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At Arise Church in Brandon, Casey DeSantis says she remains open about a potential run for governor
She also denounced the criticism about her Hope Florida charity program.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set to sign law banning psychedelic mushroom spores
A violation of the new ban would be a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000.
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Byron Donalds brings campaign for governor to Largo, but provides few details on policy
He was at MAGA coffee shop Conservative Grounds.
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Marijuana legalization group joins the fight against Florida’s crackdown on ballot initiatives
Smart & Safe Florida called new restrictions signed into law by Gov. DeSantis ‘legislative gaslighting.’
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Ron DeSantis says he’s not interested in a ‘summit’ to solve Florida legislature’s budget breakdown
The governor has been relentless in blasting the Florida House over the past month, initially over a committee’s investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation.
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Back in Tampa, Ron DeSantis and state troopers spent Monday talking about arresting immigrants
Last week, FHP arrested 30 people on behalf of the federal government.
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Survey: More Floridians support property tax cuts over sales tax cut
House Speaker Daniel Perez said the Florida Constitution prohibits the Legislature from exercising direct control over property taxes.
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The Florida Legislature’s $2.8 billion tax cut deal is off the table
The breakdown means legislators are nowhere near coming up with a new budget, which needs to be in place by July 1 or the state risks a government shutdown.
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Rep. Maxwell Frost is coming to talk to voters in the district of Sarasota Republican Greg Steube
Steube voted for a budget resolution earlier this year that could potentially make deep cuts to Medicaid.
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Filibuster record holder, Sen. Cory Booker, co-headlines Florida Democrats’ summer gathering
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be there, too.
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Florida bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship fails, drawing relief on both sides of the issue
The bill angered voting rights and voting integrity advocates alike.
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At Hula Bay in Tampa, DeSantis stands by Florida attorney general defying federal courts
He said the episode raises a ‘larger issue’ of who can enact public policy in the United States.
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DeSantis says defector Democrats are ‘smuggling their leftism into the Republican Party’
His latest comments also criticized a property tax panel a ‘dog and pony show.’
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DeSantis will sign legislation making Florida the second state in the US to ban fluoride
The governor promised to sign the ‘chemtrails’ bill, too.
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There’s already a lawsuit related to Florida’s brand new law for citizen ballot initiatives
Florida Decides Healthcare has been working for more than a year to get its proposed constitutional amendment on expanding Medicaid.
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Corporal punishment among education issues addressed in 2025 Florida legislative session
Last-second bartering yielded two education omnibus bills.
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Florida lawmakers pass restrictions on state employees’ politicking, but DeSantis has already said he’ll veto the proposal
The proposal came after reports that employees in the governor’s office called lobbyists to request donations for a PAC.
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Florida state parks, open carry, child labor, and more winners and losers from the 2025 legislative session
Sovereign immunity was a no-go, too.
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On anniversary of Florida’s six-week abortion ban, providers say ‘We’re still here’
By the state’s count, there were 19,198 fewer abortions in 2024 than in 2023.
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The State Park Preservation Act has one more stop before DeSantis’ desk
The Florida Senate approved it unanimously.