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Gov. DeSantis administration wants judge to throw out constitutional challenge to drag show law
Hamburger Mary’s says the law violates First Amendment rights
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes bill requiring medical practitioners to wear name tags
DeSantis did not detail his reasons in two veto letters sent to Secretary of State Cord Byrd
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Florida, DeSantis linked to flight of migrants dropped off in Sacramento
‘State-sanctioned kidnapping is not a public policy choice, it is immoral and disgusting’
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DeSantis signs into law industry-backed bill allowing Florida landlords to charge ‘junk fees’ instead of security deposits
An Orange County attorney says it’s ‘not designed to protect the tenant at all’
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay says it’s working with law enforcement after influencer jumps into alligator exhibit
‘Another wild Karen, crikey,’ Pursifull says while guests can be heard asking him to exit the exhibit
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Controversial ‘culture war’ measures teed up for Florida classrooms
The department is slated on June 9 to hold a series of online rule-development workshops that would help implement the new laws
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Florida MMA fighter captures 10-foot alligator near elementary school
‘I felt like Batman, for real, you know.’
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New survey finds that a lot of Floridians don’t care much for hurricane prepping or evacuations
Disquieting news on the week that hurricane season kicks off
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Giant seaweed blob heading for Florida could contain flesh-eating bacteria
Researchers have called the sargassum chonk the ‘perfect pathogen storm’
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Hurricane Ian leaves lessons learned ahead of 2023’s ‘near normal’ storm season
Emergency-management officials believe they must do more to communicate the risks of approaching storms
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Florida’s new election bill immediately challenged in federal court
The League of Women Voters of Florida, NAACP and Hispanic Federation filed three federal lawsuits arguing that the restrictions violate First Amendment rights
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DeSantis signs bill to hand Florida beach safety law enforcement over to sheriff’s departments
The new law is set to take effect in July
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Florida will publish annual list of school library books banned or challenged
The board’s chairman said the move will ‘provide transparency for our families’
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Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem after parent complains of ‘hate messages’
The parent attributed ‘The Hill We Climb’ to Oprah Winfrey
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to ‘get the job done’ in 2024 presidential race
‘These past few years have given me a new appreciation for the fragility of our freedoms.’
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Pediatricians fight Florida House’s subpoena over gender-affirming care standards
The battle comes amid Republicans’ efforts to wipe out trans care in Florida
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Federal appeals court urged to take up a Florida elections law fight
The request came after a divided panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court last month overturned much of a district judge’s ruling against the law
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to make it a felony to harm a police dog
‘If criminals choose to intentionally harm these animals, the penalties must be harsh.’
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Florida gas prices drop 7 cents ahead of Memorial Day weekend
It’s possible this is merely the lull before Memorial Day, but it could be a trend that lingers into summer
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Gov. DeSantis puts hold on Duane Owen execution after his lawyers claimed insanity
Owen has spent more than three decades on Death Row after being convicted of rape and murder