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State Politics

Andrew Warren suspended by Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis will challenge the appeals court ruling that sided with Andrew Warren

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask a full federal appeals court to take up his suspension of Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren,

Abortion On The Ballot?

A panel of Attorneys and Organizers from Floridians Protecting Freedom, the coalition of advocacy groups promoting the abortion rights FL Constitutional Amendment, are with us to discuss the referendum’s path through collecting petition signatures to...
LGBTQ Trans Pride Flag

“It’s repulsive” — State House advances bill to limit use of Pride flags

A bill advanced that would put restrictions on LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, and other flags on some Florida buildings.
William March

William March: DeSantis’ legislative influence diminishes with his presidential prospects

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis will likely find his influence over the state Legislature diminished this year as his prospects for president decline, Tampa Bay Times columnist William March told WMNF WaveMakers with Janet and Tom....
Florida House of Representatives

Will the Florida budget be conservative? Time will tell

House members have proposed spending more than $7 billion on projects and programs; Speaker Paul Renner is pushing “conservative” spending.
Florida black bear

A Florida Senate committee advances a bill to allow people to kill bears on their property

Opponents called instead for better-managing trash in rural counties where interactions between bears and humans have reportedly increased.
Disney

Florida House Speaker nixes Disney district changes

Paul Renner said he supported changes last year that gave Governor Ron DeSantis power to appoint the district’s board, not Disney.

Gov. DeSantis delivers ‘State of the State’ address on first day of legislative session

Listen: On January 9th, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to the joint legislative session from the Florida House of Representatives chamber in Tallahassee. Governor DeSantis addressed the Republican-controlled legislature on...
Christian Ziegler

Even Power is selected as Florida GOP chair to replace the fired Christian Ziegler

The Florida Republican Party’s executive committee removed embattled Chair Christian Ziegler and replaced him with Evan Power.
Disney

Orlando-area state lawmakers seek a redo on the Disney special district

It could return to Disney the control of a special taxing district that was revamped after Ron DeSantis got into a feud with Disney.
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Florida House Rep. Lindsay Cross discusses upcoming legislative session

Florida’s 2024 legislative session opens on Jan. 9, with big topics (free speech, the budget, insurance, healthcare and others) and has to tackle them, and more, before session is scheduled to wrap on March 8....
Aerial photo of downtown Tallahassee, Florida and the State Capitol

Florida lawmakers submit budget requests for things like Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, FAU College of Dentistry and Hotel Ponce de Leon

Individual Florida lawmakers’ budget requests have reached $3.8 billion in the Senate and $5.99 billion in the House.
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