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Florida’s tax ‘holiday’ on guns and ammo started this week
It runs through the end of the year.
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DeSantis ally Paul Renner enters race to become Florida’s next governor
But the governor called Renner’s entrance ‘an ill-advised decision.’
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Taxpayer costs for protecting and transporting DeSantis surged during failed presidential campaign, says report
DeSantis’ announced his presidential candidacy on May 24, 2023, and he suspended the campaign on Jan. 21, 2024.
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FWC approves Florida’s first bear hunt season in 10 years
It starts in December.
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Florida’s 3-week bear hunt could return this winter
Opponents say killing bears for sport won’t reduce human-bear interactions, and that the commission should expand the use of non-lethal options.
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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO
The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.
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Florida AG enforces new chemtrail law after suggesting ‘weather modification’ contributed to Texas floods
He also dismissed the notion that cloud seeding was a culprit.
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Thanks to ‘Courage’ book deal, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ net worth is now over $2 million
The book was released in February 2023 as DeSantis prepared to formally launch a presidential campaign.
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Law shielding Florida lawmakers addresses among those that took effect this week
With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session.
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USF will rename mental health institute to honor Tampa Bay’s Sen. Darryl Rouson after all
Rouson sponsored one of the two bills (SB 1620) DeSantis signed on Wednesday.
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Florida’s Republican lawmakers want voters to let them pump up the rainy day fund in case of recessions
The proposal couldn’t go before voters until November 2026
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Visit Florida data shows a first quarter dip in international visitors
Visit Florida showed 1.227 million Canadians traveled to Florida during the first quarter, down about 3.4% from 1.269 million in the same period a year earlier.
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In Tampa, DeSantis threatens to veto a plan that would include lowering the state sales-tax rate
His feud with House Speaker Daniel Perez continues.
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Lawmakers rally around St. Pete’s Sen. Darryl Rouson
His name is attached to USF’s new Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research.
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Florida Senate won’t reverse Parkland gun age law after FSU shooting
If the Senate does not take up the bill, this would be the third year in a row that the House has approved such measures with the Senate not passing them.
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Florida Senate advances proposal that would reduce tax revenue by $1.83 billion
Lawmakers are working on a new state budget and a tax package amid broader economic uncertainty
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Pinellas County Rep. Berny Jacques’ bill to force small businesses to check employee immigration status gains support
“This is simply enforcing what is federal law,” bill sponsor Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, said.
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Florida lawmakers consider scrapping ‘tax holidays’
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to reduce property taxes instead of sales taxes
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‘People, for one, are not clamoring for sales tax relief’: DeSantis pushes back on proposal to cut sales taxes
“We need to focus on our Florida residents. And focus on, in this case, Florida homeowners…”