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Florida’s unemployment rate is up for a second consecutive month
A state official said it’s ‘too early’ to link any increase to ongoing federal job cuts
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Democrats continue fight for ‘inmate bill of rights’ in Florida prison system
Despite efforts in places like Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, the prison reform movement largely bypassed Florida
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Florida Democrats dominate fundraising in upcoming special congressional elections
Josh Weil, a teacher at Kissimmee Middle School and single dad of two sons, has raised nearly 10 times more money than Sen. Randy Fine
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Florida House OKs bill that loosens defamation protections, requires removal of certain online articles
The bill advanced with support from Democrats who said they’d been targets of false information spread online
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Bill making it harder for Florida citizens to put amendments on the ballot heads to House floor
An overwhelming number of public speakers denounced the bill, many claiming the GOP-controlled committee and Legislature simply don’t want to have the citizen-led amendment process continue
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Florida House leader wants to permanently reduce state sales tax rate to 5.25 percent
If successful, the move would save taxpayers’ nearly $5 billion annually and put the Sunshine State on the map for being the only state in the nation to permanently reduce its sales tax
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Florida Gov. DeSantis has ideas to offset proposed property tax cuts
‘Tax the tourists. Tax some of the foreigners,’ DeSantis said this week
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Florida senator walks back proposed restrictions to migrant children’s path to residency
Republican Sen. Erin Grall steered away from making it harder for immigrant children fleeing abuse in their home countries to seek residency in Florida
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Florida Senate committee advances proposal prohibiting use of preferred pronouns in government jobs
The measure would also make it illegal for any local government to require any training, instruction, or other activity on sexual orientation
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Republicans propose 2026 constitutional amendment that would create Florida version of ‘DOGE’
‘DOGE, as it currently stands, has been a trainwreck,’ said Orlando Democrat Anna Eskamani
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Florida Senate committee advances proposal to ban flags that represent political viewpoints
LGBTQ advocates said the measure is aimed at local governments that display the Pride flag in June during Pride Month
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Florida bill would ban AI from deciding insurance claim denials
The proposal says decisions should be made by a ‘qualified human professional’
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For thee but not for me: Florida Republican lawmaker wants tighter rules for union elections
If Rep. Persons-Mulicka had been subject to the same election requirements, she wouldn’t be in office today.
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Florida Republicans express concern, still give thumbs-up to bill weakening child labor protections
The bill barely squeaked through its first committee stop, with a 5-4 vote in favor.
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Democrats are raising a lot of money for special elections that Republicans are favored to win
Democrats’ favorability rankings are in the tank, according to recent surveys
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Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP could cause crushing impact on Florida’s overall GDP, report says
The report estimates Florida could lose nearly 45,000 jobs in 2026 and see its overall gross domestic product shrink by more than $4.5 billion
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New survey says majority of Floridians support Trump’s and DeSantis’ job performance
Meanwhile, Democrats are flocking to town hall meetings throughout the state to register their disapproval of Trump
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Florida man gets 8 years for bombing San Antonio’s Lenin statue and a Chinese embassy
Rodriguez, an attorney and Army vet, pleaded guilty to all three charges
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Judge drops lawsuit challenging Florida social media ban for young teens
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled that industry groups did not show they had legal standing to fight the measure
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Florida bill would require elementary students to learn cursive
‘Cursive writing plays a crucial role in everyday life,’ bill sponsor Toby Overdorf told the committee
