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Licensing agreement to rename Florida airport after Trump gets go-ahead
The agreement gives the Trump Organization the right to audit the airport’s books
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Uthmeier continues charge against Southern Poverty Law Center
Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging deceptive fundraising
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Hulk Hogan’s Florida mansion just got a $2 million price cut
It’s right next to his beach cottage, which is also currently for sale
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DeSantis signs his new gerrymandered congressional map into law
Democrats and voting rights groups argue the map is illegal
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Habanero is second sloth to die after rescue from Sloth World
Now, 11 rescued sloths remain under the Central Florida Zoo’s care
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Senate budget chief: No health insurance cost hike for Florida state employees next year
Tens of thousands of state workers as well as those working for state colleges can expect their health insurance premiums to remain the same
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs anti-union bill into law on International Workers’ Day
It’s a rich show of power from a governor who’s afraid of lab-grown meat, a diverse book collection in school libraries, and angering bad bosses who don’t want any government pressure to implement workplace protections.
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DeSantis says he’ll sign congressional map ‘as soon as I get it’
Democrats and voting rights groups have announced plans to contest the maps in court once signed
Posted inFlorida News
Florida just one of several states seeing revival of anti-Islam attacks as midterms approach
Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature this year enacted laws allowing a handful of state officials to designate terrorist organizations
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‘Rigging the system’: Advocacy groups blast approval of DeSantis’ gerrymandered map
Advocacy groups made clear their opposition and expectation of legal challenges
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Florida House approves DeSantis’ gerrymandered map
The map could give Republicans up to four new congressional districts
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Counsel for DeSantis tells lawmakers they can ignore Fair Districts Amendments in approving new map
DeSantis’ new map is likely to add as many as four Republican congressional seats to the 20 out of 28 that they now hold in Florida
Posted inEnvironment
Central Florida park closed as search continues for alligator that attacked a cow
Pine Meadows Conservation Area is closed until further notice
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Florida Speaker kills DeSantis’ AI regulation, vaccine repeal bills on first day of special session
The only topic the Florida House will address during the four-day special session is redrawing the state’s congressional maps
Posted inEducation
Florida average teacher pay remains at bottom of national data, union says
“When public dollars are diverted away from public schools, and teachers can’t afford to stay in the profession, it’s students who lose”
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DeSantis clears the way for church volunteers to carry guns
The measure allows Florida volunteer security guards at houses of worship to carry guns without facing state licensing requirements
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Florida has fourth highest number of measles cases so far this year, CDC says
Meanwhile, DeSantis wants to pass legislation to make it easier for parents to turn down the required vaccines for public school students
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Uthmeier expands criminal AI investigation to USF student murders
Tampa prosecutors revealed that a suspected murderer consulted ChatGPT about placing human remains in a dumpster
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DeSantis’ new congressional map aims to add four GOP seats
The governor released the map first to Fox News before sending to lawmakers an hour later
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Florida spent $34M on tech at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ but says phones for detainees too expensive
Adding landlines or building cell towers would be “entirely unfeasible,” DEM argued Wednesday in court filings