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Groups with ties to DeSantis got fast money from Florida Disaster Fund, but others were forced to wait
Donations to the fund swelled in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
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Florida lawmakers OK measure to create ‘Hope Cards’ to aid domestic violence victims
The card is meant to give law enforcement another tool to help verify and immediately make an arrest when there’s a violation of a restraining order.
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Florida looks to limit book bans from people who don’t have kids in school
Under the tweaks to the bill approved by senators Tuesday, the proposal seeks to limit certain people to one book objection per month.
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Florida Senate approves bill aimed at preventing homeless people from sleeping in public
The House approved the bill last week, and DeSantis has voiced support for it.
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Florida bill allowing gambling money to be used for environmental projects heads to DeSantis
The gambling deal, known as a “compact,” allows the tribe to offer online sports betting statewide and provide games such as craps at its casinos.
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Florida bill allowing Jimmy Buffett license plates heads to Gov. DeSantis
Buffett died Sept. 1 at age 76 of a type of skin cancer.
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Federal appeals court rejects DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ training rules for businesses
“The First Amendment keeps the government from putting its thumb on the scale.”
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Florida bill approving $20 million in compensation to Dozier school survivors is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Florida Senate on Monday unanimously approved the proposal (HB 23) and the House passed the legislation last week.
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Florida Senate backs proposal to teach kindergarteners about threats of communism
Florida students currently can get lessons on communism in high-school social studies courses or in a seventh-grade civics and government course.
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Federal judge rejects part of Florida elections law
Walker’s ruling Friday came in a challenge filed by Hispanic Federation, Poder Latinx and individual plaintiffs.
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‘I’m not worried about our schools’: Florida Republicans vote to lower minimum age to purchase AR-15s
“Shame on us,” Bartleman said. “We told the citizens of Florida that we were going to protect them.”
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Judge halts Jeffrey Epstein records, hours after DeSantis signed bill to release them
Circuit Judge Luis Delgado detailed how he could reconsider the issue after the law takes effect July 1
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Voting groups urge Florida Supreme Court to reject Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting map
The Supreme Court said in January that it will take up the case, with the voting-rights groups filing an initial brief Wednesday shortly before midnight.
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Florida Senate passes bill that would provide college tuition to high school dropouts
Bill sponsor Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, characterized the bill as a way to give second chances to high-school dropouts.
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Florida House Speaker and DeSantis explore ‘alternatives’ to bill banning social media for teens
An attempt to override a DeSantis veto would require two-thirds support from the Senate and the House.
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Florida considers raising cap on Citizens, the state-backed property insurance of last resort
Under current law, Citizens is barred from selling policies for homes with a “dwelling replacement cost” of $700,000 or more.
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Tampa Republican Jay Collins’ bill to teach kindergarteners about communism advances
Criticisms of the bill have largely centered on it potentially putting communism-related lessons in front of young students.
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Federal judge says he won’t remove himself from Florida elections law case
The request for recusal stemmed from a ruling Walker issued Feb. 8 in a separate court battle about a 2021 elections law.
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Florida approves $20 million compensation to Dozier School victims who suffered abuse
“Justice sometimes comes slowly and in increments,” he said. “But it nevertheless arrives…”
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Florida bill that would ban ‘identity politics’ from teacher prep programs heads to Senate
A similar House bill (HB 1291) is ready for consideration by the full House.