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Florida bill would allow landlords to charge tenants a monthly non-refundable fee in lieu of a security deposit
“This is just an option to get in the front door initially.”
Jim Saunders
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Florida GOP Senators approve DeSantis’ plan for more taxpayer-funded migrant flights
“This is a potshot — $10 million to fly a few plane loads of people around the country? It doesn’t accomplish anything.”
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Under new proposal, Disney’s Reedy Creek would be renamed and DeSantis will handpick the board
Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, called the measure a “power grab” by DeSantis.
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Inside Florida Gov. DeSantis’ record $114.8 billion budget proposal
The budget for the current year, which started July 1, totaled $109.9 billion.
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Judge tosses lawsuit accusing DeSantis administration of withholding Martha’s Vineyard migrant flight records
Dempsey concluded that the center did not prove the department and Vertol had withheld documents.
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Florida Supreme Court’s 15-week abortion ban ruling is likely to come after the legislative session
“We want to make sure that what we have done will stick,” DeSantis said.
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Once again, TECO wants to raise Tampa customer bills this spring
The proposed increases would come on top of Duke and Tampa Electric hikes that took effect this month.
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Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to law on local gun regulations
“The imposition of these civil statutory actions for violations of the (1987) preemption statute does not violate governmental function immunity.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants details on transgender university students
It also seeks breakdowns of the information by age. Answers are due by Feb. 10.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to shield anti-vaxx doctors from discipline
He also wants permanent bans on vaccine mandates and mask mandates in schools.
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Judge refuses to toss out migrant flights lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis
Cooper has scheduled a Jan. 30 final hearing in the case.
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Florida court to weigh transportation mask mandate
Justice Department attorneys argued in the appeal that the mask order “falls easily” within the CDC’s legal authority.
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Appeals judges turn to Florida Supreme Court to help define ‘riot’
The appeals court said plaintiffs have argued that the law does not define what it means to participate in a violent public disturbance.
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Florida judge will consider whether to toss out a lawsuit over Gov. DeSantis’ migrant flights
The case focuses primarily on $12 million that lawmakers included in the state budget for the Department of Transportation to carry out a “program to facilitate the transport of unauthorized aliens from this state.”
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Federal judge revives lawsuit over Florida transgender athlete law
The lawsuit contends that the ban is unconstitutional and violates a federal law known as Title IX.
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Trump-appointed judge will hear Florida’s lawsuit against Biden immigration policy next week
Florida contends that the administration’s policies result in undocumented immigrants flowing into the state.
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Citizens, Florida’s property insurance of last resort, grew by 50 percent in 2022
Citizens had 1,145,178 policies as of Dec. 30, up from 759,305 at the end of 2021.
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Divided federal appeals court rules against Florida transgender student in bathroom battle
Adams and his mother filed the lawsuit in 2017.
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss charges against former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum
Gillum, who narrowly lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Republican Ron DeSantis, pleaded not guilty, and a trial is scheduled in April.
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Florida Supreme Court approves DeSantis’ request for COVID-19 vaccine grand jury
DeSantis’ request focused on statements by drug companies and federal officials that the vaccines would prevent transmission of COVID-19.