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Florida now has a confirmed measles case
So far, it’s the first reported case of measles in Florida this year.
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‘An attack on democracy itself’: Florida civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Majorities of Florida voters supported both amendments 3 and 4, but they needed 60% supermajorities to pass.
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Florida will spend millions on new SpaceX launch site, says DeSantis
In December, members of the Space Florida Board of Directors agreed to negotiate providing up to $65 million.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ latest goal: repeal gun safety measures enacted after Parkland
“The free state of Florida has not exactly led the way on protecting Second Amendment rights,” he said.
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After passing bill requiring later start times for Florida schools, lawmakers now want to repeal it
Bill sponsor Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, said the 2023 law was “very well-intentioned.”
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Who’s to blame for Florida’s ‘unacceptable’ national nursing exam pass rate?
Lawmakers sought answers from nursing school administrators ahead of the start of the legislative session on March 4.
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Florida Republicans want to repeal bump stock ban
Lawmakers included the ban in a law that passed after the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.
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Florida bill would require public schools to show anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video in classrooms
“This is not science. This is not what we teach in school.”
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Florida Republicans file bills that would make it harder for government workers to form and keep unions
More than 68,000 public employees in Florida already lost their union representation and contracts as a result of the 2023 state law.
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Florida Republican refiles bill permitting wrongful death suits for fetuses
The Fort Pierce Republican put forward the same proposal during the 2024 legislative session
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Florida sheriffs’ deputies will carry out ‘street-level’ immigration enforcement, DeSantis says
Local law enforcement and county jails in Florida already had other types of agreements with ICE.
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Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell doesn’t see any ‘cracks’ in Florida GOP’s ‘armor’ as ’the 2025 session commences
Top House Democrat begins next week with just 33 members in her caucus.
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Byron Donalds makes it official, announces his candidacy for Florida governor
Donald’s gubernatorial bid has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
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Dems call for ‘full investigation’ amid growing assault scandal involving Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills
“The Florida Democratic Party is calling for a continued investigation into both Mills’s actions and the inaction of the interim U.S. Attorney.”
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Florida sheriffs fall in line with Trump’s mass deportation efforts
The Pinellas County sheriff said he is holding 150 undocumented immigrants on detainers at his jail, which has 3,000 inmates.
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‘She would do better than me’: DeSantis praises wife as possible Florida gubernatorial candidate
“There’s no question about it,” he said.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis floats idea of eliminating property taxes
Voters would need to ratify such a change via constitutional amendment.
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Ron DeSantis wants Florida to have its own ‘DOGE’ to examine state and local government spending
“For too long, nobody has cared about the taxpayers.”
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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.
