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Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor who narrowly lost Florida’s 2018 governor’s race to Ron DeSantis, was arrested last week in Daphne, Alabama on drug-related charges.

This is not Gillum’s first brush with controversy involving drugs. In March 2020, he was found in a Miami Beach hotel room during a medical emergency involving another man, with reported drugs at the scene, though he was not charged in that incident. In 2022, Gillum faced federal charges including wire fraud and conspiracy tied to his campaign finances. A jury acquitted him on one count and deadlocked on the rest before prosecutors dropped the remaining charges.

Gillum became a nationally known figure in 2018 when he won the Democratic nomination for governor, making him the first Black major-party nominee for governor in Florida history. He lost to DeSantis by a slim margin that fall.

Former Lions CB Terrion Arnold, who is facing legal issues in Florida, cleared waivers today and is now a free agent. Arnold is expected to visit NFL teams that have expressed an interest in signing him.

Former NFL safety and Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Myron L. Rolle, has joined the NFLPA in a strategic advisory role focused on player health, brain cognition and preventive care across the player lifecycle.

The PA said Dr. Rolle will contribute his clinical expertise and research leadership to several key areas, including the Mackey-White Health and Safety Committee.

A new report using MIT's Living Wage Calculator and SmartAsset data estimates how much a family needs to earn to live comfortably in every state in 2025, based on the 50/30/20 budgeting rule (50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings).

In several states, families now need well over $250,000 a year to comfortably support a household of four.