Ron DeSantis says he’s not interested in a ‘summit’ to solve Florida legislature’s budget breakdown

The governor has been relentless in blasting the Florida House over the past month, initially over a committee’s investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 13, 2025June 26, 2025

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Survey: More Floridians support property tax cuts over sales tax cut

House Speaker Daniel Perez said the Florida Constitution prohibits the Legislature from exercising direct control over property taxes.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 12, 2025June 19, 2025

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The Florida Legislature’s $2.8 billion tax cut deal is off the table

The breakdown means legislators are nowhere near coming up with a new budget, which needs to be in place by July 1 or the state risks a government shutdown.

by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix May 12, 2025May 16, 2025

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Filibuster record holder, Sen. Cory Booker, co-headlines Florida Democrats’ summer gathering

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be there, too.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 9, 2025May 24, 2025

A row of white voting booths with 'VOTE' and American flag graphics inside a busy polling place or election office, with people and camera crew visible in the background.

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Florida bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship fails, drawing relief on both sides of the issue

The bill angered voting rights and voting integrity advocates alike.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 9, 2025June 3, 2025

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In Tampa, DeSantis threatens to veto a plan that would include lowering the state sales-tax rate

His feud with House Speaker Daniel Perez continues.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida May 8, 2025May 15, 2025

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Medicaid and food program cuts for low-income families would have a crushing effect on Florida

State government would have to absorb more of the financial burden.

by Christine Sexton May 8, 2025June 29, 2025

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Woman dies in Florida gator attack at Lake Kissimmee State Park

Officials say alligator attacks such as this one are rare in Florida.

by Chloe Greenberg May 7, 2025July 10, 2025

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Florida lawmakers once again fall short in efforts to limit THC potency in hemp products

With Congress largely silent on the issue, it has been up to the states to regulate hemp-derived THC products.

by Mitch Perry May 7, 2025June 25, 2025

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Florida asks courts to reconsider ruling against parents of child who wanted to use they-them pronouns at school

Under a school system policy guide at the time, the parents were not informed of the social transition at school.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 7, 2025May 14, 2025

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These formerly incarcerated Florida workers took on lobbyists and won a labor protections fight

Beyond the Bars met with lawmakers to persuade them against the bill, which appeared streamlined for passage.

by McKenna Schueler May 7, 2025May 22, 2025

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DeSantis says defector Democrats are ‘smuggling their leftism into the Republican Party’

His latest comments also criticized a property tax panel a ‘dog and pony show.’

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 7, 2025August 5, 2025

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DeSantis will sign legislation making Florida the second state in the US to ban fluoride

The governor promised to sign the ‘chemtrails’ bill, too.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 7, 2025May 17, 2025

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Study finds ‘risky human behavior’ as top cause for Florida alligator attacks

The study says the highest proportion of fatal bites happened as a result of high-risk behaviors like entering alligator-inhabited waters.

by Chloe Greenberg May 6, 2025August 4, 2025

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There’s already a lawsuit related to Florida’s brand new law for citizen ballot initiatives

Florida Decides Healthcare has been working for more than a year to get its proposed constitutional amendment on expanding Medicaid.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix May 6, 2025May 27, 2025

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Corporal punishment among education issues addressed in 2025 Florida legislative session

Last-second bartering yielded two education omnibus bills.

by Jay Waagmeester and Florida Phoenix May 6, 2025July 25, 2025

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Florida child labor bill with ties to DeSantis fails to pass

The bill with ties to Tampa lawmaker Jay Collins sought to roll back certain child labor protections.

by McKenna Schueler May 5, 2025July 16, 2025

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Florida lawmakers approve bill banning students from using cell phones during school day

Elementary and middle school are affected ‘bell to bell,’ but the idea will be tested on some high schoolers.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 5, 2025May 10, 2025

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Florida lawmakers pass restrictions on state employees’ politicking, but DeSantis has already said he’ll veto the proposal

The proposal came after reports that employees in the governor’s office called lobbyists to request donations for a PAC.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix May 5, 2025June 1, 2025

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Florida state parks, open carry, child labor, and more winners and losers from the 2025 legislative session

Sovereign immunity was a no-go, too.

by Florida Phoenix May 5, 2025June 8, 2025

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Ron DeSantis says he’s not interested in a ‘summit’ to solve Florida legislature’s budget breakdown

Survey: More Floridians support property tax cuts over sales tax cut

The Florida Legislature’s $2.8 billion tax cut deal is off the table

Filibuster record holder, Sen. Cory Booker, co-headlines Florida Democrats’ summer gathering

Florida bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship fails, drawing relief on both sides of the issue

In Tampa, DeSantis threatens to veto a plan that would include lowering the state sales-tax rate

Medicaid and food program cuts for low-income families would have a crushing effect on Florida

Woman dies in Florida gator attack at Lake Kissimmee State Park

Florida lawmakers once again fall short in efforts to limit THC potency in hemp products

Florida asks courts to reconsider ruling against parents of child who wanted to use they-them pronouns at school

These formerly incarcerated Florida workers took on lobbyists and won a labor protections fight

DeSantis says defector Democrats are ‘smuggling their leftism into the Republican Party’

DeSantis will sign legislation making Florida the second state in the US to ban fluoride

Study finds ‘risky human behavior’ as top cause for Florida alligator attacks

There’s already a lawsuit related to Florida’s brand new law for citizen ballot initiatives

Corporal punishment among education issues addressed in 2025 Florida legislative session

Florida child labor bill with ties to DeSantis fails to pass

Florida lawmakers approve bill banning students from using cell phones during school day

Florida lawmakers pass restrictions on state employees’ politicking, but DeSantis has already said he’ll veto the proposal

Florida state parks, open carry, child labor, and more winners and losers from the 2025 legislative session

Over a year after his death, Hulk Hogan’s Tampa Bay mansion sells for $6 million

Following ‘Life After Cars’ talk, Transit Now Tampa Bay organizes Saturday canvass for pro-transit candidates

In Ybor City, Angie Nixon and Bernie Sanders rally against ‘lying, cheating, scheming, thieving Ashley Moody’ (w/photos)

Photos: At University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, Angie Nixon rallies the Bulls

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