Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami

Decker, who was on assignment for three news outlets, was covering a protest action by Sunshine Movement, which saw many of its members arrested.

by Ray Roa November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

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Florida Representative charged with stealing $5M in FEMA funds

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted for allegedly stealing $5M and laundering it for her 2021 congressional campaign

by Florida Phoenix November 21, 2025November 24, 2025

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DeSantis says Trump’s oil drilling could ‘weaken’ environment, military training

This is one of the rarer instances of DeSantis breaking with Trump since the 2024 elections

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

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Christian supremacist content creators mock, spit, wave bacon at praying Muslim students at USF

In Florida, maliciously disturbing a religious gathering is a first-degree misdemeanor, or a third-degree felony with hate crime enhancement

by Valerie Smith November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

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Florida election supervisors again ask lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail

Whether the GOP-controlled Legislature will act on the request is questionable

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

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Florida AG asks judge to toss out challenge to kratom 7-OH ban

Uthmeier said the ban was needed “to avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety.”

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

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Florida Republican files bill to decriminalize drug testing tools

The bill, if approved, would make it legal to use testing strips, and could help curb overdose deaths

by McKenna Schueler November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

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Florida bill renaming ‘child pornography’ in statute clears first hurdle

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

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Florida House again moves to allow teens to purchase guns

The controversial bill would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

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Florida lawmakers wary about adoption of Heritage Foundation pledge

The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank that authored Project 2025

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Opponents ask DeSantis to stop the 2025 Florida bear hunt

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is set to start next month

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Supreme Court turns down Florida school’s pregame prayer case

The case stems from a 2015 game where the athletic association denied use of the loudspeaker for a prayer at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Florida AG supports federal ban of hemp-derived THC products

A nationwide ban on most hemp-derived THC products was approved by Congress last week and is scheduled to take effect late next year

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings intends to change home rule if elected governor

The latest such move by the Legislature is a law passed earlier this year that restricts local governments from regulating development

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Florida advances marijuana amendment toward 2026 ballot

A pro-marijuana group sued the DeSantis administration for allegedly slow-walking the process to put an amendment on the ballot

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

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Florida lawmakers offer safety plan for students with autism

The bills requires schools to create plans and assign personnel to address situations in which students with autism wander from safe areas

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

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Florida Republican tries again to ban removal of Confederate monuments

The push to remove Confederate images emerged in 2015, after white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine Black people in a Charleston church

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

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Florida first state to adopt conservative education plan via Heritage Foundation

Critics described the Heritage Foundation declaration as promoting indoctrination

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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Ban on kratom 7-OH in Florida challenged

Doctors say 7-OH acts on the same parts of the brain and is as addictive as opioids

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

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‘Drag Race’ star claps back at Florida AG ‘Mister Urethra’ for targeting Christmas show

Uthmeier called the touring show “openly anti-Christian,” expressing his concern it would result in religious discrimination.

by Selene San Felice November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

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Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami

Florida Representative charged with stealing $5M in FEMA funds

DeSantis says Trump’s oil drilling could ‘weaken’ environment, military training

Christian supremacist content creators mock, spit, wave bacon at praying Muslim students at USF

Florida election supervisors again ask lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail

Florida AG asks judge to toss out challenge to kratom 7-OH ban

Florida Republican files bill to decriminalize drug testing tools

Florida bill renaming ‘child pornography’ in statute clears first hurdle

Florida House again moves to allow teens to purchase guns

Florida lawmakers wary about adoption of Heritage Foundation pledge

Opponents ask DeSantis to stop the 2025 Florida bear hunt

Supreme Court turns down Florida school’s pregame prayer case

Florida AG supports federal ban of hemp-derived THC products

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings intends to change home rule if elected governor

Florida advances marijuana amendment toward 2026 ballot

Florida lawmakers offer safety plan for students with autism

Florida Republican tries again to ban removal of Confederate monuments

Florida first state to adopt conservative education plan via Heritage Foundation

Ban on kratom 7-OH in Florida challenged

‘Drag Race’ star claps back at Florida AG ‘Mister Urethra’ for targeting Christmas show

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