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This $271M Florida home could become the most expensive ever sold in U.S.
The Naples estate dubbed ‘Gordon Pointe’ has newly been listed for $271 million
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FEMA lifts environmental hold on $608M grant for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
The Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months
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DeSantis continues push to end vaccine mandates as measles cases rise
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he remains committed to seeing his policies pass before having to leave his post in January 2027
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Emails show right-wing group gave talking points to Florida GOP lawmaker on anti-union bill
Public records obtained by Orlando Weekly show the right-wing Freedom Foundation supplied materials to ensure the bill’s passage.
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Florida Legislature passes $31M for AIDS drug program
The program provides access to the life-saving, costly drugs that reduce the level of human immunodeficiency virus in the body
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Desmond Meade to step down as head of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Meade in 2018 led the campaign that restored the voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions
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Florida bill banning local government ‘net-zero’ policies heads to DeSantis
If signed into law by DeSantis, it would go into effect on July 1
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Florida House weakens transparency requirement in data center bill, sends to Senate
It’s the latest example of the lower chamber moving away from the governor and toward the Trump administration
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Florida lawmakers approve bill requiring life in prison for manslaughter of police
It still needs to be signed into law by Gov. DeSantis
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Senate moves to save AIDS drug program from DeSantis administration cuts
The Florida Senate offered to pump nearly $31 million into a program that provides people access to high-cost HIV drugs
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Florida gas prices spike following Iran attacks
Gas prices have jumped nearly 60 cents in Florida since ongoing U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran started just over a week ago
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Florida’s 60-day session nears end without a state budget
House Speaker Daniel Perez told members he’d ‘update’ them when he knows more
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New E-bike rules head to DeSantis’ desk
The measure creates an E-bike safety taskforce within Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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Coalition calls on Legislature to address $759M backlog of state park repairs
A coalition of 32 groups and businesses is urging Florida state lawmakers to step up funding for repairs to the Florida State Parks system
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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