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Florida bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship fails, drawing relief on both sides of the issue
The bill angered voting rights and voting integrity advocates alike.
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Florida lawmakers once again fall short in efforts to limit THC potency in hemp products
With Congress largely silent on the issue, it has been up to the states to regulate hemp-derived THC products.
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At Hula Bay in Tampa, DeSantis stands by Florida attorney general defying federal courts
He said the episode raises a ‘larger issue’ of who can enact public policy in the United States.
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DeSantis says defector Democrats are ‘smuggling their leftism into the Republican Party’
His latest comments also criticized a property tax panel a ‘dog and pony show.’
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DeSantis will sign legislation making Florida the second state in the US to ban fluoride
The governor promised to sign the ‘chemtrails’ bill, too.
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There’s already a lawsuit related to Florida’s brand new law for citizen ballot initiatives
Florida Decides Healthcare has been working for more than a year to get its proposed constitutional amendment on expanding Medicaid.
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The State Park Preservation Act has one more stop before DeSantis’ desk
The Florida Senate approved it unanimously.
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Amendment allowing Florida’s wrongfully incarcerated to get compensation heads to DeSantis
Since 1989, 91 people in Florida have been exonerated or released from incarceration as a result of post-conviction DNA testing.
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Bill to repeal Florida’s Labor Pool Act advances to full House
Whether the bill will pass into law this year is in question after the Senate bill (SB 1672) was temporarily postponed in committee.
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Florida judge recommends against drilling near the Apalachicola River
The drilling site is within the 100-year floodplain of the Apalachicola River basin.
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Poll: Majority of Florida Hispanic voters hold negative view of President Trump’s first 100 days
Of the 158 Florida voters surveyed in the poll, 49% said they voted for Trump last fall and 47% for Democrat Kamala Harris.
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Florida House approves bill preventing anonymous complaints against cops
But the Senate Version by Tampa Republican Jay Collins is effectively dead for the session.
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‘The Democratic Party in Florida is dead’: Centrist Sen. Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation
He’s going independent.
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Florida’s latest E-Verify measure looks dead in the Senate
The House passed a bill Wednesday requiring all employers to use an online system to verify that their new hires can legally work in the country.
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Pinellas Republican David Jolly is a Democrat now—and really close to running for governor
As an indication of his intentions, Jolly has hired Democratic campaign strategist Eric Hyers as an adviser.
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FSU students protest lack of gun control laws after deadly campus shooting
Proposed Florida laws to loosen gun limits have stalled, but so have attempted restrictions.
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Florida hemp business owners push back as bills regulating THC move to full House
‘These laws are not going to allow the good actors to operate.’
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Amended Florida Senate bill could allow local governments to keep creating CRAs
Tampa has eight Community Redevelopment Agencies.
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Trump appoints Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters to Homeland Security Council
Trump has already endorsed the state senator’s campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer for 2026.
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Tampa International Airport Police Department Chief opposes bill regarding anonymous complaints about cops
HB 317 advanced in a Florida House committee on Thursday.