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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
Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix
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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’
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Florida bill would require public schools to show anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video in classrooms
The mandate is included in a broad education bill that embraces a number of education initiatives Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed
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Byron Donalds announces his candidacy for Florida governor
Donald’s gubernatorial bid has been endorsed by President Donald Trump
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State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, longtime Central Florida lawmaker and educator, dies at 76
The veteran legislator died Thursday following complications from knee surgery, according to a statement from her family
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DeSantis administration launches state-supported pregnancy website
The Legislature appropriated $466,200 to support the project
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Florida House Republican wants to make it easier to sue state and local governments
Rep. Fiona McFarland has already had conversations with some of the lobbying organizations that would be most affected by the proposal in hopes of getting them to support her efforts
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Florida leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment again
More than 4.6 million Florida residents enrolled in an Obamacare plan for 2025
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Buddy MacKay, Florida’s last Democratic governor, dies at 91
‘Governor MacKay’s life was dedicated to serving the state of Florida, which he did with honor and distinction’