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Report says revision to Florida’s ‘Live Local Act’ reduces affordable and workforce housing stock
There now 6.6 billion fewer square feet of land available for this kind of development, according to LandTech.
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Feds push back on Florida’s effort to block rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs
Florida is among four states seeking a preliminary injunction against the rule, which is designed to help carry out Title IX
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Florida hemp industry breathes temporary sigh of relief after DeSantis veto
The governor nixed a bill that they say if signed would have presented an existential threat to their livelihoods.
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Florida parents file federal lawsuit over state’s new book banning policy
Plaintiffs in Thursday’s lawsuit are two parents from St. Johns County and one from Orange County.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘safe exchange’ custody bill
The bill, which will take effect July 1, was called the “Cassi Carli Law.”
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Andrew Warren says his campaign raised more than $200K in first 45 days as a candidate
A spokesperson for Suzy Lopez says she has now raised more than $582,000 in the race for Hillsborough State Attorney
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Hillsborough teacher’s pronoun case gets federal hearing date for September
After appealing Walker’s ruling, lawyers for the state asked the Atlanta-based appeals to “expedite” arguments.
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Federal Judge tosses Florida Gov. DeSantis lawsuit on children’s health insurance
Florida’s children’s health program dates to the 1990s, with subsidized insurance available to families with incomes up to 210 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Florida proposes new rules on how to decide when a voter’s ballot isn’t properly filled out
“Sounds to me like the canvassing board is not going to have the ability to think and reason.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Trump’s conviction in porn star hush money trial a ‘mockery of our judicial system’
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.
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Florida board of education replaces the word ‘gender’ with ‘sex,’ as state challenges new Title IX changes
Other changes to the bylaws approved Wednesday include allowing student-athletes to continue playing sports if they graduate early.
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Florida’s new 8-4 death penalty law creates a ‘game of chance,’ groups say
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court had not accepted either of the briefs.
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Florida’s home school voucher program could double in size next year
Voucher amounts typically range from about $7,000 to $9,000 per student, depending on what counties they live in.
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After DeSantis scrubs ‘climate change’ from state law, Florida begins rolling back renewable-energy goals
Utilities in recent years have dramatically expanded construction of solar-energy facilities as technology has improved and costs have decreased.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis approves $466K state-run pregnancy website
The group Progress Florida called the measure “anti-abortion propaganda on the public dime.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida policy
“We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots.”
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Excessive heat increases the frequency of injuries, study shows
“It is apparent that excessive heat has become more frequent, and if these trends continue, the result will be more heat exposure for the workforce,” the study said.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill raising minimum age for strippers
The bill will make it a first-degree misdemeanor to hire a person under 21 to work at an adult entertainment business.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs series of school ‘deregulation’ bills
DeSantis signed the series of bills Thursday.
