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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he’s not ready to commit to debating Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
‘We’ll see what happens,’ Scott replied when asked a second time about a debate
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
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Trump confirms he will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
‘As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November,’ Trump wrote
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Florida Democrats call for investigation into state parks development plans
The move came a week after DeSantis shut down the proposal
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Florida residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
‘People who actually play pickleball do visit our state parks. They just don’t play pickleball while they’re doing it.’
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DeSantis official criticizes Florida’s Amendment 3 for not including ‘home-grow’
Advocates for the measure argue the ‘talking point’ makes little sense in light of FL’s single-subject rules for citizen initiatives
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Leading national anti-abortion group forms PAC to fight Florida’s Amendment 4
Protect Women Florida Action is chaired by Marjorie Dannenfelser, the head of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
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Florida Sen. Joe Gruters wants to ban smoking in public if recreational marijuana is legalized
Gruters stunned some of his colleagues two weeks ago when he came out in support of the proposed constitutional amendment
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Florida’s ban on ‘lab-grown’ meat is now being challenged in federal court
The new law makes it illegal to sell, manufacture, or distribute cultivated meat in Florida
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The number of anti-abortion political committees targeting Florida’s Amendment 4 is increasing
Since May 1, it has been illegal to have an abortion in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy
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Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters backs Florida marijuana legalization
In doing so, he is going up against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports term limits for U.S. Supreme Court, if congress does it too
‘If you’re going to do it, do it for everybody in office,’ DeSantis said
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Florida Democratic leaders back Kamala Harris following Biden’s exit
‘This is a time for Democrats to be united, to be energized and to be moving forward,’ state party Chair Nikki Fried said
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During Tampa visit, Jill Biden says her husband is ‘all in’ to continue race for re-election
A growing number of Democratic members of Congress have called for Biden to withdraw
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Cathy Jordan, Florida’s ‘patron saint’ of medical cannabis, dies at the age of 74
Jordan was known for her long-term advocacy of the plant, dating to the late 1990s
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You can now be jailed for selling lab-grown meat in Florida
The Sunshine State is the first in the nation to ban lab-grown meat
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DeSantis calls U.S. surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence an ‘unconstitutional power-grab’
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday
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VP Kamala Harris praises Florida Black voting rights group on Juneteenth
The vice president writes that ‘extremists have attacked the sacred freedom to vote.’
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Tampa transgender woman Ashley Brundage qualifies to run for state house
Brundage hopes to make history by becoming the first transgender person elected to serve in Tallahassee
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $116.5 billion state budget, vetoes nearly $1 billion
Among the vetoes was $32 million in cultural grants
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Environmental groups urge DeSantis to veto Florida bill that allows killing bears in self defense
‘When you run into one of these crack bears, you should be able to shoot it, period,’ the bill’s sponsor said