Florida Politics

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Could Clearwater become the first Florida city in 20 years to run its own power utility?

ST. PETERSBURG — Last Saturday morning in South St. Petersburg’s Wildwood Park, 16 members of a group calling itself “Dump Duke” gathered to share strategy before pairing up to canvass in nearby neighborhoods.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/10/could-clearwater-become-the-first-florida-city-in-20-years-to-run-its-own-power-utility/?

House Speaker Designate Sam Garrison talks Medicaid expansion, looming cuts

Rep. Sam Garrison, selected Thursday to become the next speaker of the Florida House, is playing down estimates that the state could lose billions of dollars over the next few years for Medicaid.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/09/house-speaker-designate-sam-garrison-talks-medicaid-expansion-looming-cuts/?

Survey says Ashley Moody is vulnerable on Obamacare tax credits

Florida GOP Sen. Ashley Moody’s stance on extending the enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act could hurt her election bid next year. That’s according to a public opinion survey conducted by the Tyson Group, led by Tallahassee pollster Ryan Tyson.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/survey-says-ashley-moody-is-vulnerable-on-obamacare-tax-credits/?

 

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Editorial: In the name of storm recovery, a new law trampled smart-growth rules. Shut it down

Over the past several years, Florida’s Legislature has passed major legislation based on the flimsiest of excuses. They’ve gone after diversity programs as if they presented some kind of threat, when reality shows that inclusion is good for business and builds community. In the name of freedom, they’ve launched attacks on what teachers can say in the classroom and what books can remain on library shelves. Claiming to support election integrity, they’ve hacked away at voters’ rights and overturned local referenda that angered big-money interests.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/12/editorial-in-the-name-of-storm-recovery-a-new-law-trampled-smart-growth-rules-shut-it-down/?

Ocoee steps up arrests of homeless people for sleeping outside

‍One man was sleeping next to a gas station. Another was dozing in the grass behind a bus stop. Yet another was sacked out on a bench by Ocoee City Hall.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/13/ocoee-steps-up-arrests-of-homeless-people-for-sleeping-outside/?

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While Florida Starship missions wait, SpaceX launches latest Texas test flight

SpaceX launched its 11th test flight of the powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket from its Texas site Starbase on Monday as it moved closer to achieving an operational rocket that could eventually launch from Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/13/while-florida-starship-launches-wait-spacex-lines-up-latest-texas-test-flight/?

Florida lawmaker proposes once again to reduce age to buy firearms in Florida

 A Florida House Republican has again filed legislation that would reduce the minimum to buy a firearm in the state from 21 to 18 years of age.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/13/florida-lawmaker-proposes-once-again-to-reduce-age-to-buy-firearms-in-florida/?

Wrongful death for fetuses, elimination of pregnancy crisis centers on tap for 2026 session

A pair of reproductive-related bills have been filed in the Florida Legislature in advance of the 2026 legislative session that starts Jan. 13.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/13/wrongful-death-for-fetuses-elimination-of-pregnancy-crisis-centers-on-tap-for-2026-session/?

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‘I do solemnly swear’: Florida teachers would need to take oath under proposal

Florida teachers would have to take an oath to the nation and the state under a proposal filed Monday by Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/i-do-solemnly-swear-florida-teachers-would-need-to-take-oath-under-proposal/?

Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for Alligator Alcatraz, lawsuit says

Florida officials failed to disclose that they had applied for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, leading to a false impression before an appellate court panel that put on hold a judge’s order to wind down operations at the facility, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/florida-officials-didnt-disclose-funding-request-for-alligator-alcatraz-facility-lawsuit-says/?

Hope Florida grand jury starts with testimony from key witnesses

TALLAHASSEE — A criminal investigation related to millions of dollars steered from a Florida Medicaid settlement to the state-created Hope Florida Foundation entered a new phase on Tuesday, with two key figures appearing to have testified before a grand jury.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/hope-florida-grand-jury-starts-with-testimony-from-key-witnesses/?

Democrats warn about Florida’s looming health care crisis

Florida has more to lose than any other state if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced premium tax credits for so-called Obamacare coverage.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/14/democrats-warn-about-floridas-looming-health-care-crisis/?

Florida’s manufacturing workforce is ‘aging out,’ says Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly

While Florida leads the nation in attracting and developing skilled workers, headwinds are approaching, according to Florida Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/14/floridas-manufacturing-workforce-is-aging-out-says-commerce-secretary-alex-kelly/?

Floridians with felony convictions can now contact the state to learn if they are eligible to vote

For the first time since Floridians voted to restore voting rights to most people with felony convictions, the state has agreed to provide timely information about which of them have paid the financial obligations that would entitle them to cast ballots.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/14/floridians-with-felony-convictions-can-now-contact-the-state-to-learn-if-they-are-eligible-to-vote/?

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Déjà vu: House subcommittee passes ‘free kill’ bill governor vetoed last year

Florida’s Republican-controlled House, undeterred by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s veto earlier this year of identical legislation, is pushing ahead again with an effort to broaden the class of people who can bring wrongful death lawsuits against physicians.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/15/deja-vu-house-subcommittee-passes-free-kill-bill-governor-vetoed-last-year/?

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Former Hope Florida charity leader at courthouse on 2nd day of grand jury

TALLAHASSEE — A grand jury probe relating to the Hope Florida Foundation continued into its second day on Wednesday, with the former president of the embattled charity seen leaving the Leon County Courthouse.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/former-hope-florida-charity-leader-at-courthouse-on-2nd-day-of-grand-jury/?

State Supreme Court rejects request to make Florida Bar investigate Pam Bondi

MIAMI — After three months of high-level legal wrangling, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from a criminal defense attorney to order The Florida Bar to investigate a complaint claiming U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi violated the state’s ethics rules as the nation’s top law enforcement official.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/state-supreme-court-rejects-request-to-make-florida-bar-investigate-pam-bondi/?

Only a third of My Safe Florida Home applicants got their grant, program official says

Only about a third of more than 122,000 Florida homeowners who signed up to the My Safe Florida Home program since 2022 have completed their home-hardening improvements and received grants, a program official said Wednesday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/only-a-third-of-my-safe-florida-home-applicants-got-their-grant-program-official-says/?

Florida House rolls out proposals to cut property taxes

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Thursday rolled out a series of proposed constitutional amendments to cut property taxes, while looking to shield funding for schools and law enforcement.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/florida-house-rolls-out-proposals-to-cut-property-taxes/?

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Florida House members file a slate of property tax reduction proposals

After months of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia promising Floridians a chance to substantially reduce if not outright eliminate property taxes, eight Republican members of the Florida House filed legislation Thursday to achieve that goal.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/16/florida-house-members-file-a-slate-of-property-tax-reduction-proposals/?

Report says prison gerrymandering gives unfair voting power to four Florida House districts

While both Blue and Red states (including Florida) undertake mid-decade congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 election, a report critizes the way the U.S. Census and state government count prison populations for the purpose of redistricting.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/16/reports-says-prison-gerrymandering-gives-unfair-voting-power-to-four-florida-house-districts/?

Uthmeier moves to take California, Washington to Supreme Court over undocumented trucker crash

After an undocumented truck driver licensed in California and Washington killed three Floridians in a road accident, state Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let him sue those states, seeking federal preemption of their “sanctuary” laws.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/16/uthmeier-moves-to-take-california-washington-to-supreme-court-over-undocumented-trucker-crash/?

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How a transformative change in charter school rules came back from the dead and became Florida law

A new Florida law allowing select charter school operators to set up their programs within the walls of traditional public schools, rent free, is a lesson in power, politics, money — and how the three combine late at night in the state Capitol.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/19/how-a-transformative-change-in-charter-school-rules-came-back-from-the-dead-and-became-florida-law/?

ps:Operative word here Is Money!!

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Seminole County chairman says budget criticisms by Florida CFO were misleading

Seminole County is firing back at Florida’s Chief Financial Officer over his accusations the county is overspending by $120 million annually, alleging that the county’s budget has risen primarily because of mandates from state government.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/20/seminole-county-chairman-says-budget-criticisms-by-florida-cfo-were-misleading/?

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New charter schools poised to pull students from under-enrolled Orange campuses

Amid a burgeoning statewide controversy over a new law easing the way for private groups to launch public schools, two charter schools have announced plans to open in Orange County, moves that could pull students from neighborhood campuses already struggling to fill their classrooms.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/21/new-charter-schools-poised-to-pull-students-from-under-enrolled-orange-campuses/?

Maxwell: Grieving father erects billboard welcoming motorists to ‘free kill’ Florida

The new billboard along Interstate 95, just south of the Florida-Georgia line, delivers a stark message to motorists who think they’re entering a state where things are always sunny. It says: “WELCOME TO THE FREE KILL STATE OF FLORIDA.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/21/maxwell-grieving-father-erects-billboard-welcoming-motorists-to-free-kill-florida/?

DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida’s 17th execution scheduled this year

TALLAHASSEE — In what could be Florida’s 17th execution this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of raping and murdering a Putnam County convenience-store manager in 1988.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/21/desantis-signs-death-warrant-for-floridas-17th-execution-scheduled-this-year/?

School daze: Rapid expansion of voucher program leaves public, private schools underpaid

The rapid expansion of the state’s School Choice scholarship program burrowed a $47 million hole in the Florida Department of Education’s budget and left public and private schools complaining they aren’t getting properly paid.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/22/school-daze-rapid-expansion-of-voucher-program-leaves-public-private-schools-underpaid/?

Physicians plead with Florida lawmakers to resist ban on vaccine mandates

TAMPA — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers heard from nearly a dozen doctors on Tuesday who called on them to reject any proposed legislation that would remove vaccine mandates from Florida schools.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/21/physicians-plead-with-florida-lawmakers-to-resist-ban-on-vaccine-mandates/?

Rising insurance costs put Central Florida childcare centers in jeopardy

The cost for liability insurance for Timothy Davis’s preschool has gone from about $25,000 a year in 2021 to $70,000 this year. The sharp increase has strained Davis’ budget — and his classrooms.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/rising-insurance-costs-put-central-florida-childcare-centers-in-jeopardy/?

With Lift Orlando, OCPS poised to convert elementary school to a charter

The Orange County School Board will vote next week on whether to convert one of its elementary school campuses into a K-8 charter school, a move that some school leaders say would expand resources for children living in the surrounding low-income neighborhoods.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/with-lift-orlando-ocps-poised-to-convert-elementary-school-to-a-charter/?

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Editorial: Florida’s wildlife lovers snap back, saving bears $5 at a time

When the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the state’s first official black-bear hunt in a decade, many Floridians were heartsick — already mourning 172 bears the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission designated for slaughter in a hunt scheduled for December.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/editorial-floridas-wildlife-lovers-snap-back-saving-bears-5-at-a-time/?

Progressive to return nearly $1 billion to Florida auto insurance customers, DeSantis says

Progressive, one of the nation’s top auto insurance companies, plans to return nearly $1 billion to Florida policyholders, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/progressive-to-return-nearly-1-billion-to-florida-auto-insurance-customers-desantis-says/?

DeSantis defends new law allowing charter schools to demand free space in public school buildings

Gov. Ron DeSantis brushed aside concerns over a new Florida law that allows certain charter schools to demand free space in the state’s public schools.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/desantis-defends-new-law-allowing-charter-schools-to-demand-free-space-in-public-school-buildings/?

ps:Of course he does!!

Hope Florida grand jury likely probing alleged financial crimes

TALLAHASSEE — The Leon County grand jury probing Hope Florida, the controversial charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, is likely considering a range of possible financial crimes, according to attorneys with knowledge of its scope and process.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/23/hope-florida-grand-jury-likely-probing-alleged-financial-crimes/?

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DeSantis slams Florida House’s property tax plan, calling it a ‘political game’

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/23/desantis-slams-florida-houses-property-tax-plan-calling-it-a-political-game/?

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DeSantis dismisses House proposals on property tax reduction in 2026

A week after Republican members of the Florida House offered seven proposed constitutional amendments to address property tax reform on the 2026 ballot, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed all of them, saying they reflect a lack of seriousness from the chamber.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/23/desantis-dismisses-house-proposals-on-property-tax-reduction-in-2026/?

Undocumented workers built Florida’s roads — and died in the process

While most of Miami slept, two construction workers climbed into a trench in the center of a 12-lane highway.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/24/undocumented-workers-built-floridas-roads-and-died-in-the-process/?

Florida’s restriction on concealed carry under 21 is unconstitutional, Broward judge rules

The section of the Florida law prohibiting adults under age 21 from carrying a concealed firearm is unconstitutional, a Broward judge ruled Friday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/24/floridas-restriction-on-concealed-carry-under-21-is-unconstitutional-broward-judge-rules/?

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ICE agent in Florida Keys pulled over in DUI asks arresting deputy: ‘Are you Haitian?’

MIAMI — A U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agent pulled over in the Florida Keys for driving under the influence questioned a Monroe County deputy’s U.S. citizenship and asked whether he was Haitian, according to recently released body camera footage.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/25/ice-agent-in-florida-keys-pulled-over-in-dui-asks-arresting-deputy-are-you-haitian/?

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I watched the video on this--what nerve! It was disgusting. He was trying to talk the officers out of arrest and then made that comment to one of them. This stuff has got to stop.

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4 minutes ago, Theophilus said:

I watched the video on this--what nerve! It was disgusting. He was trying to talk the officers out of arrest and then made that comment to one of them. This stuff has got to stop.

Sorry to say It wont!! Very sad!!

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There’s no sharia law in the state, but South Florida lawmaker files bill to outlaw it anyway

There is no plan to bring or implement sharia law in Florida but state Rep. Hillary Cassel of Broward has introduced legislation to prevent it anyway.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/25/theres-no-sharia-law-in-the-state-but-south-florida-lawmaker-files-bill-to-outlaw-it-anyway/?

ps:But they have no problem adding "Christian Laws!!"

‘Sunday church in the Everglades.’ Faith movement grows at Alligator Alcatraz protests

They’re out there, deep in the Florida Everglades every Sunday evening — rain or shine — holding signs, singing songs and praying.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/26/sunday-church-in-the-everglades-faith-movement-grows-at-alligator-alcatraz-protests/?

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Florida moms of disabled children denied medical care pin hope on old lawsuit

TAMPA — When Caroline Hagan was approved for at-home nursing care, it was a blessing for her family.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/27/florida-moms-of-disabled-children-denied-medical-care-pin-hope-on-old-lawsuit/?

Osceola nonprofits ask for state help after SNAP benefits stop on Saturday

Osceola County nonprofits asked the state to intervene Monday as they anticipate struggling with an increase in demand when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits come to a stop this weekend.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/27/osceola-nonprofits-ask-for-state-help-after-snap-benefits-stop-on-saturday/?

Florida’s ‘anti-communism’ curriculum criticized as ‘propaganda’ by experts

Florida could soon be teaching students about the “dangers and evils of communism” under proposed new academic standards that some argue amount to “propaganda” and wrongly aim to rehabilitate the reputation of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who pushed the “Red Scare” communist panic in the 1950s.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/28/floridas-anti-communism-curriculum-criticized-as-propaganda-by-experts/?

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Florida Republicans decry tax money going to Islamic schools

Top Florida Republicans are decrying the flow of voucher money to Islamic campuses that “promote sharia law,” a stance one prominent Muslim group says is unconstitutional because schools of other faiths benefit from the program without interference.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/28/florida-republicans-decry-tax-money-going-to-islamic-schools/?

Maxwell: Anti-gay Christian schools are welcome in Florida. But Muslim ones?

For nearly a decade, the Orlando Sentinel has documented and exposed factually flawed teaching and blatant discrimination at religious schools in Florida that are funded with tax dollars.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/28/florida-voucher-schools-muslim-gay/?

Executions in United States hit 12-year high, with Florida leading the nation

Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/repub/executions-in-united-states-hit-12-year-high-with-florida-leading-the-nation/?

Legislative Democrats urge DeSantis to declare emergency, fill food pantries

Florida Democrats in the Legislature are imploring Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency and use state money to buy food and direct it to food pantries as nearly 3 million people lose access to a federal food assistance program.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/28/legislative-democrats-urge-desantis-to-declare-emergency-fill-food-pantries/?

Larry Keefe out as executive director for FL Board of Immigration Enforcement

Larry Keefe, the first executive director of Florida’s new State Board of Immigration Enforcement, exited his post Tuesday in what the governor’s office says was a planned move.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/larry-keefe-out-as-executive-director-for-fl-board-of-immigration-enforcement/?

Thousands of preschoolers could lose access to Head Start due to shutdown

WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight. 

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/28/repub/thousands-of-preschoolers-could-lose-access-to-head-start-due-to-shutdown/?

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DeSantis wants Florida universities to ‘pull the plug’ on H-1B staff from foreign countries

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants to “pull the plug” on H-1B visas at state universities, arguing the program meant to recruit top talent from foreign countries wrongly takes jobs away from Floridians.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/29/desantis-wants-florida-universities-to-pull-the-plug-on-h-1b-staff-from-foreign-countries/?

Lobbyist wrote proposal directing Florida to buy controversial, pricey 4 acres

Florida politicians, including prominent Republicans, expressed outrage and confusion over a fast-tracked state purchase of 4 acres of sandy land in Destin for $83 million last month, raising questions about how the unusual deal bypassed typical safeguards for conservation buys.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/29/lobbyist-wrote-proposal-directing-florida-to-buy-controversial-pricey-4-acres/?

Florida’s CFO Ingoglia seems to back off on claims Seminole is overspending tax money

In the latest turn in a battle between Seminole County and the state of Florida, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has offered a seemingly conciliatory gesture in the wake of his accusations that the Republican-led county is overspending by tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money every year.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/29/floridas-cfo-ingoglia-backs-off-on-claims-seminole-is-overspending-tax-money/?

Expanding offshore oil drilling will imperil rare whales who live near Florida

If you haven’t picked a Halloween costume yet, I have a suggestion: Dress up as a Rice’s whale.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/30/expanding-offshore-oil-drilling-will-imperil-rare-whales-who-live-near-florida/?

Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates

SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed millions of children. Many critics of the decision, including doctors, are afraid to speak up against it.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/30/doctors-muffled-as-florida-moves-to-end-decades-of-childhood-vaccination-mandates/?

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Maxwell: In Florida, lobbyists write the bills for puppet politicians

You may remember “Schoolhouse Rock,” the Saturday-morning cartoon shorts that used catchy songs and colorful characters to teach lessons about everything from grammar and history to math and civics.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/31/lobbyists-write-bills-for-florida-legislators/?

ps:This is actually a very interesting article! I was unaware that this took place??

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‘Nonsensical’: Pro-marijuana group sues DeSantis administration. Again

The group behind a statewide push to legalize recreational marijuana filed suit against the DeSantis administration Friday for allegedly slow-walking the process to put its proposed amendment on the Florida ballot.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/31/nonsensical-pro-marijuana-group-sues-desantis-administration-again/?

Survey: More Central Florida businesses fret about prospects amid economic uncertainty

Almost three-fourths of respondents in a new survey of Central Florida businesses expressed confidence about their prospects for the rest of the year — but that sentiment tumbled from a year earlier.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/01/survey-more-central-florida-businesses-fret-about-prospects-amid-economic-uncertainty/?

Uthmeier’s brief tenure at GrayRobinson raises potential ethical issues

When James Uthmeier took a leave of absence from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration so he could run the governor’s flailing presidential campaign in 2023, he also signed on with one of the state’s most powerful and politically connected law firms, which regularly lobbies the state of Florida on behalf of its clients.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/02/uthmeiers-brief-tenure-at-grayrobinson-raises-potential-ethical-issues/?

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DeSantis says increasing number of executions is about delivering justice

TALLAHASSEE — As 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 victims’ families.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/03/desantis-says-increasing-number-of-executions-is-about-delivering-justice/?

‘Cancer is not red or blue’: Florida Democrats spotlight human toll of rising insurance costs

As politicians deadlock in Washington, Skylar Trujillo, a Florida mother with breast cancer, is scared she won’t be able to find the low-cost health insurance she needs during her treatment.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/03/cancer-is-not-red-or-blue-florida-democrats-spotlight-human-toll-of-rising-insurance-costs/?

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DeSantis dismisses calls to declare emergency over Florida SNAP benefits

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the state’s agriculture department will “be doing more” to help the nearly 3 million low-income Floridians who may be going without federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/04/desantis-dismisses-calls-to-declare-emergency-over-florida-snap-benefits-2/?

ps:Of course he does!!

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State DOGE audit finds UCF most-efficient university, New College the least

The University of Central Florida was the state’s most financially efficient university last year, a new state audit found, with the Orlando school spending far less per student and per degree than the 11 others.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/07/state-doge-audit-finds-ucf-most-efficient-university-new-college-the-least/?