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Voters with new Florida driver’s licenses may need to update voter registration before requesting mail ballot
A new policy may also invalidate voters’ signatures on ballot petitions.
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As hurricane season gets going, former FEMA leaders warn that Trump budget cuts could soon become a major problem
President Donald Trump said in June that he intended to phase FEMA out after this year’s hurricane season.
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Spring Hill’s Blaise Ingoglia is running for full Florida CFO term
He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
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DeSantis: Judge’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ order ‘is not going to deter us.’
He touted more immigration arrests hours after a judge ordered the facility shut down.
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DeSantis put ‘Deportation Depot’ in Baker County. His fans there aren’t happy
In one of Florida’s most conservative counties, the plan has drawn a tangle of reactions to those living within walking distance
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Republican Party of Florida drops ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot steps in
Talk about tools.
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Immigrants at Everglades detention facility face ‘grave harm’ if courts don’t intervene to ensure adequate access to legal representation, ACLU tells judge
The hearing addressed issues including allegations that detainees lack the ability to meet privately with their attorneys in person or online, as required by law
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Ruling from Obama-appointed judge says Florida’s book ban law is ‘overbroad and unconstitutional’
The law, Judge Carlos Mendoza wrote, ‘does not evaluate the work to determine if it has any holistic value.’
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Federal judge backs Florida Hillsborough in challenge over pronoun usage
Judge Mark Walker said Florida’s 2023 law violates a federal civil-rights law.
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Safety group steps in after Florida’s attorney general says he won’t defend ban on long gun purchases
James Uthmeier says he and Gov. Ron DeSantis believe the law is unconstitutional.
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Florida DOGE’s St. Pete audit starts with protests
State CFO said the audit was about high property taxes. Protesters said that was a lie.
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FWC approves Florida’s first bear hunt season in 10 years
It starts in December.
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Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
So did 11 other mostly red states.
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Report: FWC commissioner Gary Nicklaus resigns ahead of vote on Florida’s controversial bear hunt
Nicklaus’s position as an FWC commissioner drew scrutiny for his ties to golf course development companies with a history of projects on public land.
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Florida Blue among companies proposing double-digit healthcare increases
Insurers nationwide are pursuing rate hikes.
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‘Deeply troubling’: Florida Democrats react to memo about congressional redistricting
Republicans hold 20 of the 28 congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives following the latest reapportionment in 2022.
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Federal judge pauses construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
The two-week temporary restraining order will halt additional construction as litigation over environmental groups’ request for a preliminary injunction proceeds.
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Ingoglia alleges ‘numerous’ cases of local governments scrubbing data before DOGE audits
Florida DOGE has audited St. Petersburg, Manatee, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Tampa is next.
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As Floridians get hospitalized, state agriculture commissioner warns against raw milk
State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo reports the cases, but won’t say raw milk is dangerous.