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Florida

Published
June 29, 2021

Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse

Even as officials looked to the future to determine the cause of the collapse, they were resolute in vowing to continue the effort to find survivors.
Published
June 28, 2021

Despite warning, town deemed Florida condo building in ‘good shape’

While numerous theories have emerged, no definitive cause has been identified in Thursday's collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South building.
Published
June 25, 2021

Rising seas have long pressured Miami coastal properties

Experts on sea level rise and climate change caution that it is too soon to speculate if rising seas helped destabilize the oceanfront condo that collapsed this week in Surfside.
Published
June 22, 2021

Florida candidate says another Republican hopeful plotted to kill her

The congressional candidate has filed a petition for a permanent restraining order against her competitor, who tells a court he opposes the injunction.
Published
May 6, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’

In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.

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Published
April 6, 2021

Evacuation order lifted at leaky Florida phosphate reservoir

Florida lawmakers are proposing to spend up to $200 million to clean up and close the wastewater reservoir, much of which has been drained away since the leak was discovered.
Published
September 25, 2020

Maine Voices: Florida election could help ensure voter liberty for Mainers

An open-primary amendment is on the Sunshine State ballot – let’s urge friends and family who now live there to support it.
Published
July 20, 2020

Florida teachers union sues over return to in-person classes

The move pulls a court into an increasingly heated debate over school reopenings.
Published
June 18, 2020

Florida shatters its daily record for new virus cases

The easing of restrictions meant to stop the spread of the new coronavirus has accompanied new outbreaks around Florida, forcing some local leaders to pull back.
Published
July 28, 2019

UMaine professor compelled to make art at the border

Activist-artist Susan Smith of Dover-Foxcroft has been traveling extensively to Texas.