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Florida insurance regulators struggle to explain why stunning 2022 report wasn’t made public
That report said companies made billions while raising premiums for Florida property owners.
Mitch Perry
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He fought police officers on Jan. 6. Now he wants to be Florida’s next U.S. senator
Jake Lang links incumbent Moody to ‘the RINO establishment uniparty.’
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Is this the year Florida restores the rights of 18-year-olds to purchase long guns?
GOP leaders in the past blocked partial repeal of a 2018 gun-safety law.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis will speak alongside Trump border czar Tom Homan at New College event
The immigration discussion is scheduled to take place on March 20.
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Florida Democrats call on Trump to reconsider NOAA budget cuts
“Slashing the workforces at NWS and NOAA cripples their ability to warn and protect the public, endangering millions of Americans…”
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Florida measure that would expand the definition of a DUI to ‘any impairing substance’ draws concerns
“I’m certainly not pro-DUI. I don’t want it to be construed that way. I don’t know what the current law is missing … it’s just too far.”
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Activists demonstrate for immigrant rights at Florida Strawberry Festival
The event is held annually in Plant City, known for its immigrant workers in the strawberry fields.
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Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell doesn’t see any ‘cracks’ in Florida GOP’s ‘armor’ as ’the 2025 session commences
Top House Democrat begins next week with just 33 members in her caucus.
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Byron Donalds makes it official, announces his candidacy for Florida governor
Donald’s gubernatorial bid has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
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Dems call for ‘full investigation’ amid growing assault scandal involving Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills
“The Florida Democratic Party is calling for a continued investigation into both Mills’s actions and the inaction of the interim U.S. Attorney.”
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‘She would do better than me’: DeSantis praises wife as possible Florida gubernatorial candidate
“There’s no question about it,” he said.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis floats idea of eliminating property taxes
Voters would need to ratify such a change via constitutional amendment.
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‘If we mess up, we need to make it right’: Proposal hopes to fix Florida’s restrictive compensation law for the wrongfully incarcerated
Since passage of that law, only five exonerees have received compensation.
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Florida Democrats file bills to ban using state funds on ballot measures
“No matter where you stand on this issue, this is still a democracy. We do not spend taxpayer dollars in advance of a political issue.”
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Florida Republican files legislation to allow college students to carry guns on campus
Fine says that he determined to file the bill after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.
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Poll: Majority of Florida residents don’t support changing the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’
A majority of respondents — 58% — said that they oppose the idea strongly or somewhat.
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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis nuking his in-state tuition waiver for Dreamers
Perhaps Scott will respond similarly when he eventually does weigh in on the repeal of the 2014 law, now scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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Florida immigration bills draw backlash over death penalty, repeal of in-state tuition
The bills cleared the respective budget committees mostly along party lines.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s Highway Patrol is now allowed to arrest people over immigration status
Troopers still need training for exercising their new authority.
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New Florida proposal would allow ‘home grow’ of medical cannabis
DeSantis criticized last year’s proposal to legalize adult use of cannabis because in part it did not allow for patients to grow their own weed.