Florida’s latest E-Verify measure looks dead in the Senate

The House passed a bill Wednesday requiring all employers to use an online system to verify that their new hires can legally work in the country.

by Mitch Perry April 24, 2025April 30, 2025

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Florida Republican repeats false claim that Florida has state OSHA

Abbott’s bill, HB 6033, seeks to repeal Florida’s Labor Pool Act,

by McKenna Schueler April 24, 2025June 20, 2025

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FSU students protest lack of gun control laws after deadly campus shooting

Proposed Florida laws to loosen gun limits have stalled, but so have attempted restrictions.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 24, 2025April 29, 2025

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Senate Chairwoman says her committee won’t take up Florida’s repeal of long gun restrictions

HB 759 that would lower the minimum age for buying a long gun to 18.

by News Service of Florida April 23, 2025May 20, 2025

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Florida Democrat says ‘poison pills’ led to breakup of ‘rural renaissance’ plan

A long-controversial idea about dental therapists providing care is among the unrelated items.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida April 23, 2025June 20, 2025

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Florida Attorney General files lawsuit against Snapchat parent company

James Uthmeier claims the company is violating a 2024 law aimed at keeping 14 year olds off the platform.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida April 23, 2025June 8, 2025

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Florida hemp business owners push back as bills regulating THC move to full House

‘These laws are not going to allow the good actors to operate.’

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 23, 2025July 18, 2025

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Florida springs restoration bill has largely unspoken connection to utilities, but advocates are giving it a thumbs up

HB 691 would allow the creation of a new pipeline project for more than $800 million.

by Noah Bookstein April 22, 2025June 25, 2025

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Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties

‘I’d have a hard time voting for Secretary Harris unless she came clean and had a very different story than what she’s telling the House.’

by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix April 22, 2025May 19, 2025

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Florida Senate won’t reverse Parkland gun age law after FSU shooting

If the Senate does not take up the bill, this would be the third year in a row that the House has approved such measures with the Senate not passing them.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida April 22, 2025April 30, 2025

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Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried called the arrest a kidnapping.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix April 21, 2025July 10, 2025

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Bill requiring ‘dangerous dogs’ to be chipped and have insurance advances to Florida House

by News Service of Florida April 18, 2025April 30, 2025

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Embroiled in controversy, DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation could lose tax status, legislator warns

It’s been a headline-grabbing week for Casey DeSantis’ nonprofit.

by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix April 18, 2025May 15, 2025

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Tampa International Airport Police Department Chief opposes bill regarding anonymous complaints about cops

HB 317 advanced in a Florida House committee on Thursday.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 18, 2025June 12, 2025

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American citizen released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 4-C into law on Feb. 14, and U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams blocked its enforcement on April 4.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix April 18, 2025July 10, 2025

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Bill banning oil drilling near Florida’s estuarine research reserves passes unanimously in House

There are three such reserves in Florida — the Apalachicola in North Florida.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 17, 2025June 28, 2025

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Amid tax talk, some Florida lawmakers want to close ‘loopholes that let giant corporations shift profits’

‘Right now in Florida, multinational corporations are treating our state like an all-you-can-eat buffet.’

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 16, 2025April 19, 2025

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Florida House moves bill forward to allow Tampa Bay Downs to host gambling without horse races

The proposal has drawn fierce opposition from breeders, trainers and other people in the horse industry.

by News Service of Florida April 16, 2025June 1, 2025

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Convenience store weed could escape Florida legislative regulation

The proposal to regulate sales of consumable hemp products moves to final committee next week.

by News Service of Florida April 16, 2025June 16, 2025

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Florida is one step closer to officially preventing public water systems from using fluoride

The omnibus proposal would also bar plant-based products from using ‘milk’ and ‘meat’ and ‘egg’ labels.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix April 16, 2025May 6, 2025

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Florida’s latest E-Verify measure looks dead in the Senate

Florida Republican repeats false claim that Florida has state OSHA

FSU students protest lack of gun control laws after deadly campus shooting

Senate Chairwoman says her committee won’t take up Florida’s repeal of long gun restrictions

Florida Democrat says ‘poison pills’ led to breakup of ‘rural renaissance’ plan

Florida Attorney General files lawsuit against Snapchat parent company

Florida hemp business owners push back as bills regulating THC move to full House

Florida springs restoration bill has largely unspoken connection to utilities, but advocates are giving it a thumbs up

Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties

Florida Senate won’t reverse Parkland gun age law after FSU shooting

Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law

Bill requiring ‘dangerous dogs’ to be chipped and have insurance advances to Florida House

Embroiled in controversy, DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation could lose tax status, legislator warns

Tampa International Airport Police Department Chief opposes bill regarding anonymous complaints about cops

American citizen released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law

Bill banning oil drilling near Florida’s estuarine research reserves passes unanimously in House

Amid tax talk, some Florida lawmakers want to close ‘loopholes that let giant corporations shift profits’

Florida House moves bill forward to allow Tampa Bay Downs to host gambling without horse races

Convenience store weed could escape Florida legislative regulation

Florida is one step closer to officially preventing public water systems from using fluoride

Florida’s historic Burgess Island, a massive private estate developed by a 1920s inventor, hits the market for $89 million

Photos: In front of Tampa Tiger Bay Club, Uthmeier draws mix of boos and cheers for comments about LGBTQ community

Bucs Super Bowl champ Devin White is selling his massive Tampa area compound

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