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Florida’s week-long ‘Tool Time’ tax holiday starts this weekend
It allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on numerous home-repair and construction items from Saturday through Sept. 9.
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St. Pete is among Florida cities looking to snuff out smoking on beaches
Under the St. Petersburg proposal, people would have about a 90-day period to become aware of the change, with enforcement beginning Jan. 1.
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Charlie Crist’s running mate Karla Hernandez: ‘Everything is on the ballot this November’
Hernandez described the goals of teaching as a microcosm of the community.
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Frequent SunPass users across Florida could get toll discounts starting in September
About 400,000 SunPass customers are expected to see discounts.
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Florida Democrats elect Charlie Crist to defeat Ron DeSantis this fall
Crist said a victory in November would “send shockwaves across this country.”
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Florida Cabinet moves forward with ‘anti-‘woke investments’ rule for state pension plan
DeSantis said Tuesday the economy shouldn’t be politicized.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new ‘election police’ make first arrests
To less political fanfare, four residents of The Villages were arrested in December and January for voting more than once.
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Federal judge blocks part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ calling it unconstitutional
Walker agreed with three businesses and a consultant that restrictions in the law violate the First Amendment.
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‘The governor’s authority is not unlimited’: Andrew Warren’s federal lawsuit tests DeSantis’ ability to remove elected officials
The lawsuit also seeks to test if DeSantis properly exercised his powers in suspending Warren for alleged “incompetence” and “neglect of duty.”
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‘Democracy is on the ballot’: Nikki Fried focuses on abortion rights in bid for Florida governor
“I am the only person in this race, who has been a pro-choice her entire life.”
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Feds sending nearly $42 million to Florida for ‘clean’ buses
In all, the federal government received 530 applications seeking more than $7 billion.
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Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd is upset over the ‘Promoting Access to Voting’ order
“Can you imagine being in charge of elections and complaining that the government is doing too much to help people register to vote?”
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Florida Democrats roast DeSantis over Mar-a-Lago raid comments
“He (DeSantis) won’t condemn January 6. But he has no problem attacking the FBI.”
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Florida Senate prepares for trial of suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren
Warren, a Democrat, has vowed to fight DeSantis’ effort to ultimately remove him from office.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis adds nearly $900K more in taxpayer subsidies for reelection
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried received a combined total of $516,682.
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PayPal reportedly froze Moms for Liberty assets, now Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to fight companies with ‘woke ideology’
The state is already embroiled in lawsuits over a new law that restricts race-related workplace training and classroom instruction.
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Florida’s population growth slows down, as COVID migration rush wanes
Also, the pandemic-driven migration from other states is slowing, according to the forecast.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis receives $3.3 million in tax dollars for his re-election campaign
DeSantis was one of five statewide candidates who received initial draws from the long-controversial matching fund program.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis targets Biden, Disney, and others at Republican conference
“Big companies based in California do not run the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.
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Despite crypto crash, the Libertarian Party of Florida is doubling down on Bitcoin
Bloomberg on Sunday reported that Wall Street expects Bitcoin’s value to continue dropping.
