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Florida has spent $460 million on immigration enforcement in past year
The fund was created in 2022 to handle hurricane preparation and response and other natural disasters
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DeSantis signs bills to protect pets from animal cruelty
DeSantis said the bills add to the state’s “momentum” of heightened protections for pets and animals.
Posted inFlorida News
Alleged FSU shooter was ‘co-conspiring’ with ChatGPT, new lawsuit alleges
The legal team alleges OpenAI, owner of ChatGPT, was negligent in creating a product without an ability or willingness to push back harder against the shooter
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis signs law taking tough stance against ‘foreign countries of concern’
It also prohibits public employees and officials from accepting gifts from those countries
Posted inFlorida News
Summer’s coming, and data show Florida measles cases are rising
Fourteen of Florida’s 67 counties have reported confirmed or suspected measles cases
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DeSantis signs AI data center regulations into law
Florida utility customers won’t bear additional costs brought by new large scale data centers that power AI, under the bill
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DeSantis addresses reports that ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may close soon
He did not dispute the possible shutdown, instead reiterating that it is a stopgap meant to help the federal government house detainees
Posted inFlorida News
Florida teachers union, parents sue state over crumbling public school system starved by state vouchers
Plaintiffs argued the state has failed to uphold students’ constitutional right to a high-quality education through the public school system.
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis, plaintiffs agree new map breaks Florida Constitution. Does it apply anyway?
Both say the DeSantis-drawn districts violate parts of the state Constitution — but they sharply disagree about what that means
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MAGA Republican Byron Donalds met by protesters at Orlando campaign stop
About a dozen people organized with Orlando 50501 protested across the street from the GOP frontrunner’s campaign event in Orlando Wednesday morning.
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Most major Florida gubernatorial candidates say state should never legalize recreational marijuana
Democrat David Jolly is one exception. He says the fact that a majority of Floridians voted to legalize cannabis in 2024 is why he supports making it legal.
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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
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis signs his new gerrymandered congressional map into law
Democrats and voting rights groups argue the map is illegal
Posted inOrlando Area News
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
