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DeSantis urges Legislature to address problems facing Florida condo residents
‘We do need to do something this year,’ DeSantis said
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Trump confirms he will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
‘As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November,’ Trump wrote
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‘Threatens women’s safety’: State agency targets Florida abortion rights amendment
The agency’s webpage states that Amendment 4 ‘threatens to expose women and children to health risks’
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Florida Democrats call for investigation into state parks development plans
The move came a week after DeSantis shut down the proposal
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GoFundMe for Florida whistleblower fired after leaking DeSantis’ state park plans reaches over $200K
Many people made anonymous contributions to the single father who worked for the state for 12 years
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DeSantis halts ‘half-baked’ Florida state park development plans after public, political backlash
DeSantis said the government is ‘not getting into the golf course business in the state of Florida’
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Florida residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
‘People who actually play pickleball do visit our state parks. They just don’t play pickleball while they’re doing it.’
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Florida environmentalists call for DeSantis to ditch state park development plans
The plans, which include a pair of resort-sized lodges, pickleball courts and disc-golf courses, have drawn fierce opposition
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Florida’s definition of ‘religion’ is too narrow, says Satanic Temple
The DeSantis administration has published a definition of ‘religion’ that appears to exclude world faiths with millions of followers
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‘Unnecessary development’: Florida Republicans take aim at DeSantis plan to develop state parks
Environmental groups quickly criticized the initiative and were joined Thursday by Republican lawmakers
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Here’s when and how you can push back on plans to develop Florida State Parks
The proposed development across Florida’s protected natural public spaces is drastic
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‘People don’t go to Florida state parks to play golf’: DeSantis’ development plan includes hotels, pickleball, glamping
DeSantis administration proposes development to nine of Florida’s award-winning state parks
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Florida Supreme Court OKs ‘impact statement’ on costs of abortion amendment
Backers of Amendment 4 said the revised statement is deceptive and designed to ‘deliberately confuse voters’
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DeSantis official criticizes Florida’s Amendment 3 for not including ‘home-grow’
Advocates for the measure argue the ‘talking point’ makes little sense in light of FL’s single-subject rules for citizen initiatives
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Ben Sasse defends his ‘inappropriate spending’ as University of Florida president
Reports show that spending by the president’s office more than tripled after he took over as leader of the state’s flagship university
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Florida revamps lawsuit challenging firearms dealer ‘loopholes,’ cites low turnout at gun shows
The revised lawsuit said the state’s ‘asserted injury — lost tax revenue — is clear and ongoing’
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DeSantis calls for investigation into former University of Florida President Ben Sasse’s ‘exorbitant spending’
Sasse, who had been at UF less than two years, abruptly resigned in July, citing his wife’s health
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Florida Democrats urge DeSantis to participate in federal food assistance program for kids
The Sunshine State was one of 13 states that passed up millions in federal funds for the summer EBT program
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Florida faith leaders raise concern about ‘religious indoctrination’ in voluntary school chaplain program
School districts have shown little interest in welcoming volunteer chaplains to serve in their facilities
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Florida abortion numbers down since 6-week ban took effect
More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1