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Union Restrictions Headed To Florida Gov. DeSantis
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The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a controversial plan that would place additional restrictions on public-emplo [...]
Florida Senate Backs Nullifying Disney Agreements
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The Florida Senate on Wednesday night voted 27-13 to approve a proposal intended to nullify development agreements involving the Wa [...]
Florida Senate Passes Elections Bill, Paving Way For DeSantis To Run In 2024 Without Resigning
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The Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a sweeping elections bill aimed at continuing Republican leaders’ efforts to crack [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Responds To Disney ‘Retaliation’ Lawsuit
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Mostly silent on the issue for the past year, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit arguing its First [...]
Clearwater Mayor Brian Aungst Sr. To Hold Community Meeting May 2 In North Greenwood
Source: City Of Clearwater
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Mayor Brian Aungst Sr. invites the public to attend a community discussion on Tuesday, Ma [...]
City Of Tampa Unveils Strategy To Plant 30,000 Trees By 2030
Mayor Jane Castor
TAMPA, Fla. - Mayor Jane Castor today called on Tampa to renew and re-energize its commitment to maintaining a word class tree c [...]
Disney Sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis In Escalation Of Reedy Creek Control
Disney World Orlando, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Disney wants a court to overturn state efforts to exert control over Walt Disney World in Orlando [...]
Discarded Match Causes House Fire In Brandon
Source: HCFR
BRANDON, Fla. - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a residential fire in Brandon Wednesday morning. The 911 call came in at 10:50 [...]
Bill Spurs Debate On Campus Speech In Florida
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The Florida House on Wednesday passed a measure that would put new requirements on universities related to debates and other campus [...]
Florida House Passes Bank Amendment, Drawing Fire
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The Florida House on Wednesday passed a financial-services bill that drew debate because of an 11th-hour amendment that opponents s [...]