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Florida Republicans reject gas tax cut, but lineup breaks on guns, outdoor goods
The Legislature plans to vote on the bill along with the $114.5 billion budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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Florida spent $92 million on toilets at immigration sites: ‘We’ve saved taxpayers money,’ says DeSantis
The total tax dollars spent on “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” — Florida’s other state-run detention center — is at least $460 million.
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Florida gas prices expected to spike after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to end war
The state average is $1.50 more than on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began military strikes on Iran.
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‘It was always designed to be a temporary facility’: DeSantis addresses rumors ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may soon close
Florida insists the federal government will reimburse the state hundreds of millions of dollars, although it has not yet.
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Feds will review Rice’s whale endangered species status, as Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
Kristen Monsell, legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity, called the notice “yet another ruthless attack on a species already on the brink of extinction.”
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Tampa MAGA influencer Craig Long arrested in Grady Judd’s prostitution sting
‘Well, I’m going to give him some content for social media today.’
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Florida Legislature approves DeSantis’ new redistricting map, giving Republicans significant boost
“You are destroying democracy with this vote, and the people of Florida deserve better,” House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell said.
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental law, appeals court says
“Until Homeland Security officials decide to fund the facility, no final agency action occurs,” Pryor added.
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Florida environmental advocates blast Trump’s plan to remove endangered species protections
Last month, U.S. Interior Department’s Endangered Species Committee voted unanimously to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from environmental standards.
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Jay Collins insists he isn’t dropping out of Florida governor race, accuses Byron Donalds of selling ‘drugs’ to kids
The Donalds campaign brushed off Collins’ comments Monday.
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Florida gas prices dip below $4-a-gallon, but experts say it probably won’t last
In Florida, the average was $3.99 Monday morning.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill naming highway after Donald Trump
The bill also designates the Tallahassee airport as Bobby Bowden-Tallahassee International Airport.
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Florida gas prices expected to rise, again, after Trump issues blockade in Iran
Florida’s average had been on a slow decline since April 2, when it hit $4.23 a gallon.
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Op-ed: When it comes to concerns about their safety, our soldiers deserve better than ‘shit happens’
The president could learn a lot from the military commanders working tirelessly to prevent casualties.
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DeSantis signs bill to spend $5.5 million to rename Florida airport after Trump
“Republican leaders decided to prioritize wasting five million of your taxpayer dollars on renaming an airport after the President.”
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Tampa Jan. 6 rioter files $18 million lawsuit, alleging police assaulted members of ‘peaceful’ crowd
Fischer was indicted on seven criminal charges for his Jan. 6 actions, including several violent felonies.
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Trump administration won’t pay for Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs
Florida has long waited for these federal dollars to come in.
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Bill calling for $5M plan to rename Florida airport after Trump passes House
‘I think this is crazy that we are trying to name an airport after this man, okay?’ said Miami-Dade Democratic Rep. Ashley Gantt.
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Trump says ‘One Rulebook,’ but DeSantis has objected to the possibility of the feds preempting state AI laws
DeSantis was among opponents of a proposal in the federal ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ that, for a decade, would have prevented states from regulating artificial intelligence.
