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Florida boating accidents saw a significant increase in 2025, says FWC
Alcohol or drugs played a role in 14 percent of the boating fatalities.
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Florida jobless claims spike following Spirit Airlines layoffs
Nationally, 211,000 claims were filed last week, up from 199,000 the week ending May 2.
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DeSantis slams Florida House Speaker Perez, claims he has ‘a personal agenda’
“When you have people that got elected on our back, like the Speaker of the House, get in and do the opposite of what the voters expected us to do, I’m going to call that out.”
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Florida Democrats once again call on Gov. DeSantis to suspend state’s gas tax
An average gallon of gas in Florida was $4.39 on Thursday, $1.49 more than on Feb. 28, when the conflict with Iran began.
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Florida AG issues investigative subpoena to NFL over minority hiring rule
“Unfortunately, neither your letter nor the changes to your website assuage our concerns over the NFL’s violations of Florida law.”
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Florida officials look to pause sloth imports after 55 deaths linked to failed Orlando attraction
Surviving sloths from Sloth World have been relocated to the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford.
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Florida lawmakers are divided over education spending, USF Sarasota-Manatee transfer
The House presented an $8.9 billion plan for the state’s 14 public universities, about $106 million short of the Senate’s preferred budget.
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Florida has spent $460 million on immigration enforcement so far, records show
FDEM filed a budget amendment May 6 notifying the Legislature it was spending $45.3 million out of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund to pay off invoices for the 2025-2026 year.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘nearest nickel’ bill
The penny bill allows businesses to round up or down to the nearest nickel in cash transactions.
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Florida gas prices expected to spike after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to end war
The state average is $1.50 more than on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began military strikes on Iran.
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Breaking down the changes in Florida’s new congressional districts
A voting rights group filed suit against the new districts in Leon Circuit Court soon after DeSantis signed the bill (HB 1D).
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Feds will review Rice’s whale endangered species status, as Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
Kristen Monsell, legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity, called the notice “yet another ruthless attack on a species already on the brink of extinction.”
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Florida gas prices spike by 40 cents amid war in Iran
“It’s a combination of global tension and local disruption hitting at the same time — and consumers are feeling it immediately.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law making it easier to decertify teachers unions
“This bill doesn’t end unions. The unions will end themselves when they lose their way.”
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Florida Legislature approves DeSantis’ new redistricting map, giving Republicans significant boost
“You are destroying democracy with this vote, and the people of Florida deserve better,” House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell said.
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‘This is clearly unconstitutional’: Florida Democrats decry DeSantis’ new congressional map
House and Senate committees approved the new map (HB 1D, SB 8D) ahead of a floor votes later in the week.
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Critics slam Florida Department of Education move to block undocumented students from state colleges
The Board of Education will discuss the rules at its next meeting on May 14 at Miami-Dade College.
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DeSantis’ new redistricting plan would leave Tampa Bay with zero Dem seats
Democratic lawmakers decried the new map as a blatant partisan power grab.
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DeSantis signs bill allowing untrained volunteers to carry guns in Florida churches
The law is effective July 1, the start of the next fiscal year.
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Jeffries warns Florida GOP that new map will backfire: ‘Dummymandering their way into the minority’
Florida lawmakers are scheduled to begin a special session Tuesday to consider new congressional districts.