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CFO Ingoglia unveils legislation to make local officials more accountable
The legislation details penalties for noncompliance including fines and removal from office
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DeSantis’ proposed budget changes how Florida funds cancer programs
The push is likely to spark another largely behind-the-scenes battle among those who rely on the state money to help with research programs
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Florida ‘right to repair’ bill advances with bipartisan support
The bill from Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani would require mobility device manufacturers to give consumers the information they need to repair their wheelchair or similar device
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‘Sadly timed’: New bill would allow professors to open carry on campus
It follows a slate of violent incidents in the past few months, including a shooting spree at Florida State University in April and a shooting at Brown University over the weekend
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A home on Winter Garden’s peninsula cul-de-sac is now for sale
It’s one of just 21 houses on the island-like plot of land and the only one of the bunch currently on the market
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Florida filmmakers take ‘human-centric’ approach in documentary on workers’ fight for heat protections
The film “Without Shade, Without Rest” was produced by the journalist-founded nonprofit Six Eye Films, based in West Palm Beach.
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University Chancellor Ray Rodrigues is the highest-paid Florida employee
The State University System approved his three-year contract extension with a $600,000 base salary with a chance at a 20% performance bonus.
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Hearings to repeal Florida’s school vaccine mandates begin
Ladapo made the call to get rid of all vaccine mandates even though many of those mandates have been considered a public health success
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In Orlando, DeSantis proposes $117B budget that bans ‘social justice’ efforts
“Today I announced the ‘Floridians First’ Budget, which will keep Florida on the course of fiscal responsibility and delivers on the priorities that have made Florida the greatest state in America.”
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Nikki Fried: ‘The pendulum is swinging towards Democrats’ after victory in Miami election
Miami voters this week elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, the first time a registered Democrat has taken the seat in decades
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Florida AG sues Starbucks over what he says is race-based hiring
The suit alleges Starbucks has violated a state civil-rights law through race-based hiring and race-based compensation decisions
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‘He does not deserve this honor:’ Tensions erupt over proposed Charlie Kirk Day
The bill would make Charlie Kirk only the second person — after Ronald Reagan — to be commemorated in Florida statute
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Florida House Democrats prioritize affordability in 2026 session
Lawmakers have housing affordability and government efficiency on their minds a month out from the start of the 2026 legislative session
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Florida Panhandle prison has ‘culture of abuse and violence,’ report alleges
A nearly two-year investigation has concluded that overcrowding and understaffing has resulted in a high number of complaints by inmates
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DeSantis and Trump’s beef overshadows ‘AI Week’
A fight between the two has dominated Florida House Speaker Danny Perez’s planned “artificial intelligence week” in the Legislature
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DeSantis against Trump’s push for federal AI regulation
“The problem is that Congress hasn’t proposed any coherent regulatory scheme but instead just wanted to block states from doing anything for 10 years, which would be an AI amnesty.”
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Florida eyes a ‘Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance’
A Florida Senate committee next week will take up a proposal that would designate Oct. 14 each year as “Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance”
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‘Age of darkness and deceit’: DeSantis proposes ‘AI bill of rights’ in crackdown
The legislative proposals come in sharp contrast to pro-tech push marking President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
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DeSantis says Florida ‘will be forced’ to redistrict due to pending SCOTUS decision
A Louisiana case may lead to changes in rules requiring racial minorities get a chance to be an electoral majority or plurality in some areas