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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
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Florida AG James Uthmeier says he won’t stop arrests under blocked immigration law
Uthmeier’s letter states that he doesn’t believe law enforcement has to abide by the order from a federal judge
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Gov. DeSantis says Florida House is the ‘least productive’ in modern history
House Speaker Daniel Perez has dismissed DeSantis’s displeasure, saying he is ’emotional’
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Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties
Of the more than 200 gubernatorial appointees for the Senate to consider this session, roughly 150 are still awaiting action, says Sen. Don Gaetz
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Florida lawmakers consider bill to keep secret their home addresses, phone numbers
Government watchdogs say it may lead to reduced accountability and unnecessarily infringes on the public’s right to records
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Trump appoints Florida Republican Joe Gruters to Homeland Security Council
His alliance with Trump dates back to when he was named co-chair of Trump’s first presidential campaign in Florida in 2015
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Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation could lose tax status, legislator warns
Rep. Andrade’s warning came during a rancorous public comment portion of a meeting derailed by Nazi symbols, racial slurs and pornography
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Hope Florida Foundation meeting canceled after being derailed by racial slurs, porn and swastikas
The Florida Channel ended the livestream about 40 minutes after the meeting began.
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Hope Florida Foundation releases records while executive director resigns amid probe
DeSantis has criticized the probe as a ‘hoax’ even as some House Republicans have questioned the legality of transactions
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Defying DeSantis, House votes to limit governor’s influence over hiring university presidents
The governor, visibly frustrated by its momentum, promised to swiftly veto the legislation if it passes the Senate
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Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani, advocates say Florida should look at taxing corporations
‘Our taxes should serve working families, not wealthy corporations,’ said Oberlink, legislative director for Florida For All
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Florida House unanimously passes bill to protect state parks from development of pickleball courts, hotels
The measure follows outrage felt across the board last summer after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection proposed to construct lodges, pickleball courts and more in state parks
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Chairman of Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation says ‘mistakes were made’ with records, finances
The chair’s comments come amid a widening probe into the nonprofit’s receipt of $10 million from state Medicaid giant