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ZoomThe bill would ban local governments from enforcing policies that restricts the types of fuel sources that could be used by businesses and homes. Proponents say it would ensure Florida consumers have energy options and insure energy independence. -
News Service of Florida/Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill about a month after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the 2011 law that threatens penalties if cities and counties approve gun regulations.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis may have canceled local COVID rules, but you still have to wear a mask in some places. And addressing the increase in gun violence, and warnings of a "bloody summer," in South Florida. -
Among other things, the bill, which will take effect Oct. 1, will raise the state’s legal age to vape and smoke tobacco to 21, a threshold already established in federal law.
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Avid Trump supporters Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz found a raucous, warm welcome in The Villages retirement community for the kickoff of their America First tour. They spoke Friday
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Governor Ron DeSantis signed the elections bill into law Thursday morning. A lot of the bill has similarities between what was signed earlier this year in Georgia.
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State lawmakers would have to sign off on the agreement, which is known as a “compact.” A special session to consider the issue is scheduled for May 17.
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She was convicted on charges she used a purported charity as a personal slush fund.
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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says DeSantis is using Fox News as a state news source.
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The latest round of funding will largely fund new storm- and waste-water infrastructure.
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"Once that budget is signed and the funds get released, we're going to start getting these checks out," the governor said.
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A coalition of opponents contend that the bill violates First Amendment rights and would place an "undue burden on the right to vote."
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Duke Energy said in January that average residential customers would see bill increases of 3% to 4% in 2022.
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Democrats have supported fully funding the affordable housing trust fund, while the GOP-controlled legislature has a nearly decade-long record of spending a portion of those monies elsewhere.
