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DeSantis signs bill allowing Florida homeowners to shoot bears, vetoes bill banning left lane abusers
Annimal-rights activists argued the bill will create an “open season” on bears.
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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises nearly $20 million
From June 1 through June 14, it raised $8.05 million, the new report shows.
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Florida Supreme Court sides with DeSantis over ‘anti-riot’ law cracking down on protesters
DeSantis championed the law after nationwide protests following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
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Florida appeals federal judge ruling blocking ban on transgender healthcare
The notice of appeal, as is common, does not detail arguments the state will make at the Atlanta-based appeals court.
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Florida environmental group challenges permit for oil company to drill in ‘sensitive’ river basin
As of Tuesday afternoon, an administrative law judge had not been assigned to the case.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills into law aimed to address cancer and rare diseases
One of the bills (SB 7072) involves distribution of money to cancer centers across the state through the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program.
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Citizens, Florida’s state-backed property insurance, proposes 14% statewide rate hike
If the Board of Governors signs off on the proposal, the hikes also would need approval from the state Office of Insurance Regulation.
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Florida abortion ‘financial impact statement’ ruling remains on hold
Monday’s order did not explain the appeals court’s decisions, but it was the latest twist in a legal battle about the financial impact statement.
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US Supreme Court refuses to hear Florida sports betting case
“It will accelerate Florida’s path to online casino gaming, using the same compact language and potentially as early as next year or 2026.”
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A federal appeals court is weighing Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
The state appealed after Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in November 2022 issued a preliminary injunction against the law.
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Florida Democrats lock up 11 legislative seats, running unopposed ahead of Friday deadline
“We are not going to just let Republicans walk into office without being held accountable.”
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DeSantis, Cabinet approve $40 million Florida conservation easements
The largest deal involves the state spending $16.587 million for a conservation easement on 5,700 acres in DeSoto County owned by Deer Creek Ranch, LLC.
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Florida appeals federal block on voter-registration group restriction
DeSantis and Republican lawmakers in recent years have made a series of controversial changes to elections laws.
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State appeals after Florida judge rules that its ‘statement’ on abortion ballot measure is ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading’
That statement included caveats about litigation surrounding state abortion laws.
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Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Florida financial disclosure law for elected officials
The decision came three weeks before a July 1 deadline for filing the information.
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PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises nearly $11.8 million
Floridians Protecting Freedom committee brought in $11,796,620 in cash from April 1-May 31.
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Feds push back on Florida’s effort to block rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs
Florida is among four states seeking a preliminary injunction against the rule, which is designed to help carry out Title IX
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State, Farmworker Association of Florida, clash over immigration law injunction
Siding with the plaintiffs on May 22, U.S. District Judge Roy Altman issued an injunction prohibiting enforcement of that part of the law statewide.
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Florida GOP pumping cash into St. Pete City Council member Ed Montanari’s campaign against Rep. Lindsay Cross
The Republican Party of Florida provided $13,000 in in-kind contributions of staffing and research in April and May.
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Florida parents file federal lawsuit over state’s new book banning policy
Plaintiffs in Thursday’s lawsuit are two parents from St. Johns County and one from Orange County.