Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis leaves door open for a future run for the White House
“We’ll see,” DeSantis told Fox News’ Sean Hannity
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Posted inFlorida News
‘Never Trumpers’ launch ad blitz to promote ‘No Kings’ in Florida
The anti-Trump group placed advertisements in 27 newspapers in Florida Monday to promote “No Kings” rallies planned for this weekend
Posted inOrlando Area News
Jerry Demings applauds GOP sheriffs for speaking against federal immigration efforts
“They have gone overboard,” Orange County Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Demings said of ICE
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis signs bill that could block proposed Manatee County cruise ship terminal
“Construction of a new port next door I think struck a lot of people as being unnecessary,” DeSantis said
Posted inFlorida News
Gun advocates praise Uthmeier for saying ‘nondangerous’ felons should be allowed to own guns
“Attorney General Pam Bondi needs to sit up and take notes!” said Gun Owners of America
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Uthmeier now says it’s unconstitutional to ban nondangerous felons from possessing guns
That opinion — never previously offered by a Florida attorney general — is being lavishly praised by Second Amendment advocates
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Desmond Meade to step down as head of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Meade in 2018 led the campaign that restored the voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions
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Florida bill banning local government ‘net-zero’ policies heads to DeSantis
If signed into law by DeSantis, it would go into effect on July 1
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Coalition calls on Legislature to address $759M backlog of state park repairs
A coalition of 32 groups and businesses is urging Florida state lawmakers to step up funding for repairs to the Florida State Parks system
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Florida Senate votes to ban local governments from spending on DEI
If enacted, officials could be removed from office for violating the bill
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Bill allowing Florida to designate domestic terrorist organizations passes in House
Orlando Rep. Rita Harris said the bill places “an extraordinary concentration of power” in the hands of just a few government officials
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Bill requiring U.S. citizenship to register to vote passed by Florida House
The bill also removes student IDs as an acceptable form of identification when voting at the polls
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Florida GOP voters say a DeSantis endorsement for governor means more than Trump’s
DeSantis has not endorsed any candidate to succeed him as governor so far
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Orange County among potential sites for proposed $127M prison, report says
The House proposed $127 million for planning and design of a new 4,800-prisoner facility and adjoining 600-bed hospital unit
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Florida House passes $5M plan to rename an airport after Trump
Trump lost Palm Beach County, the location of the proposed airport, to Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election
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New bill would ban cites, counties from enacting climate change policies
The bill says that it is Florida state policy to prohibit the adoption or implementation of “net-zero policies” by government entities
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Florida bill to brand certain groups as domestic terrorists advances
The bill includes a provision that would ban schools with affiliations to designated foreign or domestic terrorist organizations from receiving school voucher funds
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DeSantis’ $374M request for correction officer pay raises gets a boost
Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins — candidate for the Republican nomination for governor — is promoting DeSantis’ budget request
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Reps. Maxwell Frost, Darren Soto tell Kristi Noem not to open ICE facility in Orlando
Reports of ICE opening a processing center in Orlando have emerged in recent weeks, with a reported cost of nearly $100M
Posted inCannabis
Bill banning open containers of cannabis while driving advances
The bill would work the same way Florida law does now in banning driving with open containers of alcohol