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Kathleen Passidomo

Tampa Bay

The Florida Senate President and Secretary of State dispute that Tampa Bay districts are racially gerrymandered

Kathleen Passidomo's attorneys said, “The allegation that race was the predominant factor in the drawing of the challenged districts is denied.”

John Passidomo, the husband of the Florida Senate President, dies after a fall

John Passidomo, the husband of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, died after falling and suffering massive head trauma and other injuries.
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Florida Legislature sends healthcare bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis

Healthcare bills were formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday after almost unanimously passing the Legislature.
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Florida budget is expected ‘in time’

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, expressed confidence Friday about finishing a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
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Florida bills on monuments and flags could be dead

Controversial bills on removing historical monuments and restricting flags flown on public buildings appear to be dead in the Florida Senate.
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The Florida Senate is poised to take up a bill to prevent children under 16 from having social media accounts after it was passed by the House

Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo backs a proposal that seeks to limit children on social media.
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Will the Florida budget be conservative? Time will tell

House members have proposed spending more than $7 billion on projects and programs; Speaker Paul Renner is pushing “conservative” spending.
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Both the Senate President and House Speaker oppose expanding Medicaid in Florida

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner reiterated opposition to expanding eligibility for the Medicaid program.
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Here are the full remarks by several Florida leaders on the opening day of the 2024 legislative session

State of the State by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and responses by Fentrice Driskell, Lauren Book, Paul Renner and Kathleen Passidomo.

Florida Senate will move quickly on school ‘deregulation’

The school deregulation bills would cut “red tape” on things like testing and accountability, financial requirements and personnel decisions.
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The Florida Senate president says healthcare access should be expanded but Medicaid should not

Kathleen Passidomo wants to focus on increasing the number of doctors, encouraging technological innovation and boosting medical screenings.
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Kathleen Passidomo targets what she calls ‘excessive regulations’ on Florida schools

Passidomo highlighted steps to take "the first step towards reducing onerous and excessive regulations” on public schools.

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