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Bipartisan support helps ‘chemtrail’ bill advance in Florida Senate
A statute already on the books bans individuals from attempting to affect the weather without a license from the state.
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‘I thought we were done with the culture wars’: Democrats push back on measure clarifying what makes school books ‘harmful to minors’
Smith argued the new bill would limit schools’ ability to maintain classical works in their collections.
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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost says GOP leaders need to explain their plan for Medicaid
‘A lot of these Republicans in the state House and the state Senate are getting off way too easy.’
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Florida insurance regulators struggle to explain why stunning 2022 report wasn’t made public
That report said companies made billions while raising premiums for Florida property owners.
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He fought police officers on Jan. 6. Now he wants to be Florida’s next U.S. senator
Jake Lang links incumbent Moody to ‘the RINO establishment uniparty.’
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Court upholds Florida gun law that bars people under 21 from buying rifles
“Any question about constitutionality has now been clearly settled.”
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Florida lawmakers investigate claims that property insurance companies are hiding profits while saying they’re losing money
“Our purpose today is to find out if insurance companies have been allegedly ripping us off.”
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Migrant children fleeing abuse could have a harder time getting residency in Florida
Advocate: ‘I think that’s negligent and cruel.’
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Florida Republican wants to limit restaurants from adding 20 percent gratuity
Some argue the change “will significantly, negatively impact the income for servers in Florida.”
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Tougher boating safety laws backed by Florida lawmakers
“Lucy’s law will bring meaningful, lasting change to the boating community, a community woven into the very identity of Florida…”
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Is this the year Florida restores the rights of 18-year-olds to purchase long guns?
GOP leaders in the past blocked partial repeal of a 2018 gun-safety law.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis will speak alongside Trump border czar Tom Homan at New College event
The immigration discussion is scheduled to take place on March 20.
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Florida GOP lawmakers approve bill to remove ‘Gulf of Mexico’ from state laws and school books
“It just bothers me that we’re even making this change, that we’re wasting our time dealing with this.”
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Florida Republicans continue push to ban local governments from putting fluoride in water
“Community water fluoridation is regarded as one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th Century.”
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Florida Republicans approve proposal to pay workers less than minimum wage for internships, job training
Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, argued that employers will simply redefine entry level jobs as “internships.”
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Florida Republicans support restricting state’s ballot-initiative process even further
Only one lawmaker crossed party lines, with Rep. Jose Alvarez, D-Kissimmee, joining Republicans in supporting the bill.
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Florida Democrats call on Trump to reconsider NOAA budget cuts
“Slashing the workforces at NWS and NOAA cripples their ability to warn and protect the public, endangering millions of Americans…”
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Florida measure that would expand the definition of a DUI to ‘any impairing substance’ draws concerns
“I’m certainly not pro-DUI. I don’t want it to be construed that way. I don’t know what the current law is missing … it’s just too far.”
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Following measles case, Florida surgeon general insists vaccine is up to parents
The surgeon general said vaccines are available for parents who want them and recommended Vitamin A as an option.
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Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost walks out of Trump’s speech to Congress in protest
‘The people of this country are seeing right through the lies. We won’t let up.’