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Disney

Florida House Speaker nixes Disney district changes

Paul Renner said he supported changes last year that gave Governor Ron DeSantis power to appoint the district’s board, not Disney.

Gov. DeSantis delivers ‘State of the State’ address on first day of legislative session

Listen: On January 9th, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to the joint legislative session from the Florida House of Representatives chamber in Tallahassee. Governor DeSantis addressed the Republican-controlled legislature on...
Christian Ziegler

Even Power is selected as Florida GOP chair to replace the fired Christian Ziegler

The Florida Republican Party’s executive committee removed embattled Chair Christian Ziegler and replaced him with Evan Power.
Disney

Orlando-area state lawmakers seek a redo on the Disney special district

It could return to Disney the control of a special taxing district that was revamped after Ron DeSantis got into a feud with Disney.
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Florida House Rep. Lindsay Cross discusses upcoming legislative session

Florida’s 2024 legislative session opens on Jan. 9, with big topics (free speech, the budget, insurance, healthcare and others) and has to tackle them, and more, before session is scheduled to wrap on March 8....
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Florida lawmakers submit budget requests for things like Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, FAU College of Dentistry and Hotel Ponce de Leon

Individual Florida lawmakers’ budget requests have reached $3.8 billion in the Senate and $5.99 billion in the House.
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Publix gives $100,000 to the political committee led by future Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez

Daniel Perez's (R-Miami) committee, Conservatives for a Better Florida, raised $584,251 during the latest quarter.
NBC news reporter Matt Dixon

Author Matt Dixon on the Florida men who would be president and why one is losing

NBC reporter Matt Dixon discusses his book, "Swamp Monsters: Trump Vs. DeSantis—The Greatest Show on Earth (Or at Least in Florida)"
Florida redistricting

Florida seeks an end to the constitutional challenge over its congressional redistricting

The state has urged the Florida Supreme Court to decline to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of its congressional redistricting plan.
EV charger

A Florida senator has proposed preventing local governments from regulating electric vehicle charging stations

Regulation of electric-vehicle charging stations would be controlled by the state -- what is known as a “preemption” of local authority.
Bridget Ziegler

Police have recovered a sex video with Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler, sources say

A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered.
Gainesville

Ron DeSantis gets a win in a lawsuit over Gainesville’s utility

A federal judge dismissed claims against Ron DeSantis in a challenge to a new state law that overhauled the Gainesville municipal utility.

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