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Florida Republicans clear path for DeSantis to run for president without resigning
“This bill is voter suppression through and through,” Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, said.
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Florida Republicans pass bill to weaken public-sector, teacher unions
The bill would affect a wide range of public-employees unions, including teachers unions.
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Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging political retaliation
In the lawsuit, Disney contends it was left with no choice against “a relentless campaign to weaponize government power.”
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Florida Senate backs transgender bathroom bill as drag queens protest at Capitol
“This bill fails to address real safety concerns. Rather, it purports a witch-hunt against the vulnerable minority, which I apologize that I am one of.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs death penalty bill eliminating need for unanimous juries
The new law took effect immediately and represents a major change in Florida’s death-penalty system.
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Florida Senate approves bill to shield travel records and conceal who visits governor’s mansion
“We should be able to see if he is flying on our dime or a donor’s dime.”
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Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law expanded in all public schools through 12th grade
“Like the Legislature, the board has provided no definitions for what ‘instruction’ on sexual orientation or gender identity means…”
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Florida House expected to pass anti-transgender bills targeting drag shows, healthcare and bathrooms
“We have three bills that will target LGBTQ+ people for no reason but political motivation.”
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‘Radioactive roads’? Florida environmentalists want brakes put on Tampa company’s plan to reuse toxic mining waste
What’s the fight all about? Phosphogypsum.
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Florida lawmakers pass death penalty bill eliminating need for unanimous juries
The bill would affect only the sentencing process and not what is known as the “guilt phase” of murder cases.
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Controversial higher-ed bill backed in Florida Senate
Senate Democrats criticized the proposed curriculum-related issues in the bill.
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Florida health official must testify in transgender Medicaid fight, says federal judge
The judge ruled that the official likely has “relevant, indeed significant, information not available from other sources.”
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DeSantis lawyers ask Florida Supreme Court to toss out Andrew Warren’s case
The attorneys wrote that a petition filed by Warren at the Supreme Court “presents quintessential political questions.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signs permitless concealed carry into law
Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican who sponsored the bill, called it “monumental.”
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Florida House votes to expand so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to eighth grade, ban use of preferred pronouns
“Look, the LGBTQ community isn’t going away, trans people aren’t going away.”
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Florida bill to carry concealed guns without a permit heads to Gov. DeSantis’ desk
“There’s no way that your constituents want this.”
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Florida Republicans advance bill cracking down on drag shows
“This manufactured moral panic about drag shows is about policing culture.”
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Federal court puts Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ on hold
In issuing the injunction, Walker described the law as ‘positively dystopian.’
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Axios Tampa Bay fires reporter Ben Montgomery over response to DeSantis DEI email
‘This gives the trolls another scalp,’ Montgomery told CL.