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Gov. Ron DeSantis, GOP leaders call truce but tensions loom over March legislation session
After weeks of fierce political infighting, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida's GOP-controlled legislature signed off on immigration reform bills, bringing an end to their heated battle.
Orlando Weekly17h
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs compromise immigration bill, ends battle with Republican lawmakers
Thursday’s action concluded a surprisingly bitter and rare disagreement between the Republican governor and GOP-led House and ...
health.wusf.usf.edu21h
With 6-week ban enacted, Florida nets first decline in abortions since Roe
The statewide total of 60,755 abortions in 2024 was down 28% from 84,052 in 2023, a trend sought by supporters of the law.
GOP lovefest follows special session
SOMBER ANNIVERSARY — Today marks seven years since the tragic mass shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...
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Stopping in Destin, DeSantis continues rhetorical war with Legislature over immigration
Three days after the Florida Legislature spurned Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposals on immigration and passed a wide-ranging bill of its own, the governor continued his rhetorical war against ...
Florida’s abortion ban: What the latest data shows
Florida’s ban on abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy has led to the first decline in abortions since Roe v. Wade was ...
Facing fire from DeSantis, agriculture says it doesn’t rely on undocumented foreign workers
Immigrants — both documented and undocumented — play a large role in agriculture, but that represents a small portion of ...
WLRN9d
Everglades advocates mark 40 years of highs and lows in the work to save the River of Grass
At its 40th conference, the Everglades Coalition held a series of panels looking at progress and what lies ahead. They ...
Florida Politics12d
Environmental projects with Everglades focus run deep in Gov. DeSantis’ budget proposal
The Governor wants to spend $100 million on the Indian River Lagoon Protection Program, $80 million on the Lower Kissimmee ...
The past year was deadly for endangered Florida panthers. Why aren’t there more wildlife crossings?
Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...
New York Post14d
Day’Ron Sharpe stepping up his game as NBA trade deadline nears
Brooklyn’s Day’Ron Sharpe is starting to look like his old self, playing his best basketball of the season right as the trade deadline approaches. In a contract year, Sharpe is facing the ...