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‘He’s testing the courts’: Florida Black Dems blast DeSantis’ new ‘racist’ redistricting plan
“We see what it is. We see it clearly and it needs to stop.”
Jim Turner
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Florida Senate Republicans quickly get on board with DeSantis’ redistricting plan
Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, tweeted that the redistricting process has gone “from nonpartisan to extreme partisan.”
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‘That is not inflation. That is price gouging’: Florida Dems slam DeSantis over housing crisis
Democrat Nikki Fried embarked on a two-week tour about the housing issue.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis backs Jeff Brandes’ call for property insurance Special Session
On Monday, the governor said the need for lawmakers to address current conditions is growing.
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In an unusual move, Florida lawmakers will let DeSantis draw the next congressional map
DeSantis vetoed an initial legislative proposal, which consisted of a primary and backup map, on March 29.
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Florida’s citrus industry is on track for lowest yield since WWII
The overall citrus crop for the current year is on pace to fill 42.6 million boxes.
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St. Pete’s Jeff Brandes wants a special session to deal with home insurance ‘collapse’
‘Florida’s private property insurance market has collapsed’
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DeSantis says both he and Biden want to advance plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada
The governor on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the delay.
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Florida’s current property insurance ‘crisis’ will not be addressed at upcoming special session
Gov. Ron DeSantis this week called a special session that will be held from April 19 to April 22 to redraw congressional districts.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis backs Special Session for property insurance — but not anytime soon
The special session on redistricting, however, will be held from April 19 to April 22.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes congressional redistricting plan, calls for special session
Lawmakers redrew political boundaries this year as part of the once-a-decade reapportionment process.
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Florida manatees are on the move, and officials are asking boaters to stay alert
Seasonal manatee zones, requiring boaters to slow down in certain areas, go into effect April 1 and continue through Nov. 15.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Lia Thomas’ NCAA women’s swimming title ‘a fraud’
“Now, the NCAA is basically taking efforts to destroy women’s athletics,” DeSantis said.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis leaves any special session on property insurance, condos up to lawmakers
“If they can get an agreement, they should do it,” said DeSantis.
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Florida’s record $112 billion budget covers everything from zoos, snake hunting, oysters, and more
Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item veto power, so it’s too early to know everything that will be in the budget when the fiscal year starts July 1.
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Florida records 400 manatee deaths so far in 2022, but officials are still optimistic
The pace of deaths has slowed slightly.
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Despite lawsuits, Florida Gov. DeSantis once again says he will veto new congressional redistricting map
Lawmakers have speculated DeSantis is trying to set up a challenge to the Fair Districts amendments and to the federal Voting Rights Act.
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Florida lawmakers pass record $112 billion budget
The Senate voted 33-0 to pass the budget, while the House backed it in a 105-3 vote.
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Another lawsuit calls for federal court to set Florida’s congressional district map
“Unlike the Legislature, Governor DeSantis has demonstrated that he is not willing to abide by the law..”
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Florida’s record $112.1 billion budget draws bipartisan support
“I am smart enough to know when I should probably keep my mouth shut and say thank you,” Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, said