
No gas tax cut, but Florida lawmakers line up breaks on guns and outdoor goods
Read full article: No gas tax cut, but Florida lawmakers line up breaks on guns and outdoor goodsThere wonāt be a suspension of the gas tax this year in Florida, after a provision pushed by Democrats failed to make it into the tax cut bill negotiated by legislative leaders and approved late Sunday.
āAppropriate punishmentā: DeSantis shares views on death penalty as Florida continues executions at record-setting pace
Read full article: āAppropriate punishmentā: DeSantis shares views on death penalty as Florida continues executions at record-setting paceAs Florida continues to add to a modern-era record for executions in a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he is bringing justice to victimsā families. Florida has executed 15 inmates this year, with two more scheduled in November. The previous modern-era record for a year was eight in 1984 and 2014.

Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law
Read full article: Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying lawStudent survivors of last weekās deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the stateās gun-buying age from 18 to 21.

Florida lawmakers file bill to repeal stateās 6-week abortion ban
Read full article: Florida lawmakers file bill to repeal stateās 6-week abortion banSenate minority leader Tracie Davis, who represents Jacksonville, and House minority leader Fentrice Driskell of Tampa filed a bill on Tuesday to repeal Floridaās six-week ban on abortion.

Politics & Power: Casey at bat for 2026? And whatās next for Gov. Ron DeSantis?
Read full article: Politics & Power: Casey at bat for 2026? And whatās next for Gov. Ron DeSantis?Word is Casey DeSantis is seriously considering a run to succeed her husband as governor, which raises some intriguing questions and could revive the rivalry between President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis over who is the real kingmaker in Florida

āEnsuring health care shouldnāt be partisan': Florida House Minority Leader urges KidCare expansion
Read full article: āEnsuring health care shouldnāt be partisan': Florida House Minority Leader urges KidCare expansionRep. Fentrice Driskell, Democratic Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, is urging action on the expansion of the Florida KidCare program.

State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President Trump
Read full article: State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President TrumpFormer President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday at Trump Tower following Thursdayās guilty verdict in his New York criminal trial.

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhereDiversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.

DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians
Read full article: DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for FloridiansRepublican Gov. Ron DeSantisā upcoming State of the State address is supposed to be about Floridaās future.

DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in Florida
Read full article: DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in FloridaRepublican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their transgender students who sought the schools' help with hormones or sex reassignment surgery, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reforms
Read full article: Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reformsA late-session push by the Florida House to require new training standards for police officers is ready to go to the Senate floor this week after unanimously passing the House.
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Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debate
Read full article: Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debateCorporations are being asked to get involved in the debate over proposed changes to Floridaās elections laws, but the governor and others are telling them to stay in their own lane.
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Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds down
Read full article: Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds downAfter the Florida Legislative Black Caucus rolled out a slew of policing reform bills in February, many of the measures have not been heard in committees as time winds down on the 60-day legislative session. House and Senate committees are scheduled to stop meeting early next week.
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Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks āfireworksā
Read full article: Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks āfireworksāDemocratic committee members filed the amendments after a 6 p.m. Monday deadline that carried out the COVID-19 protocols issued last month by Sprowls. House rules, though, do not put time constraints on amendments that are filed by members of the committees considering legislation. Driskell has asked that the issue be reviewed by House Rules Chairman Paul Renner, R- Palm Coast, in consultation with the Rules Committeeās ranking minority member, Rep. Joseph Geller, D-Aventura. AdMoreover, Driskell noted that three amendments by bill sponsor Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, also were filed past the 6 p.m. deadline. AdāBecause this was the last committee stop is why you saw the fireworks you did today.


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