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Judge strikes down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘unconstitutional’ election map
“We need to get this right as soon as we can,” Smith said.
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Multiple conservation groups sue EPA over Florida’s record manatee deaths
The number of manatee deaths in Florida leaped to 1,101 last year, after averaging 625 the prior five years.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs tax ‘holidays,’ gas-tax break
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried issued a statement that said many of the tax breaks were aided by federal stimulus money.
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DeSantis says Twitter relocating to Florida would ‘drive up the cost of living for everybody else’
DeSantis isn’t as enamored with luring high-tech businesses from California.
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Inflation has helped Florida collect over $3.5 billion in general-revenue taxes
Meanwhile, the monthly report from economists flagged a “subpar” personal savings rate for Floridians.
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DeSantis calls for special session to address Florida’s property insurance crisis
Citizens saw its numbers jump from 817,926 policies on March 31 to 842,298 as of the end of last week.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill creating election fraud police, and restricting vote-by-mail access
Florida officials have highlighted that the state had relatively few problems in the 2020 elections.
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Voting right groups launch legal fight against Florida’s redistricting plan
The map was approved in party-line votes of 24-15 in the Senate and 68-38 in the House.
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‘Stop the Black attack’: Despite Dem protest, Florida Republicans pass DeSantis’ redistricting plan
The Senate voted 24-15 along party lines Wednesday to approve the map.
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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.”
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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.