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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning state money from going to local public-transit advertising
DeSantis on Wednesday signed a wide-ranging transportation package
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‘This state will start to smell like marijuana’: Gov. DeSantis complains about marijuana, abortion amendments in Florida
The governor criticized the recreational marijuana measure, which will appear as Amendment 3 on the November ballot, calling it the ‘weed one’
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Florida bill blocking local workplace heat protection standards is now in DeSantis’ hands
The bill is what’s known as a ‘preemption’ measure, meaning it would take authority away from local governments
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Florida GOP extends voter registration lead over Democrats by more than 855,000
Democrats historically held a registration lead in the state, but Republicans overtook them in 2021
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing people to purchase giant bottles of wine
‘If that means they want to buy and sell a big old bottle of wine like this, then by golly they’re going to be able to,’ DeSantis said
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to end squatters’ rights, increase penalties
The bill grants law enforcement the authority to remove residential squatters
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Florida lawmaker, advocacy groups question DeSantis’ response to unrest in Haiti
More than 250 officers are expected to be deployed in anticipation of a surge in migration
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Florida metro areas are fastest growing in the nation, U.S. Census Bureau says
The Villages retirement community area ranked highest
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Florida’s Citizens insurance of last resort added nearly 11,000 policies in the last two weeks
Citizens, which was created as an insurer of last resort, has become the state’s largest property insurer
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Florida lawmakers approve watered-down bill anti-vaping bill
The bill, now ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, targets single-use electronic cigarettes
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10 big issues from Florida’s 2024 legislative session
Snapshots of 10 big issues from the session
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Florida Senate declines to confirm Moms for Liberty co-founder to state ethics panel
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Descovich to the Florida ethics commission last year, a position which requires Senate confirmation
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Florida lawmakers pass bill targeting hemp-based products
The bill drew an outcry from manufacturers and sellers of hemp-based products who warned it would shutter businesses and drive people to the illegal drug market
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Florida bill allowing gambling money to be used for environmental projects heads to DeSantis
The bill would provide at least $450 million a year for issues such as buying and maintaining land in a state wildlife corridor
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DeSantis taps Disney district chief Glen Gilzean as Orange County supervisor of elections
‘This is an extremely important job that is now in the hands of a DeSantis loyalist,’ Frost wrote
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Florida Senate passes proposal to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism
The bill would need approval from the House before it could go to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis
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‘I’m not worried about our schools’: Florida Republicans votes to lower minimum age to purchase AR-15s
‘Shame on us,’ Bartleman said. ‘We told the citizens of Florida that we were going to protect them’
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Florida considers raising cap on Citizens, the state-backed property insurance of last resort
The bill, sponsored by Senate Banking and Insurance Chairman Jim Boyd, addresses a series of issues related to Citizens
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Florida bill to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism heads to full Senate
‘This is not an indoctrination attempt,’ Collins said
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Controversial Florida bill banning ‘identity politics’ from teacher prep programs heads to Senate
Critics have called the measure a ‘government censorship’ bill