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The special election to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is set for September
Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida’s CFO this month.
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd tells DeSantis that immigration arrests have ‘overwhelmed’ the system
The capacity issue is expected to escalate in Florida in the coming weeks as sheriffs and police chiefs ramp up arrests and detention of undocumented immigrants.
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Federal judges set to decide if Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially-gerrymandered
The case is one of a series of legal battles stemming from the 2022 redistricting process.
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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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Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support
The Littlejohns’ child asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns.
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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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Environmental group wants judge to toss out EPA decision allowing ‘radioactive’ roads in Polk County
The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential cancer risks.
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A challenge to part of Florida’s porn age-verification law has been dropped
The dismissal does not affect a separate lawsuit challenging another part of last year’s law (HB 3) that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
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DeSantis signs bill that pulls $2.1 billion back from reinsurance that was to be used to pay hurricane claims
Money needed for the RAP program is now projected to be about $900 million, clearing the way for lawmakers to pull back $1.1 billion.
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Groups suing over so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say feds and state of Florida are partners in the detention center
The facility is intended to house, process and deport migrants, with National Guard troops and private contractors providing security.
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Florida takes another step toward making DeSantis’ own university accreditation organization a reality
The Commission for Public Higher Education would be an alternative to a longtime agency that has clashed with Florida education leaders in recent years.
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DeSantis vetoes healthcare education bill backed by Florida Nurses Association
HB 1427 would have made a series of changes related to the Florida Board of Nursing’s approval and oversight of nursing-education programs.
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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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Ruling rejects arguments that Florida law violated rights of a trans teacher in Hillsborough County
The pronoun restrictions were part of a series of controversial measures that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have approved in recent years that focus on transgender people.
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Trump’s lawsuit against the Pulitzer board will go to the Florida Supreme Court
Trump filed the suit after the board refused to rescind a 2018 award to The New York Times and The Washington Post
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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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SCOTUS ruling on porn age verification has implications for lawsuit over similar Florida law
Florida lawmakers passed the age-verification requirements in 2024 as part of a broader bill (HB 3) that also seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
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Reparations checks for Survivors of Florida’s notorious Dozier school are now being processed
Hundreds of men who were abused as children at two notorious state reform schools are in line to receive checks of more than $21,000 in the coming days
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Florida’s state-backed Citizens insurance now has less than 800K policies
It expects to have fewer than 654,000 by the end of the year.
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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.
