Schools tied to designated terrorist organizations must lose their state-sponsored tuition vouchers and college students supporting these groups must be expelled under legislation that won final passage Thursday. Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to soon sign HB 1471 into law, largely because his office, according to the Tampa Bay Times, drafted the preliminary version of the measure, which […]
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Florida bill banning local governments from enacting DEI initiatives heads to DeSantis
The Senate approved the bill last week, and it will now be sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for consideration.
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Florida Senate clears bill allowing ‘gang-related language’ in social media posts as evidence
The bill passed, 29 to 9 — largely along party lines — and now heads to DeSantis.
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Florida’s ‘Medical freedom’ from vaccines bill is likely dead
The DeSantis administration announced last fall it wanted to eliminate every vaccine mandate from Florida statutes.
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DeSantis approves AI translators, GPS trackers, bonuses and more for immigration cops
$2.4 million is going to 10 law enforcement agencies.
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DeSantis: Judge’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ order ‘is not going to deter us.’
He touted more immigration arrests hours after a judge ordered the facility shut down.
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A crosswalk made me gay
Tampa Bay leaders plan to bow to DeSantis and Trump. They still have a choice.
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Hundreds of immigrants to arrive at Everglades detention center tonight, Uthmeier announces
“Next stop: back to where they came from.”
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Trump visits Florida on Tuesday for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ opening
Protests are planned to start at 10 a.m.
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DeSantis says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will have ‘zero impact’ on Everglades restoration
Democrats pushing back “don’t want the laws enforced at all” on immigration, he said in Tampa on Wednesday.
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‘We overreacted:’ DeSantis signs financial relief law for condo owners after Surfside regulations
He spoke about it in Clearwater last Monday.
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Florida TaxWatch calls on DeSantis to veto $8.5M USF complex as ‘budget turkey’
That project would include a new USF Police Department office and the Tampa campus’ Emergency Operations Center.
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Florida Republicans support restricting state’s ballot-initiative process even further
Only one lawmaker crossed party lines, with Rep. Jose Alvarez, D-Kissimmee, joining Republicans in supporting the bill.
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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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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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COVID probe requested by Florida Gov. DeSantis finds no evidence of criminal activity
DeSantis didn’t acknowledge the lack of evidence of criminal activity in his X post about the report.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis hasn’t said if he’ll once again reject federal program that provides food to low-income kids
Low-income families received $40 per month per school-aged child in a food assistance debit card through the program.
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EPA approves Florida plan for radioactive roads made from toxic waste
The possibility of using phosphogypsum in road projects has long drawn opposition from environmental groups.
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Following outrage over DeSantis plan, new Florida bill would limit development in state parks
Harrell filed the bill for consideration during the 2025 legislative session that begins March 4.