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DeSantis signs Florida education reform bill that includes limiting ‘book challenges’
The law also will direct state education officials to create a “classical education teaching certificate.”
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Suspended Hillsborough prosecutor Andrew Warren now says he will run for re-election
He previously said he wouldn’t run out of concern DeSantis would suspend him again
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DeSantis says he’ll sign Florida bill limiting challenges to school books by nonparents
“It is done intentionally, and it is part of an agenda, and that’s wrong,” DeSantis said during a news conference.
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Phone conversations with Florida law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, says court
“They have no expectation of privacy when they’re conducting official business and it doesn’t matter where they’re at.”
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Florida’s citrus industry is expected to have another terrible year
Despite Thursday’s reduced estimates, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Matt Joyner expressed optimism.
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DeSantis quietly signs bill blocking heat protection standards for Florida workers
The measure is known as a “preemption” bill, as it would take away authority from local governments.
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Pot companies are pouring money into Florida’s recreational marijuana initiative
Until last month, Trulieve had largely been the sole financial supporter of the effort.
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Tampa Bay Democrats hold town hall and discuss passing bills in Florida’s GOP-led legislature
‘I feel like I’m still in the Matrix.’
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Federal court orders Florida to explain its standing in immigration suit against Biden
Moody and DeSantis have made a high-profile issue of criticizing the federal government’s handling of immigration issues
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Florida bill blocking civilian review boards from investigating bad cops heads to DeSantis
The measure (HB 601), which the Legislature passed last month, would affect at least 21 cities with civilian review boards.
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Tampa Bay residents file lawsuit alleging Florida racially gerrymandered Senate district
Lawmakers gave final approval to the redistricting plan in February 2022, and the districts were used in the 2022 elections.
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Florida can’t enforce pronoun law against Tampa-area teacher, federal judge rules
The challenge alleged the law violates the teachers’ First Amendment rights and runs afoul of a federal civil-rights law.
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Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan
“This is American taxpayer money. This is Floridian taxpayer money.”
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Florida’s upcoming abortion ballot measure might not end legal issues
Justices argue that wording in the proposal about issues such as “health” and “healthcare provider” are vague.
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Dunedin First Presbyterian among organizations asking DeSantis to veto bill blocking workplace heat protection
HB 433 undercuts working people in other ways, too.
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DeSantis signs bill to use gambling money for Florida environmental projects
Much of the money will come from a 2021 gambling deal that the state reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The hurricane season starts June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30.
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The pandemic tanked state’s return on Visit Florida spending, says report
The analysis found that the return on investment during the three fiscal years fell dramatically from the prior three years.
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DeSantis signs bill banning state money from going to local public-transit advertising
“No, we’re not going to do that.”
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‘This state will start to smell like marijuana’: Florida Gov. DeSantis complains about pot and abortion amendments
“Do we want to have more marijuana in our communities?”