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Florida will appeal ruling after judge says state can't enforce pronoun law against teacher
Walker’s decision said that the law violated the First Amendment.
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida pronoun law, Florida education, Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs public school chaplains bill, says satanists need not apply
‘We’re not playing those games in Florida,’ he vows.
By Michael Moline and Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida schools, ACLU
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that opens the door for kindergarteners to learn about communism
The state education department will be tasked with drawing up academic standards for the lessons.
By Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, communism
Suspended Hillsborough prosecutor Andrew Warren now says he will run for re-election
He previously said he wouldn’t run out of concern DeSantis would suspend him again
By Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Andrew Warren, Ron DeSantis, Susan Lopez
DeSantis says he’ll sign Florida bill limiting challenges to school books by nonparents
“It is done intentionally, and it is part of an agenda, and that’s wrong,” DeSantis said during a news conference.
Tags: Florida News, Florida book banning law, Ron DeSantis
DeSantis quietly signs bill blocking heat protection standards for Florida workers
The measure is known as a “preemption” bill, as it would take away authority from local governments.
By Jim Turner and News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida heat protection standards
Dunedin First Presbyterian among organizations asking DeSantis to veto bill blocking workplace heat protection
HB 433 undercuts working people in other ways, too.
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida labor news, workers heat protection in Florida
DeSantis signs bill to use gambling money for Florida environmental projects
Much of the money will come from a 2021 gambling deal that the state reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, SB 1638, Seminole Tribe of Florida
DeSantis signs bill banning state money from going to local public-transit advertising
“No, we're not going to do that.”
By Colin Wolf
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida public transportation
'This state will start to smell like marijuana': Florida Gov. DeSantis complains about pot and abortion amendments
"Do we want to have more marijuana in our communities?"
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida recreational marijuana amendment, Florida abortion amendment
In the wake of Florida's 'War on Woke,' Republicans return to terrorizing the underclass
Amid a home insurance crisis and soaring housing prices, the Florida GOP has brought all its power to bear on their symptoms.
By Jeb Lund
Tags: Columns, Ron DeSantis, Florida Republicans, Florida GOP, Florida anti-homeless laws
'Pretty much a total ban': Florida will soon have a six-week limit on abortions
But, voters will decide in November whether they want to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.
By Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion rights, Ron DeSantis
'Game changers': Florida Supreme Court's abortion and recreational pot rulings could be major boost for Democrats
“Florida just got a lot more expensive for the GOP."
By Serra Sowers and Fresh Take Florida
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida Abortion amendment, Florida recreational marijuana amendment, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump
Tampa Bay leaders say new law banning people from sleeping in public fails to address homelessness
“To sleep is to exist, in order to exist as humans we have to sleep. And so this bill is basically criminalizing the existence of a group of people."
By Suzanne Townsend
Tags: Tampa Bay News, Ron DeSantis, HB 1365, Florida homeless bill
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing people to purchase giant bottles of wine
Current law generally prevents the sale of wine in containers that hold more than one gallon.
Tags: Florida News, Florida wine bottles law, Ron DeSantis
Disney reaches settlement in Florida lawsuit over Reedy Creek Improvement District
The deal ends an Orange County circuit-court lawsuit that came amid a feud between DeSantis and Disney.
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Disney
Lawsuit challenges Florida law restricting Chinese employment at public universities
The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the ACLU Foundation of Florida, the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance and the international law firm Perkins Coie.
Tags: Florida News, Florida Chinese university law, Ron DeSantis
Despite potential legal fight, DeSantis signs bill limiting social media for Florida youth
If the tech industry files a lawsuit, it would be the second major court fight against Florida social-media laws in recent years.
Tags: Florida News, Florida social media bill, Ron DeSantis, Paul Renner
DeSantis signs bill rolling back Florida's child labor laws
NFIB-Florida President Bill Herrle said the bill will give parents control over the hours worked by teens.
Tags: Florida News, Florida child labor laws bill, Ron DeSantis
Mayors of Redington Beach, Anna Maria, among those urging DeSantis to veto short-term vacation rental bill
Even those who supported the proposal in the Legislature aren’t doing much to sell its benefits.
Tags: Tampa Bay News, Tampa Bay vacation rentals, Ron DeSantis
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Tijuana Flats closes four Tampa Bay locations following bankruptcy filing
Gator removed from runway at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa Pig Jig brings Dierks Bentley to downtown this fall
By Ray Roa
Five Tampa restaurants earn Michelin stars in 2024 guide
By Kyla Fields
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By Josh Bradley
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