WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
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Rebecca Blackwell/APFlorida House, Senate leaders reach budget 'framework' deal. Includes $2.8 billion in tax cutsHouse Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, made the announcement on the final scheduled night of a contentious 60-day legislative session. Lawmakers had to approve an extension of the session because they did not finish the budget.
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U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, and U.S. Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, denounced the Trump administration for allowing what they said were “inhumane” conditions at a facility in Pompano Beach that houses suspected undocumented immigrants. A 44-year-old Haitian woman died last week while in federal custody.
FLORIDA NEWS
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Adam Cervera is replacing Brenda Fam as the only conservative voice on the board, despite the school board itself being nonpartisan. Fam cited a hostile environment from her more liberal colleagues.
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Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art. It’s something that has to be learned.
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.
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