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DeSantis picks panhandle for public meeting on Florida school vaccinations
Despite the location, some believe the Dec. 12 meeting will be well-attended.
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Florida Legislature is not your friend—unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus
Ever get the feeling the Florida Legislature hates you?
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Palestinian-American teen with Tampa ties has been released from Israeli prison
CAIR and CAIR-Florida are calling on the State Department, members of Congress, faith leaders, and civil-society organizations to press for a full public accounting of Ibrahim’s treatment and ‘concrete consequences for the Israeli officials responsible.’
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14 things Florida can be thankful for
Ron DeSantis, he’s only got another year to smash things up around here.
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In Tampa, county leaders say Florida ‘DOGE’ audits lack context, including state mandated spending
‘This whole thing is a made-for-television event, and it’s specifically made for television for the CFO’s reelection.’
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‘I’ll be cheering for him’: Trump praises Mamdani during White House meeting
Mamdani campaigned on lowering the cost of living, including property tax reform, making buses free and floating the idea of city-run grocery stories.
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‘Whatever can go wrong with this system has gone wrong’: Audit finds Florida’s voucher program caused funding shortfall for public schools
The audit, encompassing the 2024-2025 school year, was presented this week to lawmakers.
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Fire Rescue Captain Walter Price files for Pasco’s District 55 State House seat
The Republican has largely stayed out of the political sphere, although in 2012 he ran for Pasco County property appraiser.
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Once again, Florida election supervisors are asking lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail
The request was one of just seven that the organization representing Florida’s 67 supervisors of elections made Wednesday to the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee.
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Pinellas County Sheriff talks juvenile detention, property taxes and more
Bob Gualtieri was in Tampa for the Florida Association of Counties legislative conference.
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The wealthiest man in the state legislature enters race to become Florida’s CFO
Dade City Rep. Kevin Steele founded the Tampa software company DataLink Software in 2001 and retired from the company in 2022.
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With Canady resignation, DeSantis gets to pick his sixth Florida Supreme Court justice
Canady is considered conservative but in a 2024 opinion agreed to green-light proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 to enshrine abortion access in the state.
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After 28 years in charge, Nadine Smith is leaving Equality Florida
Smith will be succeeded by Stratton Pollitzer, the organization’s co-founder and deputy director.
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Tampa, St. Pete recieve perfect scores from HRC on LGBTQ policies, services
Five other Florida cities also received perfect scores.
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At USF, experts debate potential property tax measure: ‘This is policy malpractice’
The governor has previously said he wants one constitutional amendment on the ’26 ballot to reduce property taxes.
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Orange County Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Demings says he’ll change Florida’s approach to home rule
Demings will make an appearance at the Florida Association of Counties in Tampa later this week.
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Ocala Republican re-files measure to ban removal of Confederate monuments
Local government officials who try to take down the monuments would be fined up to $1,000.
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Florida’s Board of Education just adopted The Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration
The Florida Education Association and some public commenters at the meeting were not supportive of the board’s action.