59 a.m.

  Yesterday afternoon, Wall Street Journal politics reporter Tarini Parti was the first to announce that Wayne Messam — the mayor of Miramar, in Broward County — had raised just $5 this quarter for his incredibly long-shot bid for the 2020 presidency.

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  Bill Named for Parkland Victim Would Require Background Checks on Ammo Purchases

  October 8 at 8:24 a.m.

  A person barred from buying a gun under Florida law is also prohibited from buying ammunition — but currently, there's nothing to stop them from going to a gun shop and walking out with a few boxes of ammo.

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  New Bill Would Compensate More of Florida's Wrongfully Convicted

  October 3 at 12:49 p.m.

  Clifford Williams Jr. and his nephew Hubert Myers spent more than four decades in prison for a murder they didn't commit. The men were at a party in Jacksonville in the early hours of May 2, 1976, when two women in a nearby apartment were shot while they slept.

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  Pembroke Pines Commissioner Accused of Dog-Whistle Racism in Facebook Post

  October 3 at 9:28 a.m.

  In a recent Facebook post, Pembroke Pines Commissioner Jay Schwartz wrote a single sentence in simple white text on a purple background: "I am sure you will agree, we don't need Dade County politics in Pembroke Pines." What came next was a flood of confused comments followed by much debate and...

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  Florida Shockingly Leads Nation in Ethics Transparency, Report Finds

  September 27 at 2:15 p.m.

  Florida is back to draining swamps, and for once, it's not the Everglades. Long considered one of the most corrupt places in the country, the Sunshine State is apparently raising the bar when it comes to transparency around ethics enforcement.