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Thursday - Feb. 17, 2022
 

FlaPol: Distance from Donald Trump? Rick Scott bullish on Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski


News4Jax: Florida House passes GOP 15-week abortion ban

FlaPol: Florida House passes 15-week abortion ban after hours-long debate


Sun-Sentinel: Democrats say Rubio shows 'spinelessness' and 'cowardice' for not supporting their ideas to combat gun violence

FlaPol: Gun control activists call out Marco Rubio on NRA donations and inaction on legislation


AP: Migrant minors dispute pits Florida against Catholic Church


WLRN: Has Florida's surgeon general role become too politicized for the job's original mission?


The Hill: Rubio holding up funding bill over crack pipes


Herald: ‘I am so inspired.’ Hopes of U.S. Supreme Court pick stir Miami’s Black legal community


Sentinel: Lawmakers call for crackdown on 'deceptive' mailers following Florida ghost candidate scandal

FlaPol: Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls on U.S. Postmaster to crack down on deceptive 'ghost candidates' mailers


FlaPol: North Florida casino campaign still wants Supreme Court review of ballot language


Post: Florida congressional representatives stake out opposite views on Trump documents probe


Herald: Florida officials kept file on ‘horrifying’ child abuse secret. A judge just rebuked them


FlaPol: Florida transportation secretary Kevin Thibault resigns to take airport job


CBS Miami: Officials: Starving Florida Manatees Fed More Than 25 Tons Of Lettuce

WUSF: Despite lettuce, manatee deaths in Brevard far outpace rest of the state


Roll Call: First Black woman and DC's second statue get close to Capitol placement


The Floridian: Dental Benefits Could be Added Back Into Florida Medicaid Program


Yahoo News: Betty Sembler, anti-drug crusader and prominent GOP backer, dies


Times: Florida tops 30 million tourists in fourth quarter


The Capitolist: Two more Florida insurance companies pause new policy writing


FlaPol: Pinellas Co. elected officials endorse Eric Lynn for CD 13 seat


Sun-Sentinel: Former Broward mayor agrees to pay ethics fine over financial records


Axios: Hillsborough County approves search for potentially lost cemeteries


Sun-Sentinel: Family of 13-year-old girl falsely arrested for online school threats files lawsuit

Herald: After 13-year-old falsely accused of school threat, family sues school, Meta, Instagram


NBC News: Florida public records exemption law allows Bob Saget death photos to remain private


FlaPol: Days after housing measure fails, Harvard study finds nearly half of St. Pete renters are cost burdened


AP: Florida high-speed rail deaths rise to 57 in 5 years


WLRN: Brightline completes first major construction zone in its 170-mile extension project


The Capitolist: Florida Career College expands automotive program to fix technician shortage


FlaPol: Tampa banker says requested exemption to COVID-19 vax got him fired, but employer pushes back


WUSF: Pinellas is seeking the public's input in selecting its new school superintendent


News-Press: Tourism remains strong in Southwest Florida, despite COVID-19


FlaPol: New Palm Beach State College initiative will refund tuition for certain degrees if grads are unemployed


Yahoo News: UF to announce Brevard 'forever chemicals' results from soil and water tests

Politico: Crist is leading the Democratic pack. Taking on DeSantis is a different story.


Democrat: A $3.3 billion gulf: Here are the budget fault lines dividing the Florida House and Senate

CBS Miami: Florida House Passes $105.3 Billion Spending Plan

FlaPol: Democrats decry school, Medicaid, housing funding levels as House passes $105.3 billion budget


AP: Florida House OKs budget that punishes mask mandate schools


CBS Miami: So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ Scheduled To Go Before Florida House Judiciary Committee


CBS Miami: Florida House Looks To Bolster Fathers’ Parenting Skills As Speaker Decries ‘Fatherhood Crisis’

News4Jax: Florida lawmakers want to put nearly $70 million into historic fatherhood initiative


FlaPol: Senate committee moves property bills, but Chris Sprowls is making no commitments


Herald: Should Florida relax nursing home staffing rules? Industry says yes, advocates say no


WUSF: Florida's preemption bill proceeds, but critics say it could handcuff local governments


PNJ: Northwest Florida solar companies say new bill will pull the plug on their growing industry


The Capitolist: House bill would require Florida high schoolers to take financial literacy classes


FlaPol: Broadband expansion bills head to final House committee stops


FlaPol: 'Preserving the sanctity of the dead': Abandoned Black cemeteries bill clears House panel as 45 more unmarked cemeteries found


FlaPol: Update to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act heads to third Senate committee


Democrat: Drug user advocates lose faith in this year's legislative session


FlaPol: Ben Albritton to amend water bill amid Gov. DeSantis opposition

FlaPol: Amendment to water bill filed to address purposeful misinformation


WLRN: South Florida school leaders say plan to withhold funding over mask mandates would impact students


FlaPol: House panel OKs bill mandating HMOs, insurers provide hearing aid coverage for children


Sun-Sentinel: Will Florida enact bills affecting roof coverage and Citizens Insurance eligibility? Here's the latest.


FlaPol: Veteran suicide prevention bill coasts through Senate committee


Bradenton Herald: Groping someone could result in stronger criminal charge under proposed Florida law


WUSF: Two Tampa Bay lawmakers introduce a bill that would protect students' mental health


FlaPol: Senate committee approves steep penalties for human traffickers, pimps


FlaPol: House passes police recruitment package


FlaPol: House unanimously OKs expansion of Inmate Welfare Trust Fund


WLRN: Florida House offers tax holidays but excludes gas tax break


WUSF: Hillsborough school superintendent hopes to increase bus driver salaries and criticizes proposed funding cuts


Yahoo News: Florida bill that penalizes districts could cost Tallahassee schools their security chief


Yahoo News: Dailey tops campaign cash haul in January, draws criticism for donations from FSU boosters


FlaPol: Leon Co. Democrats asks Blueprint board to return cash from FSU-connected donors


Democrat: To be continued: Proposed lobbying, ethics laws to come back to City Commission

FlaPol: Tallahassee City Commission takes next step toward lobbying, ethics changes


FlaPol: Tallahassee City Commission votes to expand noise ordinance

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Sentinel: David Hogg won't try to keep his DNC role amid dispute over Democratic primaries

Sun Sentinel: Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role

Sun Sentinel: Trump's mass deportations leave Democrats more ready to fight back

Sun Sentinel: Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Murdochs, other Fox News executives, AP sources say

Sun Sentinel: Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

Sun Sentinel: Senate rejects effort to block arms sales over Trump's dealings with Qatar and UAE

Sun Sentinel: Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit's carbon dioxide pipeline

Sun Sentinel: Consultant on trial for AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden says he has no regrets

Sun Sentinel: Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

Sun Sentinel: Judge says government must release Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil

Sun Sentinel: Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

Sun Sentinel: Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

Sun Sentinel: US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions rise

Sun Sentinel: EPA moves to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

Sun Sentinel: Hegseth defends use of troops to protect immigration raids in Los Angeles

Sun Sentinel: Trump plans to attend 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center after taking over the institution

Sun Sentinel: Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response

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