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Thousands rallied and marched from the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center to the Florida Historic Capitol to demand more money for public schools Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Thousands of school workers from around the state thronged Florida's Capitol on Monday to press Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature to more than double the nearly $1 billion the governor is proposing for teacher raises and bonuses. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Daniel Baker, Florida man, indicted in plot to attack Trump supporters

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Tornado hits Florida’s capital city; damages, closes airport

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Lottery winner out of luck when ticket gets lost in mail

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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks at a press conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State athletic director David Coburn says the football team met Thursday, June 4, 2020, after a star player accused coach Mike Norvell of lying about connecting personally last weekend with every player to discuss the killing of George Floyd and protests against racial injustice. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

FSU’s Norvell sorry after star player accused coach of lying

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In this Nov. 10, 2018, photo, Andrew Gillum, the Democrat candidate for governor, speaks at a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Gillum is named in a police report Friday, March 13, 2020 saying he was “inebriated&quot; and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine. Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor who ran for governor in 2018, is not charged with any crime. The Miami Beach police report says that Gillum was allowed to leave the hotel for home after he was checked out medically. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) **FILE**

Police: Gov. candidate in room where crystal meth was found

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Florida official pleads guilty to corruption charges

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats challenge Donald Trump’s spot atop 2020 ballot in Florida

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Tallahassee’s payroll is hacked, most money recovered

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Former Mayor of Tallahassee Andrew Gillum addresses the media after it was announced that he settled in his case with the Florida Commission on Ethics Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Gillum settled with the Florida Commission on Ethics and agreed to pay a $5,000 fine to settle an ethics complaint that he violated civil law by accepting a gift from a lobbyist. The state Ethics Commission agreed to drop four additional counts of violations. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Andrew Gillum slapped with federal grand jury subpoena

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Tom Raum poses for a photo on Oct. 3, 2007, in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press. Raum, a versatile writer who covered Congress, the White House, national politics and economics, and who was known for his ability to translate knotty issues for everyday readers of the AP, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. The cause of death was a brain injury sustained in a fall last week at home, said his wife. He was 74 and had been retired since 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tom Raum, versatile Washington reporter for AP, is dead

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FILE- In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo Florida State head coach Willie Taggart confers on his headset during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. The Seminoles have a chance to salvage their season against No. 13 Florida (8-3, No. 11 CFP) in Tallahassee on Saturday, Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

With Florida in town, it’s ‘do or die’ for FSU’s bowl streak

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum talks with reporters after a campaign stop in his bid for governor, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Crawfordville, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Andrew Gillum concedes in Florida governor’s race

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Crowd of protestors gather outside the Broward County of Supervisor of Elections Office as the statewide election recount is underway while ballots for governor, Senate, Agricultural Commission were run through scanning machines in Broward for a second time under the watchful eye of representatives of both parties and the campaigns on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

The Latest: Gillum angry about emailed votes, Trump tweet

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A crowd protests outside the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Lauderhill, Fla. A possible recount looms in a tight Florida governor, Senate and agriculture commission race. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)

The Latest: Gov’s candidate warns against vote suppression

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In this image taken from video Susan Bucher, right, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections and Judge August Bonavita, left, look at provisional ballots in Riviera Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. A possible recount looms in a tight Florida governor, Senate and agriculture commission race. (AP Photo/Josh Repogle)

The Latest: Florida counties begin recounting ballots

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Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum gives his concession speech as he is joined on stage by his wife R. Jai Gillum, right, and running mate Chris King and his wife Kristen Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. Gillum lost the Florida governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida finds itself again at center of election controversy

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Republican Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, center, waves to the supporters with his wife, Casey, left, and Republican Lt. Governor-elect Jeanette Nunez, third right, after thanking the crowd Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. DeSantis defeated Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Trump tweet: DeSantis showed courage in Florida governor win

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Congressional District 27 Democratic candidate Donna Shalala is interviewed following her victory over Republican television journalist Maria Elvira Salazar at the Coral Gables Woman's Club, Tuesday, Nov., 6, 2018, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald via AP)

The Latest: Nelson campaign supporting recount ‘to win’

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Police investigators work the scene of a shooting, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. A shooter killed one person and critically wounded four others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday, officials said. (Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

2 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio, police say

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Police investigators work the scene of a shooting, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. A shooter killed one person and critically wounded four others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday, officials said. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

The Latest: Shooter, 2 killed in attack have been identified

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