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New E-bike rules head to DeSantis’ desk
The measure creates an E-bike safety taskforce within Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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Attacks in Iran could spike Florida gas prices
The size and duration of any uptick will depend in part on how long the military operations last
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Florida to give $50M to local law agencies for immigration enforcement
About half of those funds are being allocated to only one county.
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Casey DeSantis’ food testing program flops in budget plans
“I don’t know why the state needs to create its own version of the (federal Food and Drug Administration),” said Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola.
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Senators back compensation for ‘Groveland Four’ families
‘This bill is about justice, not merely remembered as history, but carried forward as responsibility,’ said bill sponsor Ocoee Democrat LaVon Bracy Davis
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‘Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance’ advances despite pushback
The move comes despite objections that such a tribute would come as an insult to Black people, women and others
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After record high last year, Florida sets first execution of 2026
Florida saw a record 19 executions last year
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Florida driver’s license tests will only be offered in English
Language-translation services won’t be allowed either, starting Feb. 6
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Florida AG sues Starbucks over what he says is race-based hiring
The suit alleges Starbucks has violated a state civil-rights law through race-based hiring and race-based compensation decisions
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Florida eyes a ‘Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance’
A Florida Senate committee next week will take up a proposal that would designate Oct. 14 each year as “Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance”
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Florida AG sues Planned Parenthood over ‘false’ abortion safety claim
His lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood of falsely advertising that abortion medication is “safer than Tylenol.”
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Sen. Leek again files proposal to create Florida Museum of Black History
The Senate unanimously passed a similar bill during the 2025 session, but the House did not approve it
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Florida bill would punish colleges that don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk
Money would be withheld from schools that didn’t go along with the changes, under the bill
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DeSantis, Cabinet approve $14 million for immigration crackdown
Items approved in the grants include bulletproof vests, AI-assisted translation software and license-plate readers
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Florida approves Trump library plan for Miami
The 2.63-acre site targeted for the presidential library was purchased for Miami Dade College for $25 million in 2004.
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Florida cuts number of bear hunt permits to be issued
A commission spokeswoman didn’t give an explanation for the decrease
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Hulk Hogan sex tape blocked from upcoming documentary by Florida judge
The judge issued a temporary restraining order in the case involving the estate of Hogan and Bubba the Love Sponge Clem
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Florida sees 37.6 percent drop in abortions performed from this time last year
The decrease comes after a law took effect in May 2024 that largely prevents abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
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Mosaic Fertilizer gets draft permits that could lead to injecting wastewater underground in Florida
Mosaic, a major player in the state’s phosphate industry, applied in early 2024 for approval to drill exploratory wells at sites
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Gov. DeSantis now faces lawsuit alleging he violated Florida Constitution over judicial seat
The case alleges that DeSantis did not comply with a requirement to make an appointment within 60 days of receiving a list of candidates from the 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission