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Florida Senate passes bill making it harder for most public employees to form or keep their union
Five Republicans and one independent senator joined Democrats in voting against the bill.
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Florida Senate votes to ban local governments from spending on DEI
If enacted, officials could be removed from office for violating the bill
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Florida House passes tax breaks for guns, camping gear and American beer
The bill drew criticism for lifting sales taxes for the next fiscal year on firearm accessories like holsters, magazines and muzzle devices
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Bill allowing Florida to designate domestic terrorist organizations passes in House
Orlando Rep. Rita Harris said the bill places “an extraordinary concentration of power” in the hands of just a few government officials
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Florida planned $645M for waste company Doodie Calls at detention centers
Emergency managers say projected costs at migrant detention centers have since been revised downward
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Mark Zuckerberg just bought this $170 million Florida mansion
Welcome to the Sunshine State, Zuck
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Florida bill targeting unions inches closer to final passage despite some GOP concern
Roughly 100 workers testified against the legislation in its final committee hearing Monday. It still passed largely along party lines, with most Republicans in support.
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Florida universities face DeSantis-backed freeze on H1-B visas
Florida’s university system decision-makers voted to pause H-1B visas at state universities until next year
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Timeline of confusion: Cost projections for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
Nearly 3,000 pages of records show the Florida Division of Emergency Management adjusted calculations several times between June and November
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Attacks in Iran could spike Florida gas prices
The size and duration of any uptick will depend in part on how long the military operations last
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Florida has third highest number of measles cases in US, CDC says
The CDC data show 107 confirmed measles cases in Florida as of Feb. 26
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Proposal for armed ‘guardians’ on Florida campuses heads to Senate
The approval comes less than a year after a gunman opened fire on FSU campus
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Bill requiring U.S. citizenship to register to vote passed by Florida House
The bill also removes student IDs as an acceptable form of identification when voting at the polls
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Trump administration won’t pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs, DOJ says
A $608 million federal reimbursement won’t cover construction costs — if the money comes through at all
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Bills up in Legislature could make Floridians target of secret surveillance and potential arrest
Echoing the FBI’s controversial COINTELPRO in the 1960s, these proposals could criminalize protected forms of dissent.
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‘Charlie Kirk Day’ approved by Florida House
“I just don’t know why we are honoring somebody who had no accomplishments, who hadn’t done anything, and who denigrated people that look like me,” said Rep. Bruce Antone, an Orlando Democrat who is Black
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Could Pulse memorial be affected by Florida’s proposed crackdown on city-funded DEI?
A proposal making its way through the state Legislature would prevent cities from funding any diversity, equity or inclusion initiative, with limited exceptions.
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Eyeball scanners, surveillance towers part of $40M immigration grants for local police
DeSantis approved more than $40 million in Florida immigration grants to pay local law enforcement to capture and hold detainees
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Florida GOP voters say a DeSantis endorsement for governor means more than Trump’s
DeSantis has not endorsed any candidate to succeed him as governor so far
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‘House of Columns’ by famed architect Carl Abbott now for sale in Florida
The home comprises eight levels and includes a main building plus three separate wings connected by enclosed bridges