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Wednesday - Feb. 9, 2022
 

News4Jax: White House denounces Florida GOP over 'Don't Say Gay' bill


News4Jax: Gov. DeSantis proposed congressional map would change 2 districts in North Florida


WLRN: Fair elections groups want court to reject DeSantis' request for advisory opinion


Wash. Post: In his fight against ‘woke’ schools, DeSantis tears at the seams of a diverse Florida


NWF Daily News: FDLE looking into reports dead people signing pro-gambling petitions


Sun-Sentinel: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declines to say if he got the COVID shot, moves toward final confirmation vote

AP: Florida's top doctor refuses to say if he's vaccinated


Democrat: Democratic state senators grill Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo as confirmation hearings resume

FlaPol: After party-line vote, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo's confirmation heads to Senate floor


Herald: Rep. Salazar's immigration bill offers path to legal residency, requires E-verify use

WLRN: Immigration bill offers path to legal residency and requires use of E-verify


FlaPol: Latino Victory Fund backs Annette Taddeo for Governor, Maxwell Frost for CD 10


TCPalm: Could a Florida Senate bill jeopardize EAA reservoir, increase Lake Okeechobee discharges?


Yahoo News: Democrat Rebekah Jones says she can win in Northwest Florida


Sentinel: Biden stimulus money could turn abandoned Florida jail into homeless veterans help center


Bradenton Herald: Texas rabbi in hostage drama and Florida rabbi harassed by neo-Nazis make plea to Congress


Post: Presidential records: 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago


Ledger: Publix working with Audubon Society to restore portion of Everglades. First phase complete


WUSF: Florida emergency managers will use Severe Weather Awareness Week to get ready for the worst


WLRN: The highest number of fentanyl-related deaths in the state happen in South Florida


Sun-Sentinel: Who will be Broward superintendent? School Board to decide Wednesday.


Herald: 'Inspired by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro,' a New York restaurant missteps in Miami


News-Press: Groups file notice of intent to sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over lack of bonneted bat habitat


FlaPol: John Rutherford backs Dean Black's bid in HD 15


FlaPol: FSU testing confirms elevated radon levels, mold in Sandels building


Axios: Castor names Mary O'Connor as police chief

WUSF: Jane Castor gives a former assistant a second chance as Tampa's new police chief


Yahoo News: Palm Beach County vaccinations lowest 'in a long time,' top health official Dr. Alina Alonso says


FlaPol: FSU Board of Trustees OKs $44 million loan for research building


The Capitolist: Patronis honors service of US&R Task Force 7 during Surfside tragedy


Herald: A new Miami schools superintendent starts Friday. He still doesn't have a signed contract.


My News 13: Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins announces retirement

Sentinel: Orange schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins announces end-of-year retirement


WUSF: USF Forest Preserve advisory committee recommendations don't go far enough, activists say


Times: Is Tampa Bay's housing market reaching its peak?

The Capitolist: DeSantis on other states lifting school mask mandates: "The medical science didn't change, the political science did"


Ledger: Gov. Ron DeSantis doles out more than $64 million for infrastructure projects in Florida


Times: DeSantis bid to appoint environmental leader advances in Senate


NBC Miami: Florida Bill to Curtail School Lessons on Sex, Gender Passes Senate Committee

Herald: Florida Legislature's 'don't say gay' bills boil down to the meaning of 31 words

Sun-Sentinel: 'Don't Say Gay' bill draws Senate support amid battle over what's taught in schools


WUSF: Florida house proposal would pull funding from school districts that defied DeSantis' mask mandate


FlaPol: Senate begins advancing proposal to block many citizen ballot initiatives


FlaPol: After fiery debate, 'Individual Freedom' bill banning woke lessons in schools, businesses heads to House floor


WUSF: Frustrations mount as reforms to the Baker Act and other involuntary commitment laws remain elusive


Herald Tribune: Tommy Gregory announces he's moving, avoiding blockbuster GOP primary with James Buchanan

FlaPol: Never mind: Tommy Gregory to seek re-election in HD 72


Times: Progressive stops renewing some home policies in Florida as lawmakers target roof claims


My News 13: State lawmakers debate bill that would ban protests outside of residential areas

WUSF: Florida legislation seeks to protect elected leaders from protests at their homes


Bradenton Herald: South Florida female lawmakers clash over bill criminalizing revenge porn, deep fakes


FlaPol: Senate, House budget bills would create new DCA, change gaming commission, account for inflation


FlaPol: Jackie Toledo's human trafficking crackdown bill heads to House floor


WUSF: Dentists and hospitals are wary of lawmakers' proposed Medicaid changes


CBS Miami: Florida Property Tax Breaks Move Through House

The Capitolist: Despite skepticism, property tax exemption moves one step closer to becoming law


FlaPol: Cyber terror legislation moves closer to floor vote


FlaPol: A bill with some bite: Dangerous dogs rule moves forward in second House committee stop


FlaPol: Bill protecting tax benefits of farmers engaged in agritourism now ready for House floor


CBS Miami: Bonuses To Attract Law Officers Backed


CBS Miami: Controversial Solar Measure Approved With Changes

FlaPol: Net metering bill gets compromise amendment, heads to final Senate panel


FlaPol: Cash bond overhaul bill clears first committee hurdle


FlaPol: Senate panel restores $1M cap for claims in sovereign immunity bill


FlaPol: 'A form of welfare': Bill eliminating permanent alimony advances to House floor after heated debate


FlaPol: Bill allowing tourist taxes to fund law enforcement in seven counties clears House panel


FlaPol: Bill creating standard procedures before paying hackers gets House committee nod


WUSF: Cigars and pipes will still be permitted at Florida's beaches and parks


News4Jax: St. Johns County School Board members lobby state lawmakers for funding to deal with rapid growth


Ledger: 'I'm going to fight for it': Effort to save historic cigar factory in Bartow moves to Tallahassee

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Sentinel: Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

Sun Sentinel: Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Sun Sentinel: Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president's knowledge — but says he has no evidence

Sun Sentinel: Trump threatens to cut Musk's government contracts as their public feud escalates

Sun Sentinel: Governments scramble to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday

Sun Sentinel: Elon Musk is gone, but DOGE's actions are hard to reverse. The US Institute of Peace is a case study

Sun Sentinel: Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while'

Sun Sentinel: Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know

Sun Sentinel: Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

Sun Sentinel: Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talks

Sun Sentinel: Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

Sun Sentinel: Thune's first big test as Senate leader has arrived with Trump's tax bill

Sun Sentinel: David Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.

Herald: Jolly enters governor's race as a Democrat: 'The Free State of Florida is a lie'

Sun Sentinel: Trump moves to block US entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University

Sun Sentinel: Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Sun Sentinel: Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

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