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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘safe exchange’ custody bill
The bill, which will take effect July 1, was called the “Cassi Carli Law.”
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Florida police officer can face lawsuit over dog shooting, appeals court rules
While appellate courts in other parts of the country have issued similar decisions, the panel said it was a first-of-its-kind ruling in the 11th Circuit.
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Florida will allow high school athletes to benefit financially from name, image and likeness
The FHSAA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a seismic change in the organization’s bylaws.
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Citizens, Florida’s state-backed property insurance of ‘last resort,’ adds more than 5,000 policies before hurricane season
State leaders have long sought to reduce the size of Citizens, at least in part, because of financial risks if Florida gets hit by a major hurricane or multiple hurricanes.
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Hillsborough teacher’s pronoun case gets federal hearing date for September
After appealing Walker’s ruling, lawyers for the state asked the Atlanta-based appeals to “expedite” arguments.
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A down-ballot effect is unlikely for Florida candidates after Donald Trump’s conviction, says experts
Fundraising has ratcheted up after Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records, but experts in Florida pointed to issues such as voters already having their minds made up.
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Federal Judge tosses Florida Gov. DeSantis lawsuit on children’s health insurance
Florida’s children’s health program dates to the 1990s, with subsidized insurance available to families with incomes up to 210 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Florida GOP now has more than 900,000 more registered voters than Democrats
Republicans hold all statewide offices and also dominate the Legislature and the Florida congressional delegation.
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Florida proposes new rules on how to decide when a voter’s ballot isn’t properly filled out
“Sounds to me like the canvassing board is not going to have the ability to think and reason.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Trump’s conviction in porn star hush money trial a ‘mockery of our judicial system’
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.
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Florida officials push back in fight over ‘racially gerrymandered’ Tampa Bay districts
The lawsuit, filed last month on behalf of five residents of Tampa and St. Petersburg, focuses on Senate District 16 and Senate District 18.
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Teachers union criticizes Florida for keeping history standard touting ‘benefits’ of slavery
The board, meeting in Miami, signed off on some changes to social-studies standards for public schools.
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John ‘Pot Daddy’ Morgan endorses Florida recreational pot amendment
“They don’t call me Pot Daddy for nothing.”
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Florida board of education replaces the word ‘gender’ with ‘sex,’ as state challenges new Title IX changes
Other changes to the bylaws approved Wednesday include allowing student-athletes to continue playing sports if they graduate early.
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Florida’s gas prices are expected to drop this summer, hurricane permitting
A summer price decrease is expected, though the hurricane season, which starts Saturday, is forecast to include an above-average number of storms.
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Florida’s new 8-4 death penalty law creates a ‘game of chance,’ groups say
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court had not accepted either of the briefs.
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Florida’s home school voucher program could double in size next year
Voucher amounts typically range from about $7,000 to $9,000 per student, depending on what counties they live in.
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‘All of the ingredients are there’: Florida residents told to prepare for ‘very intense’ hurricane season
The six-month season officially begins June 1.
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As hurricane season approaches, Florida’s 14-day tax ‘holiday’ returns
The tax holiday will run from June 1 to June 14 and is timed with the start of the six-month hurricane season.
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Federal judge blocks key part of Florida’s new immigration law
Altman’s preliminary-injunction ruling Wednesday prohibited state and local officials from enforcing a section of the law dealing with transportation of people.