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Opponents push to stop gas station near Wakulla Springs
“I’m not scared of spending money on legal battles if I think I can win.”
Jim Turner
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Florida Democrats spend $1 million on ‘Take Back Florida’ voter registration push
“Unlike Ron DeSantis, we are actually here —- working on the ground and talking to voters about the issues they really care about.”
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DeSantis-backed board overseeing Disney World looks to cut ‘wasteful spending,’ including overtime pay for cops
The district will hold budget hearings in September to finalize a spending plan and tax rate.
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‘Address the question of why are they leaving!’: Republican former Florida senator addresses insurance company departures
Florida homeowners are losing property-insurance policies or facing major rate increases.
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‘Preposterous’: Disney CEO pushes back on DeSantis’ claim that the company is ‘sexualizing children’
Bob Iger also defended the company’s right to question a 2022 Florida law that restricted instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.
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Farmers Insurance will ‘manage risk exposure’ by leaving Florida
Farmers said it will end residential, auto and umbrella policies in the state, forcing tens of thousands of customers to look elsewhere for coverage.
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Florida officials brace for spread of contagious deer disease
The situation could mean a short-term increase in hunting limits.
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Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made from toxic waste signed by DeSantis
DeSantis also signed a bill (SB 170) that could boost legal challenges to local ordinances.
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From school vouchers to TikTok bans, over 200 new Florida laws will take effect next month
Here are some of the laws that will take effect Saturday.
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DeSantis cuts $510 million from record Florida budget, with huge cuts to agriculture industry
“There is no conceivable reason to target agriculture in a year when we have billions of dollars in reserves,” Simpson, a Republican, said in a statement.
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Despite producing 41.2 million less boxes of fruit this season, Florida citrus growers are promoting ‘grit of this industry’
The industry faces development pressures and has grappled for two decades with deadly citrus greening disease.
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DeSantis defends spending Florida taxpayers’ money on Texas migrant flights
‘We have an ability to do things, like support police and help out Texas, because we have a good managed state,’ DeSantis said during an event in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
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Canadians are coming to Florida in near pre-pandemic numbers
Visit Florida said an estimated 1.44 million Canadians traveled here during the first quarter of 2023.
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As 2023’s ‘near normal’ hurricane season looms, Ian leaves behind lessons learned
Last week, NOAA forecast that the six-month hurricane season would 12 to 17 named storms, with winds of 39 mph or higher.
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‘The candidate who needs a safe space’: Critics roast DeSantis’ botched Twitter campaign launch
“Glitchy. Tech issues. Uncomfortable silences. A complete failure to launch. And that’s just the candidate!” the Trump campaign said in a release.
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There’s over 1,500 projects tucked away in Florida’s record $117 billion budget, here are a few worth noting
The budget still needs approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has line-item veto power.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he’s sending 1,000 troops to southern border
Asked about the border Sunday while in Delaware, Biden said things were much “better than you all expected.”
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Florida citrus growers expected to deliver smallest orange crop in nearly 90 years
The budget for the current year includes $37 million to assist the citrus industry.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills to hide his own travel records, target Disney’s monorail
DeSantis has been traveling across the country as he prepares for a potential 2024 presidential campaign.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills targeting China, banning TikTok
The most-contentious measure (SB 264) seeks to largely prevent Chinese citizens from purchasing land in Florida.
