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DeSantis signs bill banning local climate change efforts, putting Tampa’s plan in limbo
The law takes effect July 1st.
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Florida has spent $460 million on immigration enforcement so far, records show
FDEM filed a budget amendment May 6 notifying the Legislature it was spending $45.3 million out of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund to pay off invoices for the 2025-2026 year.
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Under new Florida law, data centers can’t rely on taxpayers to pay utilities
However, SB 484 does not ban artificial intelligence companies from signing secret nondisclosure agreements with state agencies.
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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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DeSantis and the people suing him, can agree on one thing: His new map violates Florida’s Constitution
“We believe the [Fair Districts provision] does not apply,” the governor’s top elections lawyer, Mohammad Jazil, told senators during a committee hearing last week.
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Florida education union claims school choice system is unconstitutional, files suit
The plaintiffs ask the court to declare the scholarship programs and charter schools “as currently administered” unconstitutional.
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DeSantis signs bill making new gerrymandered congressional map official
House Democratic Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a blistering statement hours after DeSantis signed the map into law, saying “see you in court.”
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Despite new maps, Florida Democratic Reps. Kathy Castor & Debbie Wasserman Schultz say they’re running again
Their districts have become much more Republican-leaning following passage of a new redistricting map.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law making it easier to decertify teachers unions
“This bill doesn’t end unions. The unions will end themselves when they lose their way.”
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‘Rigging a system:’ Florida’s new congressional map expected to draw legal challenges
“House Republicans cheered at the destruction of democracy while Democrats fought to defend it.”
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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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‘This is clearly unconstitutional’: Florida Democrats decry DeSantis’ new congressional map
House and Senate committees approved the new map (HB 1D, SB 8D) ahead of a floor votes later in the week.
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Florida Speaker kills DeSantis’ AI and vaccine bills on first day of special session
“There were no bills filed on these policies prior to the start of this special session [in the House],” Perez told his members minutes after opening House proceedings.
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DeSantis orders Legislature to revisit vaccine mandates, as CDC confirms 134 confirmed measles cases
The Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday will consider SB 6D, offered by Jacksonville Republican Sen. Clay Yarborough.
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DeSantis’ new redistricting plan would leave Tampa Bay with zero Dem seats
Democratic lawmakers decried the new map as a blatant partisan power grab.
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DeSantis signs bill allowing untrained volunteers to carry guns in Florida churches
The law is effective July 1, the start of the next fiscal year.
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DeSantis signs bills banning Florida cities and counties from supporting DEI programs, net zero carbon policies
“With DEI, the disfavored groups, number one obviously, would be white males, and I think they’ve been discriminated against,” DeSantis said Wednesday.
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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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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 Gov. DeSantis signs law allowing tax dollars to fund flying car infrastructure
“You could essentially be looking at something that was envisioned in ‘The Jetsons,’ or maybe ‘The Fifth Element.”