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Florida’s top marijuana regulator leaves post as state prepares to defend new medical licenses
Florida in November 2024 awarded 22 new medical marijuana licenses
Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix
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Florida AG James Uthmeier is suing porn companies he says are ‘preying on the innocence of children’
‘Multiple porn companies are flagrantly breaking Florida’s age verification law by exposing children to harmful, explicit content,’ he said
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Department of Health reports 21 infections tied to raw milk consumption in central, northeast Florida
The agency said the tainted milk was ‘linked to a particular farm’ but did not disclose the name or location
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In Florida and DC, fallout over Epstein files continues to dog Donald Trump
A top Department of Justice official interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and a key figure in the growing controversy
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Florida’s new schools commissioner promises to prevent students from being ‘indoctrinated’ in fiery speech
Kamoutsas is the former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could be bad news for Florida health care, advocates say
Florida leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment in 2025, with 4.7 million people enrolled in the marketplace
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Gov. DeSantis says he’s still working on property tax rebates for Florida homeowners
But budget chiefs for the Legislature say they remain unaware of any formal proposal
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Orlando-area representatives among hundreds of lawmakers urging Congress to support Planned Parenthood funding
In all, 562 state lawmakers from 50 states and the District of Columbia signed the letter
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Florida group aiming to legalize marijuana joins fight against ballot initiative restrictions
Smart & Safe Florida called the new restrictions signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘legislative gaslighting’
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The Florida Legislature’s $2.8 billion tax cut deal is off the table
The breakdown means legislators are nowhere near coming up with a new budget
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Florida Senate defers vote on DeSantis’ priority health care bill to prevent vaccination status discrimination
The bill amends the existing ‘Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights’ to permanently enshrine policy changes regarding vaccinations
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Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties
Of the more than 200 gubernatorial appointees for the Senate to consider this session, roughly 150 are still awaiting action, says Sen. Don Gaetz
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Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation could lose tax status, legislator warns
Rep. Andrade’s warning came during a rancorous public comment portion of a meeting derailed by Nazi symbols, racial slurs and pornography
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DeSantis says Florida House Republicans, ‘liberal media’ are running a smear campaign against him and his wife
His accusations came just before another Florida House hearing on the workings of Hope Florida
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Amid scrutiny, DeSantis says $10 million payment to his wife’s Hope Florida program is not illegal but a ‘cherry on top’
DeSantis lashed out at press reports over Hope Florida and asserted that House Republicans were orchestrating negative coverage of the program
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Casey DeSantis-backed org under fire over $10 million payment diverted from health care settlement
The payment was not immediately disclosed to the Legislature. Instead, the House discovered its existence from the October minutes from a foundation meeting
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Florida House leader wants to permanently reduce state sales tax rate to 5.25 percent
If successful, the move would save taxpayers’ nearly $5 billion annually and put the Sunshine State on the map for being the only state in the nation to permanently reduce its sales tax
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Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP could cause crushing impact on Florida’s overall GDP, report says
The report estimates Florida could lose nearly 45,000 jobs in 2026 and see its overall gross domestic product shrink by more than $4.5 billion
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Florida house panel advances bill to require schools to show anti-abortion group’s video in classrooms
Critics say the video is misleading and contains medical inaccuracies
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Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost urges Florida to question what Republicans plan to do with Medicaid
‘If you support cuts to Medicaid, do you not realize that you’re supporting cuts to the Florida budget? That’s how this works’