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The Florida Legislature’s $2.8 billion tax cut deal is off the table
The breakdown means legislators are nowhere near coming up with a new budget
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DeSantis threatens to veto a plan that would include lowering the state sales-tax rate
DeSantis argued that a House plan to reduce the sales-tax rate is something ‘nobody is asking for’
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DeSantis stands by AG James Uthmeier’s defiance of federal courts over immigration arrests
The governor said the episode raises a ‘larger issue’ of who can enact public policy in the U.S.
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Florida urges court to reconsider decision against parents who don’t support child’s pronoun use at school
The state officials’ brief described the panel ruling as ‘disastrous for parents everywhere’
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DeSantis blasts Florida House Republicans’ property tax panel as ‘dog and pony show’
‘It’s honestly not that hard to do any of this stuff,’ DeSantis said
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Florida hemp industry dodges regulations on THC products, hemp-infused drinks this year
The Legislature failed to pass anything on hemp before unofficially ending the legislative session Friday
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Judge weighs arguments on Florida social media law after Supreme Court ruling
‘There is nothing more violative of the First Amendment than a government entity telling a private actor what to say’
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DeSantis says he’ll sign bill banning fluoride from drinking water in Florida
‘It’s forced medication when they’re jamming fluoride into your water supply,’ DeSantis said
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State parks, child labor, open carry and more wins and losses in Florida’s 2025 legislative session
Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez announced an extended session with lawmakers slated to return to Tallahassee on May 12
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Florida lawmakers approve bill banning cell phone use during school day
The cell-phone change was included in a broader education bill that passed in the final hours of the last scheduled night of this year’s legislative session
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Florida Republicans finalize pass plan for additional restrictions on constitutional amendment process
Democrats are calling the changes an ‘assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy’
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‘We’re still here’: Abortion groups, doctors still at work on anniversary of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban
Still, the six-week ban led to a sharp decline in the number of abortions
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Bill to help Trump build his presidential library in Florida heads to DeSantis’ desk
The measure bans local governments from interfering with any plans to construct a presidential library in Florida
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Amendment to allow Florida’s wrongfully incarcerated to get compensation heads to DeSantis
Since 1989, 91 people in Florida have been exonerated or released from incarceration as a result of post-conviction DNA testing
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‘Do I need to put a ribbon on it?’: Judge slams Florida AG for calling block on immigration law illegitimate
The judge also brought up letters Uthmeier sent threatening to remove from office Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer over immigration enforcement
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Florida Senate leader says bill allowing employers to pay more workers less than minimum wage is likely dead
‘I don’t love it, to tell you the truth,’ Florida Senate president Ben Albritton told reporters
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Florida Senate defers vote on DeSantis’ priority health care bill to prevent vaccination status discrimination
The bill amends the existing ‘Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights’ to permanently enshrine policy changes regarding vaccinations
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Majority of Florida Hispanic voters hold negative view of Trump’s first 100 days, poll shows
The survey of those Florida Hispanic voters shows that 57% believe the country is going in the wrong direction
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‘The Democratic Party in Florida is dead’: Senate leader Jason Pizzo switches to independent
‘It craves and screams anarchy and then demands amnesty, and that’s not okay,’ he said.
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Florida House halts Hope Florida probe for rest of session
Andrade said his panel will continue to dig into the DeSantis administration’s spending when lawmakers return this fall