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Meet the polo-playing family hoping to find oil in Florida’s Apalachicola River Basin
A judge is set to decide on the permit this Tuesday.
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Florida attorney general files lawsuit against Target over LGBTQ Pride campaign
Uthmeier was sworn in Monday as attorney general after serving as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief of staff.
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‘If we mess up, we need to make it right’: Proposal hopes to fix Florida’s restrictive compensation law for the wrongfully incarcerated
Since passage of that law, only five exonerees have received compensation.
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Florida Democrats file bills to ban using state funds on ballot measures
“No matter where you stand on this issue, this is still a democracy. We do not spend taxpayer dollars in advance of a political issue.”
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Florida Republicans want to make sure anticipated Trump library isn’t burdened by local code restrictions
The bill would prohibit local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances, resolutions or rules related to presidential libraries.
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Florida Republican files bill to explore eliminating property taxes
Property taxes have traditionally played a major role in funding Florida schools and local governments.
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Florida Republican files legislation to allow college students to carry guns on campus
Fine says that he determined to file the bill after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.
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Poll: Majority of Florida residents don’t support changing the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’
A majority of respondents — 58% — said that they oppose the idea strongly or somewhat.
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DeSantis’ former chief of staff James Uthmeier sworn in as Florida attorney general
“We will not stand idly by as the left tries to infiltrate our institutions and use the court system to indoctrinate our kids,” Uthmeier said.
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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis nuking his in-state tuition waiver for Dreamers
Perhaps Scott will respond similarly when he eventually does weigh in on the repeal of the 2014 law, now scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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DeSantis says Florida universities shouldn’t admit immigrants living in the state illegally
The governor also criticized a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing kids’ access to public schools regardless of their immigration status.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs compromise immigration bill, after fight with Republican lawamakers
“We are ahead of the curve on ending the illegal immigration crisis. We didn’t just set our hands. We got to work.”
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Florida Republicans push to ban cities and counties from putting fluoride in public water systems
But dental and other health groups have called for continuing the addition of fluoride to water.
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Florida immigration bills draw backlash over death penalty, repeal of in-state tuition
The bills cleared the respective budget committees mostly along party lines.
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DeSantis wants law enforcement to stop doing ‘intrusive’ boat safety checks on the water
DeSantis’ proposal would require a change in a state law that allows law.
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Florida bill banning governments and schools from flying Pride flags advances
The proposal has been criticized for targeting Pride flags, as well as flags promoting racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
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Florida’s abortion ban: What the latest data shows
Florida’s three largest counties by population, Miami-Dade, Broward and Hillsborough, each reported declines of more than 20%.
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‘He’s completely racist’: Jewish legislative caucus calls on DeSantis to reconsider UWF trustee appointment
Rep. Mike Gottlieb, chair of the caucus, told the Phoenix, “I mean, this is not the kind of guy that we need running an institution of higher learning and education here.”
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Florida lawmakers say no ‘bailouts’ for condo owners
“Bailing them out with taxpayer dollars is not something that I’m open to.”
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Florida bill banning golf courses, pickleball courts from state parks advances in the Senate
The bill, known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify the public 30 days before a public hearing.