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Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva, R- Miami Lakes and Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, R- Bradenton, talk during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020, in Tallahassee. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
Florida minors will need parental consent for abortions: Lawmakers pass bill, send to DeSantis
After five hours of heated debate over two days, the House passed a bill that would make Florida one of five states requiring minors get parental consent and notification before getting abortions.
1 hour ago• The Buzz
Pay scandal prompts DeSantis to order Florida agencies to review contracts
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [STEVE CANNON | AP]
The governor’s announcement was prompted by what he said were revelations that the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence used state and federal funds for “exorbitant” payouts.
50 minutes ago• The Buzz
Catch-and-release extension for snook, redfish and sea trout angers some Tampa Bay anglers
Debbie and her husband Michael, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, fish from the Dunedin Causeway Thursday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission extended the period of catch and release for several species of fish along the west coast of Florida. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission won’t allow them to keep snook, redfish and sea trout they catch.
4 hours ago• Environment
Harriet Tubman Highway will replace Dixie Highway in Miami-Dade
Harriett Tubman. [Library of Congress]
“It’s never too late to do the right thing,” said one Miami-Dade county commissioner before the unanimous vote.
Yesterday• Florida Politics

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  1. Pay scandal prompts DeSantis to order Florida agencies to review contracts
    50 minutes ago• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [STEVE CANNON | AP]
  2. Florida minors will need parental consent for abortions: Lawmakers pass bill, send to DeSantis
    1 hour ago• The Buzz
    Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva, R- Miami Lakes and Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, R- Bradenton, talk during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020, in Tallahassee. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
  3. As Florida’s abortion consent bill nears passage, a last stand in South Tampa
    4 hours ago• The Buzz
    Amy Weintraub with Progress Florida (center), stands with other women during a press conference to speak out against HB 265, which would require minors to gain consent from their parents to get an abortion, in front of Florida Representative Jackie Toledo on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in Tampa. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
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  5. Should Florida voters limit school board terms to 8 years?
    Yesterday• Gradebook
    State Rep. Anthony Sabatini fields questions on the House floor on Feb. 19, 2020, about his proposal to ask voters to limit school board member terms. [The Florida Channel]
  6. PolitiFact: Fact-checking the Nevada Democratic debate
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. [JOHN LOCHER | AP]
  7. Sanders defends socialism while Bloomberg receives fire. The 5 best moments from Wednesday’s debate.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher) [JOHN LOCHER | AP]
  8. Amid pay scandal, Florida’s domestic violence nonprofit loses support
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr — shown during a 2004 visit to a Hollywood nail salon — is the former head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [MIAMI HERALD | [Bob Eighmie Miami Herald file photo]]
  9. How similar are Trump and Bloomberg? Take our quote quiz.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Some have noted the similarities between President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, even if they're in two different political parties. [Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE | Times]
  10. Florida moving ahead to take over federal wetlands permitting
    Yesterday• Environment
    A pair of wood storks, left, and a large group of white ibis rest and feed in a wetland area off Loop Road in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Florida is home to more wetlands than any other state except Alaska. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times (2008)]
  11. Florida House offers tax break to utilities for solar energy
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Florida Power and Light has a large solar array in Sarasota.
  12. Limits on Florida’s Amendment 4 are unconstitutional, federal panel rules
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, while a federal judge heard arguments for an against the the Legislature's bill implementing Amendment 4. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Times (2019)]
  13. Pompeo’s Florida tour included undisclosed stop at The Villages and the State Department won’t say why
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    January 23, 2020, Bushnell, United States: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo poses for a photo with attendees after delivering remarks on U.S. foreign policy at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire) [PAUL HENNESSY | ZUMAPRESS.com]
  14. Is this the Mike Bloomberg debate? What Floridians need to know for tonight.
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
  15. PolitiFact: Michael Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    In this Feb. 4, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters, in Detroit. [CARLOS OSORIO | AP]
  16. Ron DeSantis may be quiet, but his fingerprints are all over Florida’s legislative session
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, R- Trilby, left, greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right, during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  17. Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch urge federal probe into Florida domestic violence nonprofit
    Feb. 19• The Buzz
    The Tallahassee headquarter of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. [SAMANTHA J. GROSS | Times/Herald]
  18. Miami woman doing 35 years in prison for bilking Medicare gets sentence commuted by Trump
    Feb. 18• The Buzz
    A photo filed in federal court shows the executives of American Therapeutic Corp. in Miami in 2009. From left: Lawrence Durán, Marinella Valera, Judith Negrón, Margarita Acevedo and José Valdés. [U.S. Department of Justice]
  19. Bloomberg warns Florida Democrats: A vote for Biden helps Bernie Sanders
    Feb. 18• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg poses for photographs with supporters during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. [DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP]
  20. Florida officials mum on coronavirus tests of state residents
    Feb. 18• The Buzz
    Personnel at the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work the Emergency Operations Center in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, among other things, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. [JOHN AMIS | AP]
  21. Should Florida lakes and forests have rights in court? Lawmakers weigh in.
    Feb. 18• Environment
    Rep. Blaise Ingoglia on the floor of the Florida House in 2017. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  22. Subpoenas issued in salary scandal at Florida domestic violence agency
    Feb. 18• Florida Politics
    In this Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, file photo, Tiffany Carr, executive director of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, left, speaks at a news conference held by Gov. Jeb Bush, background right, to announce a public awareness campaign designed to prevent disaster-related domestic violence, in Tallahassee. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into a nonprofit domestic abuse agency whose CEO, Carr, had received $7.5 million in compensation over a three-year span. Subpoenas have now been issued. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File) [PHIL COALE | AP]
  23. Florida Senate committee refuses to confirm DeSantis appointee, citing ‘concern’
    Feb. 18• The Buzz
    John MacIver, Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick to be the chief judge of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings. [[The Florida Channel]]
  24. Today is the deadline to register to vote in Florida’s presidential preference primary
    Feb. 18• The Buzz
    Linda Hadley, 57, from St. Petersburg, shows off her "I registered to vote today" sticker after filling out her paper work and registering to vote for her very first time at the Pinellas County Election Services, 501 1st Ave N, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 in St. Petersburg. When asked why she has decided to register to vote now for her first time Hadley said, "Because I'm desperate to try to get the one that's in the White House out now." Hadley said, "I feel like I'm trying to save the country. It's more important now than ever." Hadley says she is currently supporting Mayor Pete or Bernie. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
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