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It’s National Voter Registration Day. Here’s how to check your voter status in Orange County
Here’s the quick-and-dirty on what you need to know
Ron DeSantis
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Florida ‘Republicans for Jolly’ effort launches in St. Pete
A group of Florida Republicans announced Monday to fellow party members that it’s okay to cross party lines and vote for Democrat David Jolly for governor in November.
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DeSantis administration misses legislative deadline, gets more money for immigration anyway
The approval came about an hour after the DeSantis administration submitted an overdue report to commission members who were poised to start the meeting.
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Florida proposes stronger protections for sloths after Sloth World deaths in Orlando
The FWC outlined plans to require facilities and cages used to handle imported sloths to meet the same requirements as capuchin, spider, and woolly monkeys
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Angie Nixon says there are ‘$10 million reasons’ to oppose Ashley Moody
The Jacksonville state representative is also referencing Moody’s involvement in the Hope Florida saga.
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Florida AG Uthmeier just sued Netflix
“We do not want them creating addictive features for kids.”
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Hemp entrepreneurs in Florida receive a reprieve at least for another month
“The delay is a relief,” said Michael Smith, owner of Herban Flow, who says about 80% of sales from his two stores come from hemp-derived THC products.
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‘Thank you Ron DeSantis for stealing $10 million from sick kids’: State Rep candidate confronts governor over Hope Florida scandal
“You showed true leadership stealing $10 million from poor kids and putting it into your politically motivated PACs!”
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Alligator Alcatraz closed. Now its operator will run ICE detention warehouse in Texas
The company that helped run the controversial Florida Everglades detention camp has also been embroiled in lawsuits over claims of wage theft, fraud and data breaches.
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Florida sheriffs drop license plate readers as DeSantis warns against ‘surveillance state’
On Monday at least four Florida sheriffs said in separate statements that they have ordered discontinuation of the Flock system in their counties.
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Cook Political Report shifts Florida gubernatorial race from ‘solid’ to ‘likely’ Republican
One of the top political prediction websites in the country says Byron Donalds remains the favorite for Florida governor but sees some shift toward Democrat David Jolly.
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David Jolly says Casey DeSantis, Hope Florida were ‘used’ in a ‘sinister plan’
Jolly, who has committed to opening an investigation into the transfer of $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation if elected governor, called Republican opponent Byron Donalds a coward for not agreeing to do the same.
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Florida Dems call for resignations amid Hope Florida leak, while DeSantis claims investigation was designed to ‘smear’ his wife
The release of a blistering statewide grand jury report that found $10 million in Medicaid funds were “misappropriated” and wound up being used for “political activities.”
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Amid growing Flock backlash, DeSantis says only police officers should issue tickets
“I don’t want to have this become a surveillance state.”
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Meta to pay 47 states up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement — but not Florida
Florida was among the states that will not cash in on the settlement and instead keep on litigating.
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DeSantis uncertain Florida’s redistricted congressional map can save House Republicans this fall
“This year they’re winnable, but I think that it’s going to require some effort,” the governor said Monday during a press conference in Tampa.
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Florida wants to repeal required school vaccines for chicken pox, Hepatitis B and more
“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Ladapo said of vaccine mandates last September.
