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DeSantis says Florida sheriffs’ deputies will carry out ‘street-level’ immigration enforcement
The agreements are part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‘task force model’ program
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Florida Republicans file bills to make it harder for government workers to form and keep unions
The bills have been filed for consideration by Florida lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session that begins next week.
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Byron Donalds announces his candidacy for Florida governor
Donald’s gubernatorial bid has been endorsed by President Donald Trump
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Florida Democrats call for ‘full investigation’ into growing assault scandal involving Rep. Cory Mills
Mills, 44, has denied the allegations and is not facing charges in the incident
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Florida sheriffs fall in line with Trump’s mass deportation efforts
Under the agreements, sheriffs’ deputies with special training can process immigration ‘detainers’ issued by federal authorities to keep inmates in jail
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DeSantis floats idea of ending property taxes in Florida
‘I think that a lot of these local budgets have ballooned in recent years,’ DeSantis said
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‘She would do better than me’: DeSantis praises wife as possible Florida gubernatorial candidate
The governor said all he wants from any member of Congress right now is to focus on passing Trump’s legislative agenda
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DeSantis announces Florida ‘DOGE task force’ to cut state, local spending
It would review about 900 state positions, university spending, local government spending and more
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Florida attorney general files lawsuit against Target over LGBTQ Pride campaign
James Uthmeier referred to the campaign as ‘radical leftist ideology’
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Florida Republican senator wants to remove working caps, mandatory breaks for minors
Sen. Jay Collins wants to remove the waiver requirement for older teens and let them work earlier than 6:30 a.m. and after 11 p.m. on school nights
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Florida Republican files bill that would allow teens to buy rifles
The bills would set the minimum age at 18 for purchasing rifles and other long guns
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Democrats file bill to repeal Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Regardless of the preference of the majority of voters, the Republican-led Legislature is unlikely to repeal the six-week ban
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Controversial plan for Florida roads made from radioactive byproduct challenged in appeals court
‘The EPA is directly contradicting its own science and regulations by tripling the permitted cancer risk to the public and ignoring key radiation pathways’
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Florida appeals court backs DeSantis in legal battle over records of migrant flights
The decision means the group can’t recover its attorney’s fees in the two-year legal fight, which it expected the state to pay
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Orlando State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith files bill to make it easier to pass statewide ballot measures
Currently, Florida ballot measures need to get at least 60 percent support to pass. Under Smith’s proposal, just a 50 percent vote of support would be needed.
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Florida Republican files legislation to allow college students to carry guns on campus
Sen. Randy Fine has said such legislation is necessary to protect students from ‘on-campus Muslim terror’
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New bill would ease the way for Trump to build his presidential library in Florida
Sen. Jason Brodeur wants to ensure that no local government in the state interferes with any plans to construct a presidential library here
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Majority of Florida residents don’t support changing the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America,’ poll shows
A majority of respondents — 58% — said that they oppose the idea strongly or somewhat
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Larry Keefe, who helped plan controversial migrant flights, to head Florida immigration enforcement
He was handed power to distribute some of the $250 million in grants designated for local law enforcement that work with federal immigration agencies
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Gov. DeSantis’ former chief of staff James Uthmeier sworn in as Florida attorney general
He promised to champion an ‘America-first’ agenda as the state’s new attorney general