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Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, said her colleagues need to quickly review the suspension but added that she hopes they don't “rubber-stamp anything.”
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It might fall to the Florida Senate to decide whether Governor Ron DeSantis’s recent suspension of Hillsborough County’s State Attorney remains permanent.
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Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, a Plantation Democrat elected in 2016, is trying to hold onto her seat after the makeup of Senate District 35 changed earlier this year. Barbara Sharief, a former Broward County commissioner who also served as the county’s mayor, is facing off against Book in an open primary.
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Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums.
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On Tuesday, Rosalind Osgood won a state Senate seat in Broward, while Jervonte ‘Tae’ Edmonds won a state House seat in Palm Beach County.
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The legislation, dubbed by critics as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has suggested he will sign it into law.
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The Florida Senate approved a measure aimed at boosting immigration enforcement. It targets transportation companies that bring undocumented immigrants into the state and expands a 2019 law that sought to ban sanctuary cities.
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Florida House and Senate Republicans could be ready to pass an elections plan that includes creating a new state office to investigate voting irregularities, boosting penalties for wrongdoing, and looking at changes in the vote-by-mail system.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary without seeking the usual support from Florida Cabinet members. On Monday, a second Senate committee supported the governor's pick.
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“I’ve been prolife my whole life,” Simpson said during a recent press conference. He called a measure to ban most abortions after 15 weeks a “very good bill,” but he said he also thinks it’s important to stop unwanted pregnancies from happening in the first place.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 13-6 to approve the bill, which is similar to a Mississippi law that is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Florida Hospital Association said the House budget is harsher on hospitals, but said both chambers are proposing to eliminate funds for facilities that treat large numbers of Medicaid patients.