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Friday - Jan. 28, 2022
 

FlaPol: Wilton Simpson pokes Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo over manners, promises Senate will vote on confirmation


Sun-Sentinel: Republicans may prevent Broward's new Democratic lawmaker from participating in annual legislative session after all


FlaPol: Cryptocurrency dip doesn't dampen Gov. DeSantis' push to embrace digital money


Sun-Sentinel: DeSantis embraces 'free state of Florida', but that doesn't include recreational marijuana


FlaPol: Abortion bill clears committee after activists derail meeting

Herald: Student activists tell legislators what they think of abortion bill, then are ejected


FlaPol: Union dues bill returns to the House, renewing union busting accusations


Herald: Senate passes bill ordering local governments to pay up if new rules hurt businesses


FlaPol: Senate passes bills addressing preemptions, cracking down on costly ordinances


FlaPol: Senate votes to protect churches from emergency lockdowns


Herald: Effort to shield higher-education president searches from public view gains momentum

FlaPol: 'A recipe for corruption': Professors slam presidential search exemption bill at final Senate committee


Times: Florida debates book bans in public schools


FlaPol: Florida Senate passes telehealth bill that allows providers to use telephones to deliver care


FlaPol: Vacation rental preemption bill clears first House committee


FlaPol: Proposed camera crackdown on school zone speeders zips through second Senate committee

Times: Florida may allow school-zone cameras. They work like red-light cameras.


FlaPol: Watered-down Miya's Law bill clears House committee


FlaPol: Bill to broaden cross-county burglary penalties clears final Senate committee


FlaPol: Local tax referendum ballot bill advances, with timing solution expected


FlaPol: Free kill bill OKd by House subcommittee, Senate panel to consider issue next week


Times: Florida Senate passes strawberry shortcake bill


Times: Bills aim to end hunger on Florida's college and university campuses


WUSF: Legislation would shrink the number of policies covered by Florida's insurer of last resort


Times: Florida Senate sponsor agrees to weaken preemption bill


Times: Florida school leaders ask state to suspend testing consequences another year


Ledger: Soil, water districts still in crosshairs of legislation this year


News 4 Jax: Casey DeSantis highlights governor's $100M proposal for cancer centers during Jacksonville visit


FlaPol: Amid Session, Webster Barnaby out with undisclosed illness


WUSF: Rep. Vern Buchanan's bill to protect the Little Manatee River clears its first hurdle


Herald Tribune: Vern Buchanan raises $316,000 in fourth quarter


FlaPol: Drinks and donations flow at Red Dog, Blue Dog fundraiser


NWF Daily News: Fort Walton Beach Mayor Dick Rynearson hospitalized after being injured in car accident


Sentinel: 'No-drama, matter-of-fact' Orlando airport CEO Phil Brown retires


Today: Weather forces SpaceX to scrub launch and landing at Cape Canaveral; next attempt set

FlaPol: Gov. DeSantis again bashes federal monoclonal squeeze, says tourists may be bringing 'different delta'


FlaPol: Marco Rubio weighs in on Stephen Breyer vacancy, says Supreme Court justices aren't policymakers


Herald: Coast Guard ends migrant search after 5 bodies found, 34 more feared dead off Florida

Times: Why are Florida waters so dangerous for migrants?


Times: Florida appeals court says no legal right to force use of ivermectin for COVID patient


Herald: BSO Sheriff Tony fires biggest critic, says union prez used scare tactics during pandemic


Herald: Opa-locka manager says mayor and vice mayor had phone call orchestrating his firing


Herald: FIU provost reverses himself, saying he will move on despite faculty asking him to stay


FlaPol: Tampa Bay saw its worst red tide in 50 years. How much blame does the Piney Point spill get?

WUSF: The red tide report from DeSantis' algae task force doesn't go far enough, according to advocates


FlaPol: Personnel note: Leslie Reed joins Brightwater Strategies as partner


FlaPol: Personnel note: LSN Partners announces new hires in Broward, Miami-Dade


FlaPol: AFP-FL blasts corporate welfare bills in new mail campaign


FlaPol: Christopher Benjamin will run in HD 107, even if it requires a move


FlaPol: 'Intelligence and passion': Donna Shalala endorses A.J. DAmico for Florida House


FlaPol: Dept of Education employee spent $90,000 in grant money for personal benefit


FlaPol: Tallahassee Commissioners side with city attorney, deny ethics board expansion


FlaPol: St. Pete City Council IDs employee raises, pedestrian safety, fire trucks and affordable housing as 2023 budget priorities


FlaPol: Miami punts on gambling ban vote after Commission misdeal


Herald: Miami-Dade begins removing polluting septic tanks in race against sea level rise


CBS Miami: Miami's Overheated Home Prices Continue While Experts Say Red Hot Housing Market Starting To Losing Steam


Herald: Miami-Dade Police say cop who shot teen is a victim, invoke Marsy's Law and won't name him


Times: Pasco sheriff cuts off social media comments, victim of his own success


AP: Florida police chief resigns after domestic violence arrest


Times: Tampa names 3 finalists for police chief, introduces them at community forum


Herald: Teacher and former Miami-Dade prosecutor resigns after soliciting prostitution charge


Times: Clearwater City Council hopeful Jonathan Wade wants to champion neighborhoods


Times: What's next for ex-St. Petersburg City Council members Amy Foster and Darden Rice?


Post: Two PBC school district leaders make Broward superintendent short list


Ledger: Polk school board unanimously approves changes to sex-ed curriculum


News 4 Jax: Clay parents sue district, claim counselor discussed elementary student's gender identity without their knowledge


Times: Raising Canes CEO discusses coming to Tampa Bay and future locations


WUSF: 'They're like family': How one researcher is dedicated to preserving manatees

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Miami Herald: 'A danger to American society': Miami pastors sound alarm on Christian nationalism

Miami Herald: House Republicans gave Basabe's campaign $18K before his sexual harassment trial

Miami Herald: Federal judge demands evidence showing Alligator Alcatraz is closed for good

Miami Herald: Miami billionaire Ken Griffin quietly dropped $2.5M into Florida's Senate race

Miami Herald: Trump's new Brazil tariffs put Miami politician on the spot in ambassador hearing

Miami Herald: State Rep. Fabian Basabe is found liable for $450K in damages in harassment case

Miami Herald: Florida healthcare, children's services to be hit under property tax plan

Miami Herald: Who will replace Frederica Wilson in District 24? Meet the candidates at public forum

Miami Herald: 'Always a loser': Rep. Basabe doubles down on vilifying ex-aide at harassment trial

Miami Herald: Will Florida make the Bible required reading in public schools? What to know

Miami Herald: Congressional candidates clash over donations tied to Alligator Alcatraz

Miami Herald: 'He's not stupid': Miami Beach lawmaker fumbles through sexual harassment trial

Miami Herald: Alligator Alcatraz is no more. Tents, cars, signs disappear from airport site

Miami Herald: A wave of young Miami Cubans disagrees with abuela about politics in the Trump era

Miami Herald: Alligator Alcatraz may be closed, but the legal fallout isn't over

Miami Herald: Florida lawmaker will represent himself in sexual harassment trial. What to know

Miami Herald: Jack Latvala, former Florida Senator and Tallahassee power broker, dies at 74

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