Federal judge refuses Florida’s request to block Title IX rule over LGBTQ+ protections

The states and other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in April, alleging, in part, that the Biden administration overstepped its legal authority

by News Service of Florida July 31, 2024February 3, 2025

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Florida sheriffs and police chiefs oppose recreational marijuana initiative

‘The well-being and health of the citizens of Florida are threatened through the legalization and normalization of recreational marijuana’

by News Service of Florida July 31, 2024June 8, 2025

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Trulieve adds another $5 million to effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida

Smart & Safe Florida is leading efforts to pass a recreational-marijuana initiative on the November ballot.

by News Service of Florida July 29, 2024October 6, 2024

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Federal judge permanently blocks part of Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the workplace-training part of the law

by News Service of Florida July 29, 2024November 21, 2024

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Florida’s population reaches 23 million, projected to add a city’s worth of people every year

‘These increases are analogous to adding a city slightly smaller than Orlando, but larger than St. Petersburg every year’

by News Service of Florida July 24, 2024August 29, 2024

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PAC aiming to put Medicaid expansion on Florida ballot raises $225K

Almost all of the new money raised by the Florida Decides Healthcare committee came from the California-based Tides Foundation

by News Service of Florida July 23, 2024August 28, 2024

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PAC aiming to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida raises $313K in a week

In all, the Smart & Safe Florida committee has raised nearly $61.5 million

by News Service of Florida July 19, 2024January 2, 2025

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Florida gas prices unchanged following Hurricane Beryl, holiday weekend

‘While a record 60 million travelers were forecast to hit the highways, the overall demand number for gas dropped’

by News Service of Florida July 16, 2024July 21, 2024

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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner contributes $1 million to PAC fighting proposed abortion amendment

The Archdiocese of Miami also contributed $129,037 to Florida Voters Against Extremism

by News Service of Florida July 15, 2024May 16, 2025

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Florida group leading abortion rights measure raises another $509k in one week

About half of the funds raised came from Planned Parenthood over the one-week period, out of over 1,000 mostly small-dollar donations total.

by News Service of Florida and McKenna Schueler July 12, 2024July 18, 2024

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Revised lawsuit says DeSantis ‘disenfranchised’ voters by suspending Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell

The federal lawsuit alleges that DeSantis’ decision violated due-process and First Amendment rights

by News Service of Florida July 10, 2024October 20, 2024

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Committee working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises another $293K

The Floridians Protecting Freedom political committee had raised a total of $38.271 million since being formed in spring 2023

by News Service of Florida July 9, 2024July 17, 2024

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State-backed Citizens Insurance tops 1.2 million policies ahead of Florida hurricane season

With hurricane season starting June 1, Citizens officials have said they do not expect private carriers to take out policies over the next few months

by News Service of Florida July 2, 2024July 11, 2024

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Gov. DeSantis’ net worth tops $1.7 million following presidential run, book sales

DeSantis’ finances have received a jolt from his 2023 book, ‘The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival’

by News Service of Florida July 1, 2024December 5, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes agriculture bill over fears it could help with ‘housing of illegal alien workers’

Some farmers cut back on planting this year and might again next year because of labor shortages related to the state’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants

by News Service of Florida July 1, 2024July 1, 2025

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DeSantis vetoes bill requiring Florida Department of Health to issue warnings for unsafe water

DeSantis, in a veto letter, objected to the amount of authority that would have been given to the Department of Health

by News Service of Florida June 27, 2024April 22, 2025

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DeSantis signs bill to shield Florida Gaming Control Commission from public records requests

The bill was approved unanimously by the Legislature this year after drawing little attention

by News Service of Florida June 25, 2024July 3, 2025

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Catholic dioceses largely fund PAC fighting Florida’s proposed abortion amendment

The Florida Voters Against Extremism committee had about $190,000 in cash on hand as of June 14

by News Service of Florida June 24, 2024December 9, 2024

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Committee working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises nearly $20 million

The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee had about $15.1 million in cash on hand as of June 14

by News Service of Florida June 21, 2024July 31, 2024

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DeSantis signs bills to help boost research into cancer, rare diseases

DeSantis last week signed a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that includes $127.5 million for the program

by News Service of Florida June 20, 2024June 30, 2024