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Governor signs seven bills including those related to skin cancer screening and parking

Ron DeSantis signed seven bills, including measures related to the regulation of private parking facilities and skin cancer screening.
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Englewood Democrat Tony Dunbar files to run for a State House seat in Charlotte and Sarasota counties

The Florida HD 75 seat is open because House Majority Leader Michael Grant, R-Port Charlotte, faces term limits.

John Passidomo, the husband of the Florida Senate President, dies after a fall

John Passidomo, the husband of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, died after falling and suffering massive head trauma and other injuries.
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Florida targets challenges to its financial disclosure law

Florida wants judges to toss out challenges to the law that requires elected municipal officials to disclose detailed financial information.
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DeSantis OKs a transportation package including prohibiting state money from going into local public transit advertising

Department of Transportation funds can’t be used for marketing or advertising activities on vehicles operated by public transit agencies.
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Florida food delivery regulation bill signed

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that gives Florida regulatory control over food-delivery platforms.

What you need to know about six issues on Florida’s November 2024 ballot

Floridians in November will vote on six proposed constitutional amendments like abortion rights and the recreational use of marijuana.
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Florida Democrats look to the abortion issue for an election boost

Democrats are galvanizing around abortion as a “front and center” issue that they say could affect races up and down the ballot in November.
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Lawsuit is dismissed over Florida’s controversial 2023 law restricting public employee unions

The 2023 law includes restrictions such as preventing union dues from being deducted from public workers’ paychecks.
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A bill that preempts local governments in Florida from making rules on wages or protecting workers from heat heads to the governor’s desk

The bill would prevent local governments from imposing requirements on contractors about wages and worker heat-exposure protections.
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The Scoop: Tues. April 2nd, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Discussion by college leaders about fostering diversity on campuses, and, join the awareness campaign during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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Florida Supreme Court OK’s further limits on abortion in the state and a ballot question on abortion rights

The Florida Supreme Court rejected decades of legal precedents and upheld a law that will prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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