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Former Florida Republican lawmaker Mike Caruso arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Caruso from office today, which came one year after he appointed him as clerk.
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Corporations and Trump love Byron Donalds, but do Florida Republican voters feel the same way?
When it comes to fundraising support, Donalds is in a league of his own.
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As voters cast ballots, Florida election advocates push to open state’s closed primary system
The Sunshine State is one of only 10 with completely closed primary systems, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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Florida attorney general rewrites property tax cut amendment language after lawsuit
Former State Sen. Jeff Brandes, one of the named plaintiffs in the legal challenge, seemed satisfied with the new language submitted by Uthmeier.
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‘This is pretty bad’: Judges grill DeSantis administration over Medicaid termination letters
Florida was first sued three years ago over how it disenrolled people from the safety net health care program.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis takes aim at AOC, says it’s not time to let Dems off the hook for ‘Woke 1’
The governor derided Democratic Socialists of America candidates on police and prisons.
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Florida prepares to execute the 32nd person in the past 20 months next Tuesday
‘I’m not like taking any pride in that, because it’s a weighty thing,’ DeSantis recently said about the pace of executions in the state.
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FIU students file federal lawsuit over ICE protest clampdown
FIU charged the students with misconduct, saying they violated the school’s “expressive activities” policy.
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‘We don’t answer to this nonsense’: Florida pediatricians pushback on Trump’s new childhood vaccine orders
“We go by evidence-based science, we don’t go by politics and politicians.”
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DeSantis says state won’t appeal judge ruling calling for rewrite of Florida property tax amendment
“Voters are entitled to a fair, clear, accurate and non-misleading ballot statement to assist them in making their critical determination.”
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Pasco state Rep. Kevin Steele faces questions over his race to represent Hillsborough County in congress
UPDATE: He has resigned from his seat.
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Florida Republicans now have a 1.5 million voter registration advantage over Democrats
Just over 3.3 million voters registered as NPAs.
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In 8-5 opinion, federal appeals court upholds Florida’s no-children-at-drag shows law
Judge Robin Rosenbaum issued a scathing 27-page page dissenting opinion.
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Race between Angie Nixon and Alex Vindman could test how progressive Florida Democrats really are
There are clear distinctions between the two on domestic and foreign policy.
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Florida judge says parts of Amendment 3 ballot title, summary language, violate state law
Judge David Frank has ordered Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite significant portions.
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Florida could ban undocumented students from career education programs
It’s another step the state is taking to shut out undocumented students from Florida’s educational system.
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Florida Sheriffs Association is ‘significantly concerned’ about property tax cut amendment
Representatives of local governments argue such significant reduction in revenues could make it challenging to pay for essential services.
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Florida AG James Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions
The letter comes 10 days before most school districts in the state open their doors for the 2026-2027 school year.
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‘Floridians deserve answers’: Dems calls on Ashley Moody to release grand jury report on Hope Florida
Uthmeier has refused to say whether he has asked a judge to keep that grand jury report secret.
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TECO says it will end storm surcharge a month early
TECO serves about 860,000 customers in west-central Florida.
