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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to list where it plans to scale back flights by 10% starting Friday. The agency says it will release details Thursday. It says flights are being reduced to maintain safety during the government shutdown. Air traffic controllers have been working unpaid since Oct. 1. And many are working mandatory overtime. Officials warn there could be chaos next week if controllers miss a second full paycheck. Staffing-related flight delays had been largely isolated and temporary throughout October. But the past weekend brought some of the worst staffing issues since the start of the shutdown.

In an historic election, Tuesday, residents of Fort Myers Beach voted to recall town council members John King and Karen Woodson, but whether or not King will actually be removed from office remains to be seen after a circuit court judge, on Nov. 3, ordered a stay on the recall results pending an appeals court decision.

Head Start programs are running out of funds as the government shutdown enters a record-breaking stalemate.

On October 18th, approximately 7-million people united in cities and towns across the country for No King’s Day. Organizers called the event a “non-violence defiance of authoritarianism”.

If there's one current issue that likely will make the history books, it may be this: Is the pledge of America as the land of liberty, with freedom and justice for all, surviving our current and wide political divide? Can we keep a republic, as Benjamin Franklin once put it?

Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm in Bradenton, was formally selected Tuesday by Senate Republicans to become the next Senate president.Boyd, who is the Senate majority leader, will succeed President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, after the November 2026 elections. House Republicans last week formally selected Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, to succeed House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, after next year’s elections.

Four exuberant football fans who rushed the field after the University of Florida's upset win over Texas are facing first-of-their-kind, felony trespass charges under a new law a Republican senator said was intended to punish protesters of President Donald Trump during his appearances in the state. Lawmakers in Tallahassee said they never intended the new law to be used against fans storming football fields after a huge victory. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it in May.

An in-person movie club focused on independent and documentary films is making a stop in Southwest Florida. The goal? To support local theaters and discuss current events.

The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

Is Florida going to wade into the fray?