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Tens of thousands of South Florida workers stand to have their paychecks slashed under a pair of Florida bills that preempt local governments from setting pay minimums. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has urged Ron DeSantis to veto the bills.
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Dubbed the 鈥淔ocus on Florida鈥檚 Future Budget,鈥 the proposal asks lawmakers for an additional $5 million to continue a controversial program that has transported undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts and California and to set aside $1 million for potential legal expenses related to Florida State University being left out of the four-team college football playoffs.
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Wauchula Republican Sen. Albritton said he expects to focus during the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions on issues involving agriculture and the child-protective system.
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Florida Republicans are poised to change state law to allow GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without having to leave office.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approves over $17M in land-conservation deals that include protecting two properties that are part of an envisioned wildlife corridor.
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After lawmakers this week passed an overhaul of the state鈥檚 property-insurance system, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier on Thursday submitted his resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction.
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The Walt Disney Co. finds itself in a balancing act between the expectations of a diverse workforce and demands from an increasingly polarized, politicized marketplace.
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A number of high-profile bills await Gov. DeSantis鈥檚 signature 鈥 bills that govern teaching about sexual orientation in schools, how companies conduct training around racial issues at work, and that give parents more control over school books.
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Florida lawmakers approved a record $112.1 billion spending plan on Monday. It鈥檚 the state's largest budget ever, and was approved on near unanimous votes with no debate. Its passage marks the end to a session dominated by a once-in-a-decade redistricting plan and heated partisan and culture clashes over policy.
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In cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Republican state legislatures sought to block decisions issued by state supreme courts based on the states' respective constitutions.
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Under the measure, school instruction or workplace training would constitute discrimination if it 鈥渃ompels鈥 people to believe certain concepts.