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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.
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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.’
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Florida Senate advances proposal that would reduce tax revenue by $1.83 billion
Lawmakers are working on a new state budget and a tax package amid broader economic uncertainty
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Gov. DeSantis says Florida doesn’t need federal funds to handle disasters
He emphasized that he doesn’t anticipate Trump would eliminate FEMA without the federal government giving grants to the states.
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Gov. DeSantis says he’ll veto legislation ending remote work for state agency heads
While the governor’s bashing was aimed at the House, the Senate is also moving forward with the proposal.
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DeSantis signs ‘Gulf of America’ bills rewriting state laws, requiring new school materials
Instructional materials adopted or purchased as of July 1 include the Gulf of America name.
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Florida Senate leader lays out bill that explores implications of permanently reducing property taxes
The bill directs the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to conduct a study to establish a framework to reduce, or eliminate taxes for homesteaded property.
