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‘I have no idea what that means’: Federal judge rips Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
The measure was one of the most-contentious bills during the 2022 legislative session.
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Florida Senate prepares for trial of suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren
Warren, a Democrat, has vowed to fight DeSantis’ effort to ultimately remove him from office.
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Trulieve and the Bellamy Brothers back amendment to put recreational pot on Florida’s ballot
Other multi-state medical marijuana operators also are expected to support the campaign.
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Florida moves ahead with banning gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth
If guidelines are finalized, Florida would be the only state in the country where a medical board has barred transgender treatments for adolescents.
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Tampa businessman John Kirtley among recent top donors to Ron DeSantis reelection PAC
The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee had about $125 million in cash on hand as of July 29.
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D.C. and 15 states sue to block Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
They filed a motion Wednesday seeking approval to submit a friend-of-the-court brief.
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Over 600,000 vote-by-mails cast already cast in Florida primary election
As of Thursday morning, 290,846 had come from registered Democrats and 257,885 from registered Republicans.
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Tampa Bay Republican congressional candidate disqualified from ballot after he improperly notarized paperwork
He also rejected a request by Torres’ attorneys for a stay while they challenge his ruling at the 1st District Court of Appeal.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis adds nearly $900K more in taxpayer subsidies for reelection
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried received a combined total of $516,682.
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Despite rising cases, DeSantis says Florida will not declare state of emergency over monkeypox
Ladapo added that the state has received about 24,000 doses of vaccines for monkeypox and has distributed roughly 8,500 of those doses.
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Florida Planned Parenthood refuses to endorse Democratic gubernatorial candidate
In a brief news release, the PAC did not explain its decision.
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Florida Senator seeks $1.75 million for Tampa Bay woman, who died after a cop used a stun gun on her
Maudsley suffered a traumatic brain injury and remained in a vegetative state until she died in September 2013.
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Florida’s average gas prices drop below $4 for the first time since March
Even with the recent decreases, the average price Monday was 95 cents a gallon higher than a year ago.
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Florida Democratic Party chair endorses Pinellas, Hillsborough county school board candidates
Diaz accused the governor of turning school-board elections into “new political battlegrounds.”
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Florida will receive $70 million this year from Biden Administration to address climate change impacts on infrastructure
In all, the program could send $364 million to the state for such projects over five years.
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Florida moves forward with proposal to block gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths
In preparation for Friday’s meeting, the Board of Medicine posted 1,113 pages of documents on its website related to gender-dysphoria treatment.
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Judge says Tampa Bay Republican congressional candidate is ineligible to run after he improperly notarized paperwork
The Torres campaign will appeal, spokeswoman Angela Morabito said in an email.
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Florida launches plan to temporarily help keep homeowners insured if ratings get downgraded
The plan involves the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. acting as a financial backstop.
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Judge orders Tampa Bay pain clinic to pay $100K in fines and close after improper prescribing of opioids
Also, physician Tobias Bacaner will pay $500,000 in fines.
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PayPal reportedly froze Moms for Liberty assets, now Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to fight companies with ‘woke ideology’
The state is already embroiled in lawsuits over a new law that restricts race-related workplace training and classroom instruction.