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DeSantis labels antifa, CAIR Florida as a domestic terrorist groups under new law
He tried an earlier executive order slapping the label on the group, but a federal judge has blocked it.
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Florida blocks undocumented immigrants from state colleges, GED programs
“The attempt to restrict a child’s access to higher education based on a documentation status that is no fault of their own is unAmerican.”
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Some Florida local law enforcement agencies aren’t participating with immigration enforcement, says council
Florida’s top cops said some are barely cooperating or not engaging at all in President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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As most of the U.S. abandons the death penalty, Florida is executing prisoners at a record pace
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight decades.
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‘This is such a terrible opinion’: Florida GOP not happy about Supreme Court’s ruling on late-arriving mail-in ballots
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried cheered the Supreme Court’s ruling, calling it a “huge win for the freedom to vote and to have your vote counted.”
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‘Wasn’t my proposal’: DeSantis distances himself from property tax cut amendment
“I think it’ll likely pass,” DeSantis continued. “I mean, because if you read it, I think most people are going to be supportive of it. But I don’t know that.”
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Complaint filed against James Fishback says he’s not eligible to run for governor in Florida
The complaint says Fishback has not resided in Florida for seven years, one of the legal criteria in the Florida Constitution to run for governor.
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Florida woman killed, child injured in separate alligator incidents this weekend
Serious injuries, or even death, caused by alligator bites are extremely rare, says the FWC.
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DeSantis signs Florida budget, touts more than $800 million in cuts
“The footprint of government is not growing in Florida. If anything it’s shrinking.”
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DeSantis says he vetoed bi-partisan bill allowing kids to earn scholarships for volunteering at polls because SPLC supported it
Governor cites civil rights organization as his reason to reject a bill unanimously approved by the Legislature.
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DeSantis says he will veto Florida bill allowing larger lawsuit payouts against local governments
Governor says the bill would have increased the number of ‘unmeritorious’ lawsuits being filed.
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‘Bit of an overreach’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes bill limiting e-bike speeds
“Maybe there’s problems, but what it will lead to is more surveillance of people by law enforcement, and we don’t need that.”
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Howell Key, an off-the-grid private island in Florida, is back on the market with a $5 million price cut
The nearly 10-acre private island is accessible only by boat or helicopter.
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DeSantis signs bill renaming Florida roads and airport after Trump, Charlie Kirk
The bill passed along largely partisan lines, with one Democrat, Sen. Darryl Rouson of Tampa, voting for it.
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New political committee ‘Stop Unfair Tax Shifts’ takes aim at Florida’s property tax cut amendment
The measure was pushed over the past year by Gov. Ron DeSantis and ultimately approved in a special session by the GOP-controlled Legislature earlier this month.
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Despite being plagued with financial, humanitarian and legal issues, DeSantis hails Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as a success
“Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role it was designed to serve,” DeSantis said. “Today, it now has zero detainees.”
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Undocumented students could be banned from state university enrollment under looming rule change
“I am fully supportive of it,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a press conference Wednesday.
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Here are the five Democrats lined up against David Jolly in the Florida governor’s race
Florida state Rep. Dotie Joseph and a graduate of Tampa’s Robinson High School are among those hoping to upset the former Republican in the August primary.
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Despite historic drought, Florida opts out of July 4 fireworks ban, urges residents to be ‘responsible’
As of June 21, the state has recorded wildfires consuming 176,028 acres this year.
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‘How stupid do they think we are?’: Activists doubt ICE has emptied ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
“They built it and filled it with people during the hurricane season last year, so that makes no sense.”
