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Report says revision to Florida’s ‘Live Local Act’ reduces affordable and workforce housing stock

There now 6.6 billion fewer square feet of land available for this kind of development, according to LandTech.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 11, 2024June 12, 2025

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Florida hemp industry breathes temporary sigh of relief after DeSantis veto

The governor nixed a bill that they say if signed would have presented an existential threat to their livelihoods.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 10, 2024July 16, 2025

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Florida is a leader in anti-government, hate groups, SPLC report shows

The Sunshine State is home to 43 hate and 71 anti-government organizations, according to the report.

by Ashley Murray and Florida Phoenix June 10, 2024April 24, 2025

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Andrew Warren says his campaign raised more than $200K in first 45 days as a candidate

A spokesperson for Suzy Lopez says she has now raised more than $582,000 in the race for Hillsborough State Attorney

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 5, 2024May 14, 2025

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‘Trump-era immigration policies’: Florida Immigrant Coalition slams Biden’s border closure plan

The policy is similar to what former President Donald Trump attempted to do in 2018, before being shut down by the courts.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 5, 2024May 2, 2025

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Florida attorney general says state will investigate Starbucks for DEI practices

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Moody announced the complaint against Starbucks on Wednesday during the governor’s guest host stint on “The Sean Hannity Show.”

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix May 24, 2024April 7, 2025

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Florida’s Mucarsel-Powell says property insurance reform is a top priority if elected to U.S. Senate

Scott campaign insists her plan ‘mirrors’ positions he has championed

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 24, 2024October 22, 2024

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Meet the Pinellas County Democrats who want to oust Anna Paulina Luna from Congress this fall

It won’t be easy: 50,000 more Republicans than Dems live in the district

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 24, 2024August 2, 2025

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Cannabis is about to be ‘re-scheduled’ by the feds. What does that mean for Florida’s push for recreational pot?

Critics say that decision can’t obscure the concerns that have surfaced in recent years stemming from its high potency.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 16, 2024August 26, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis disses pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, calling them ‘a cheap cause’

“The reality is, if you actually study the history of this, you would be able to see there’s never been a Palestinian state.”

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix May 8, 2024June 1, 2025

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‘Sad and pathetic’: Florida Gov. DeSantis blasts Columbia officials for cancelling commencement ceremony

“Our students deserve that, and we champion law and order in Florida.”

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 7, 2024September 4, 2024

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Florida Republican Party officially comes out against ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot

DeSantis has not been hesitant in slamming the idea of Florida legalizing recreational cannabis.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 7, 2024May 8, 2025

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State of Florida tells universities to take ‘any steps necessary’ to prevent pro-Palestine protests

Gov. DeSantis said student protesters who do not follow the rules will be expelled.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix May 1, 2024October 6, 2024

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‘I think that’s the right way to go’: DeSantis signals support of Florida colleges using sprinklers on pro-Palestine student activists

His comments on Tuesday came the morning after reports that police arrested protesters at the University of Florida in Gainesville and the University of South Florida in Tampa

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix April 30, 2024May 21, 2025

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Andrew Warren says Hillsborough County is not safer since DeSantis suspension

“The governor’s talking points don’t change those indisputable facts.”

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 25, 2024August 22, 2024

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‘One person responsible for this nightmare’: Biden pins Florida’s 6-week abortion ban on Trump

“Don’t mess with the women of America!” Biden then declared to the loudest cheers of the afternoon.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 24, 2024May 24, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs public school chaplains bill, says satanists need not apply

‘We’re not playing those games in Florida,’ he vows.

by Michael Moline and Florida Phoenix April 18, 2024October 29, 2024

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Florida Democrats are now running billboards to get people to run for state office

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 17, 2024August 5, 2024

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‘Florida has a chance to make history’: Only three states have passed recreational weed on the ballot by more than 60 percent

In the past two years, voters in six red states have voted on recreational weed.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 17, 2024October 22, 2024

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Suspended Hillsborough prosecutor Andrew Warren now says he will run for re-election

He previously said he wouldn’t run out of concern DeSantis would suspend him again

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 16, 2024September 19, 2024