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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.
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Amendment allowing Florida’s wrongfully incarcerated to get compensation heads to DeSantis
Since 1989, 91 people in Florida have been exonerated or released from incarceration as a result of post-conviction DNA testing.
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Bill to repeal Florida’s Labor Pool Act advances to full House
Whether the bill will pass into law this year is in question after the Senate bill (SB 1672) was temporarily postponed in committee.
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Florida judge recommends against drilling near the Apalachicola River
The drilling site is within the 100-year floodplain of the Apalachicola River basin.
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Poll: Majority of Florida Hispanic voters hold negative view of President Trump’s first 100 days
Of the 158 Florida voters surveyed in the poll, 49% said they voted for Trump last fall and 47% for Democrat Kamala Harris.
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Florida House approves bill preventing anonymous complaints against cops
But the Senate Version by Tampa Republican Jay Collins is effectively dead for the session.
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Florida House vote: Teens need parental consent to get STI treatment, but not to work full-time
The change could come at a time when Florida teens are contracting chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis at the highest rates since 2008.
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The kids ain’t all right; the kids are scared—and furious
Columnist Diane Roberts says, ‘Nobody wants your feeble prayers.’
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‘The Democratic Party in Florida is dead’: Centrist Sen. Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation
He’s going independent.
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Pinellas sheriff on immigration arrests: ‘We take our direction on something like that from the judge, not from anybody else’
Florida’s attorney general sent a letter to law enforcement stating that he won’t stop them from enforcing a temporarily blocked state immigration la
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Pinellas Republican David Jolly is a Democrat now—and really close to running for governor
As an indication of his intentions, Jolly has hired Democratic campaign strategist Eric Hyers as an adviser.
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FSU students protest lack of gun control laws after deadly campus shooting
Proposed Florida laws to loosen gun limits have stalled, but so have attempted restrictions.
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Florida hemp business owners push back as bills regulating THC move to full House
‘These laws are not going to allow the good actors to operate.’
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Defaulted student loan collections resume next month
More than 5 million borrowers sit in default on their federal student loans.
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Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties
‘I’d have a hard time voting for Secretary Harris unless she came clean and had a very different story than what she’s telling the House.’
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Amended Florida Senate bill could allow local governments to keep creating CRAs
Tampa has eight Community Redevelopment Agencies.
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Trump appoints Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters to Homeland Security Council
Trump has already endorsed the state senator’s campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer for 2026.
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Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried called the arrest a kidnapping.