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DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority
Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state’s lengthy coastline.
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DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the state’s long coastline. The former Republican presidential hopeful DeSantis has cast the bill he signed Wednesday as a common-sense approach to energy policy. But critics said it ignores the reality of climate change threats in Florida,...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs human trafficking law that raises stripper age to 21
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that prevents anyone under 21 from working as a stripper and sets other laws in an effort to further crack down on human trafficking in the state.
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DeSantis condemned Pro-Palestinian protests sweeping college campuses across the United States.
Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned Pro-Palestinian protests sweeping college campuses across the United States. He announced measures to beef up security on Florida campuses.
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‘Graduating a bunch of imbeciles': DeSantis discusses pro-Palestine campus protests
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the University of Florida where he is discussed pro-Palestine protests and encampments in universities across the country.
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DeSantis signs tax package that includes sales-tax holidays
Emphasizing a sales-tax “holiday” for hurricane preparedness supplies, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed an annual package of tax breaks. The package (HB 7073), passed by lawmakers during the legislative session that ended in March, is expected overall to trim state and local revenue by $439.6 million during the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year. Lawmakers included a series of sales-tax holidays…
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Terrorist attack survivor gives perspective on campus protests
Police have been called in to many colleges and universities after they say some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators have crossed the free speech line by calling for violence. NBC6’s Ari Odzer spoke to a victim of terrorism for his perspective.
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DeSantis discusses bill related to teacher-training programs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses a bill that seeks to prevent “indoctrination” in teacher-training programs.
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DeSantis signs bill to prevent ‘indoctrination' in teacher-training programs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent “indoctrination” in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money.
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DeSantis signs bill that would make it illegal to sell or manufacture lab-grown meat
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that will bar selling or manufacturing lab-grown meat in Florida.
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DeSantis signs bill that bans lab-grown meat
The bill, in part, will make it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or manufacture cultivated meat.
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Gov. DeSantis signs two bills at news conference in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills Thursday, including one that expands on a 2023 law to protect customers who believe they’ve been targeted by financial institutions for political reasons. DeSantis signed the bills at a news conference in Jacksonville. The first piece of legislation, HB 989, covers multiple issues but the main component discussed by DeSantis will…
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DeSantis announces Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday for Florida families
During the month of July, the Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday will remove the sales tax on items families use during the summer.
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DeSantis announces suspension of entry fees to all of Florida State Parks during Memorial Day Weekend
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that entry fees will be suspended for all Florida States parks over Memorial Day weekend, at a news conference in Naples on Tuesday.
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DeSantis announces free entry to all Florida State Parks over Memorial Day weekend
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that entry fees will be suspended for all Florida States parks over Memorial Day weekend, at a news conference in Naples on Tuesday.
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New mothers in Florida will no longer have to show up for jury duty
New mothers will no longer have to report for jury duty in Florida, thanks to a bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Trump and Gov. DeSantis meet privately in South Florida
Former President Donald Trump met privately over breakfast with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday, six sources said.
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DeSantis approves $2.2 billion in funding for APD
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jupiter Monday morning to discuss new opportunities to help young people with unique challenges when it comes to education.
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DeSantis announces $2.2 billion in funding for Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jupiter Monday morning to discuss new opportunities to help young people with unique challenges when it comes to education.