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Florida Gov. DeSantis describes Idalia and Debby as ‘night and day, in recovery efforts
“With Idalia there was debris everywhere,” DeSantis said.
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Teacher unions urge appeals court to side with Hillsborough teacher over Florida pronoun law
“Florida’s public-school students, families and educators are once again the ones who bear the brunt of this dangerous political theater.”
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Hurricane Debby will be an ‘ongoing threat’ over coming days, says Florida Gov. DeSantis
“We have seen and will continue to see flooding in every part of the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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Hedge-fund billionaire dumps $12 million into PAC fighting Florida’s recreational pot amendment
Ken Griffin, CEO of the firm Citadel, announced the contribution Friday in an opinion piece in the Miami Herald.
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DeSantis declares state of emergency for Tampa Bay counties ahead of tropical storm
Development of the system is expected to be slow while it moves over parts of the Greater Antilles.
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Florida’s state-backed Citizens property insurance is seeking 13.5% rate hikes
That would translate to the average price of homeowners multi-peril policies going from $3,560 to $4,041.
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Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters endorses Florida recreational marijuana amendment
Gruters’ endorsement of the marijuana initiative puts him directly at odds with the governor.
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The NRA is once again trying to strike down a Florida law banning people under 21 from buying rifles
They argued that the Florida law did not align with a major 2022 Supreme Court opinion in a case known as New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
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Florida may have to pay businesses’ legal fees after judge permanently blocks part of ‘Stop Woke’ law
Tuesday’s motion for attorney fees described the plaintiffs’ success in the case as “resounding.”
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Biden administration urges judge to toss Florida challenge to new federal gun rule
Florida and other Republican-led states have filed lawsuits challenging the rule.
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Working-class Floridians could be priced out of communities during post-storm rebuilding, says expert
“People like police officers, school teachers, administrators, they’re being priced out of your communities…”
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Federal judge refuses Florida’s request to block Title IX rule over LGBTQ protections
The judge said the plaintiffs had not provided adequate arguments to obtain a preliminary injunction.
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Florida sheriffs and police chiefs announce opposition to recreational pot amendment
Voters in 2016 passed a constitutional amendment that allowed medical marijuana.
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Florida Supreme Court vows to move quickly on abortion ballot ‘statement’
The November ballot will be set after Florida’s Aug. 20 primary elections.
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Federal judge backs Florida in teacher union restrictions, but due deduction ban faces trial
The Republican-controlled Legislature and DeSantis approved the restrictions in 2023 and made revisions this year.
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Trulieve pours another $5 million into effort to legalize recreational pot in Florida
In all, Trulieve had contributed about $60.39 million to the committee as of July 19.
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Federal judge permanently blocks part of Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the workplace-training part of the law.
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Fight over Florida’s abortion amendment statement heads to the Supreme Court
Representatives of DeSantis and the House spearheaded controversial revisions in the financial impact statement.
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Florida’s 14-day back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ starts next week
A similar holiday on disaster-preparedness supplies was held during the first two weeks of June.
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Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who oversees state’s property insurance crisis, begs Trump to fix property insurance crisis
Florida Democratic Party criticized Patronis for “political games” and “passing the blame for the property insurance crisis in Florida.”