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Florida Republican files legislation to allow college students to carry guns on campus
Fine says that he determined to file the bill after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.
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Poll: Majority of Florida residents don’t support changing the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’
A majority of respondents — 58% — said that they oppose the idea strongly or somewhat.
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DeSantis’ former chief of staff James Uthmeier sworn in as Florida attorney general
“We will not stand idly by as the left tries to infiltrate our institutions and use the court system to indoctrinate our kids,” Uthmeier said.
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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis nuking his in-state tuition waiver for Dreamers
Perhaps Scott will respond similarly when he eventually does weigh in on the repeal of the 2014 law, now scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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DeSantis says Florida universities shouldn’t admit immigrants living in the state illegally
The governor also criticized a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing kids’ access to public schools regardless of their immigration status.
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Florida immigration bills draw backlash over death penalty, repeal of in-state tuition
The bills cleared the respective budget committees mostly along party lines.
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‘He’s completely racist’: Jewish legislative caucus calls on DeSantis to reconsider UWF trustee appointment
Rep. Mike Gottlieb, chair of the caucus, told the Phoenix, “I mean, this is not the kind of guy that we need running an institution of higher learning and education here.”
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Florida bill banning golf courses, pickleball courts from state parks advances in the Senate
The bill, known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify the public 30 days before a public hearing.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s Highway Patrol is now allowed to arrest people over immigration status
Troopers still need training for exercising their new authority.
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New Florida proposal would allow ‘home grow’ of medical cannabis
DeSantis criticized last year’s proposal to legalize adult use of cannabis because in part it did not allow for patients to grow their own weed.
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After Florida public schools tank in federal report, Manny Diaz says private schools should’ve been included
However, the U.S. Department of Ed says it would “love” to include private schools in the results but cannot because not enough agree to participate.
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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost among group of Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
“We’re not going to let them destroy our public school system …”
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‘You’re seeing the apple cart be upended’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praises Elon Musk’s DOGE team
However, a recent poll shows Republicans have grown wary of Musk.
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Hillsborough County declines to remove fluoride from drinking water supply
The vote transcended party lines.
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Majority of Florida Republicans oppose DeSantis bid to weaken citizen-initiative process, says poll
55% opposed his ideas in a survey; just 17% approved.
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‘Those things are going to happen’: Florida Republican Wilton Simpson downplays heat-related deaths
Simpson on Tuesday said regulations would harm the farming industry.
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DeSantis education budget targets teacher pay and maintains low tuition
DeSantis proposed a $1.3 billion increase for the Florida Education Finance Program, which allocates K-12 funds.
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Donna Cameron Cepeda defends proposal to eliminate Sunshine law for Hillsborough County commissioners
“This is code for actually saying, ‘Making deals would be easier if we didn’t have to do it at a public meeting.’
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Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor says Trump presidency ‘defined by illegality’ so far
Florida Democrats are holding public events criticizing some of the Trump administration’s early moves.