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Michele Arceneaux, former president of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, speaks during a press conference against three proposed toll roads in the Florida Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. LAWRENCE MOWER | Lawrence Mower
Florida environmentalists team up against toll road projects
The announcement came as the Florida Chamber of Commerce touted the proposed roads.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Florida’s Supreme Court is more conservative than ever. Here’s what it could do.
SCOTT KEELER | Times Members of the Florida Supreme Court listen to a speech by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Florida House during a joint session of the Florida Legislature. Left to Right are: Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Ricky Polston, Jorge Labarga, Alan Lawson, Barbara Lagoa, and Robert J. Luck. SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times
Fights over abortion, Amendment 4 and new congressional maps are all on a crash course with the high court.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Does DeSantis want to void Amendment 4? His lawyers suggest yes, he does.
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018 file photo, people gather around the Ben & Jerry's "Yes on 4" truck as they learn about Amendment 4 and eat free ice cream at Charles Hadley Park in Miami. A federal judge has temporarily set aside a Florida law that barred some felons from voting because of their inability to pay fines and other legal debts. The ruling handed down Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle means thousands of felons who were denied the right to vote will be able to cast ballots unless the state gets a higher court to intervene or if Hinkle later upholds the constitutionality of the state law. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) WILFREDO LEE | AP
The 2018 ballot measure passed by voters allowing most non-violent felons to register to vote would be void if an earlier judicial ruling is upheld, an attorney representing DeSantis’ administration...
Yesterday• The Buzz
After Brightline deaths, Florida transportation secretary announces new safety measures
An example of the type of white railway markings the Florida Department of Transportation plans on installing on the either side of more than 4,000 railway crossings in the state. Florida Department of Transportation
The department will paint new markings on more than 4,000 railway crossings in the state.
4 hours ago• The Buzz

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  1. Can a transgender boy use the boys restroom? Federal appeals court will decide.
    3 hours ago• Education
    Transgender student Drew Adams speaks with reporters outside of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Adam's fight over school restrooms came before a federal appeals court Thursday, setting the stage for a groundbreaking ruling. Adams, who has since graduated from Nease High in Ponte Vedra, Fla., won a lower court ruling last year ordering the St. Johns County school district to allow him to use the boys' restroom. The district has since appealed. RON HARRIS | AP
    The closely watched case of Drew Adams, once a high school student in Florida, is heard by a three-judge panel in Atlanta.
  2. After Brightline deaths, Florida transportation secretary announces new safety measures
    4 hours ago• The Buzz
    An example of the type of white railway markings the Florida Department of Transportation plans on installing on the either side of more than 4,000 railway crossings in the state. Florida Department of Transportation
    The department will paint new markings on more than 4,000 railway crossings in the state.
  3. Florida environmentalists team up against toll road projects
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Michele Arceneaux, former president of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, speaks during a press conference against three proposed toll roads in the Florida Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. LAWRENCE MOWER | Lawrence Mower
    The announcement came as the Florida Chamber of Commerce touted the proposed roads.
  4. Florida’s Supreme Court is more conservative than ever. Here’s what it could do.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    SCOTT KEELER | Times Members of the Florida Supreme Court listen to a speech by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Florida House during a joint session of the Florida Legislature. Left to Right are: Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Ricky Polston, Jorge Labarga, Alan Lawson, Barbara Lagoa, and Robert J. Luck. SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times
    Fights over abortion, Amendment 4 and new congressional maps are all on a crash course with the high court.
  5. Gradebook podcast: What’s next for Florida education policy?
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    The Florida House Education Committee focuses on early education in its first meeting of the 2020 session. It has met just once more since then. The Florida Channel
    Lawmakers have yet to set an aggressive agenda beyond talk of teacher pay as the 2020 legislative session nears.
  6. After scathing SunPass report, Florida transportation secretary asks for follow-up
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Kevin J. Thibault, left, Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation. OCTAVIO JONES | TIMES | Times
    The report found a lack of oversight and controls by the department.
  7. Nikki Fried’s protest vote for Florida bank regulator might have been against state law
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried speaks at pre-legislative news conference on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants his state to set up a system that will require employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants. But it's unclear if that effort will get any traction among lawmakers, especially since a similar effort failed during the most recent legislative session earlier this year. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) STEVE CANNON | AP
    It was the second unusual decision Fried has made to refrain from voting on the Office of Financial Regulation.
  8. National Republicans distance themselves from Florida’s George Buck after hanging email
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    George Buck, left, a Republican running for Congress in St. Petersburg, signed a fundraising letter that suggested U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, right, a Somali-born Democrat representing Minnesota, and other Democrats should be executed. Buck is challenging U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg. Times | Associated Press
    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy removed Buck from the party’s Young Guns program.
  9. Does DeSantis want to void Amendment 4? His lawyers suggest yes, he does.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018 file photo, people gather around the Ben & Jerry's "Yes on 4" truck as they learn about Amendment 4 and eat free ice cream at Charles Hadley Park in Miami. A federal judge has temporarily set aside a Florida law that barred some felons from voting because of their inability to pay fines and other legal debts. The ruling handed down Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle means thousands of felons who were denied the right to vote will be able to cast ballots unless the state gets a higher court to intervene or if Hinkle later upholds the constitutionality of the state law. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) WILFREDO LEE | AP
    The 2018 ballot measure passed by voters allowing most non-violent felons to register to vote would be void if an earlier judicial ruling is upheld, an attorney representing DeSantis’ administration...
  10. PolitiFact: About the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    In this Aug. 28, 2014, photo, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko makes a statement, at Boryspil airport in Kiev, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mikhail Palinchak)
    Taking a closer look at what the story does — and doesn’t — show about Ukraine’s involvement in 2016.
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