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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower on May 9, 2022.
Gov. DeSantis’ office considered a bill to target libel laws, records show
The idea didn’t make it onto the 2022 agenda for the Florida Legislature.
Florida House Democrats could tap Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell as next leader
State Rep. Fentrice Driskell is seen at the site of the erased St. Joseph Aid Society Cemetery, also known as the Montana City Cemetery, on April 7 in Tampa.
The state representative would become the first Black woman to hold the position.
When Florida’s property insurers fail, few ask why
Florida requires financial ‘autopsies’ on property insurers that could help get to the bottom of the state's insurance crisis. But many state officials and trade groups didn't know they existed.
That and other lapses plague state oversight of the property insurance market as lawmakers prepare for a special session.
Florida Democrats want hearings on DeSantis’ elections pick next week
State Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, is Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick to be Florida's secretary of state.
It could be the Senate’s only chance to hold confirmation hearings ahead of the midterm elections.

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  1. Could the data in your period-tracking app be used against you?
    Earlier today• Health
    It’s estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. Many fear this data could be used against women if abortion becomes illegal.
  2. Florida lawmakers rush to pass property insurance reforms
    Yesterday• Politics
    A aerial view of the rooftops pictured from the corner of Heronglen Dr. and Heronview Cres Dr. in Fishhawk Ranch, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Lithia.
  3. Florida elections chief Cord Byrd: more elections changes could be necessary
    Yesterday• Politics
    Cord Byrd, Florida's new secretary of state
  5. Tallahassee judge dismisses Pinellas lawsuit challenging state election law
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    State Rep. Chris Latvala, left, originally filed to run in 2024 for Pinellas County Commission District 5, currently held by Karen Seel, right. A new state law allows him to run this year instead.
  6. Florida Legislature takes up bill on condo reforms for inspections, reserves
    Yesterday• Politics
    View of the Brickell's skyline financial center, where business-commercial towers and luxury condos tower come together over Biscayne Bay. on Wednesday, May 30, 2019.
  7. New people charged in Florida sham candidates investigation
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jestine Iannotti, photographed in Stockholm, on April 26, 2021, declined to comment when asked about her no-party bid for the Florida state Senate. She is facing criminal charges in Florida, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced on Tuesday.
  8. Q&A: Incoming Florida House Democrats leader Fentrice Driskell
    Yesterday• Politics
    Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, speaks on the floor before her colleagues before they vote on the 15-weeks abortion bill ban at the Florida State House in Tallahassee, on Feb. 16, 2022.
  9. Florida special tax districts like Disney’s Reedy Creek, explained
    Yesterday• Politics
    Reedy Creek Improvement District Fire Department Station 4, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
  10. Redistricting wrangling goes to Florida Supreme Court
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Florida Supreme Court, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
  11. Don’t expect quick relief on insurance rates, Florida lawmakers say
    Yesterday• Politics
    Shawn Frazier, 61, checks tarps over his Tampa home's roof ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
  12. Florida law on social media unconstitutional, federal appeals court says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference April 19, 2022, at The Villages complex. Behind him are Senate President Wilton Simpson, left, and House Speaker Chris Sprowls.
  13. DeSantis vetoes bill on increasing vehicle exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a measure that would have increased the exemption of debtors’ interests in motor vehicles from $1,000 to $5,000 in bankruptcy proceedings.
  14. Florida lawmakers want to fix property insurance. Here are the big issues.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Roofers install shingles on a stilt home on Mexico Beach, seven months after Hurricane Michael made landfall, destroying many of the structures in the small coastal Panhandle town.
  15. Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
    May 21• Politics
    Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House in 2019.
  16. Race for new Florida congressional seat could get costly
    May 21• Elections
    Former Florida secretary of state Laurel Lee. [STEVE CANNON | Associated Press]
  17. Florida lawmakers to target roof claims, lawyers during property insurance session
    May 21• Politics
    The Florida House of Representatives pictured on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Tallahassee. Florida lawmakers are returning to the Capitol next week for a special legislative session aimed at addressing problems in the state’s turbulent property insurance market.
  18. As cost of condo insurance soars, Florida legislators remain silent
    May 20• Politics
    The partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building is pictured June 28, 2021, in Surfside.
  19. Betty Reed, longtime Tampa legislator and community advocate, dies at 81
    May 20• Politics
    Former state Rep. Betty Reed, seen here at a candidate forum in 2016, died Friday, May 20, 2022.
  20. Appeals court puts Florida congressional redistricting decision on hold
    May 20• Politics
    Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, reviews proposed district maps during a Committee on Reapportionment meeting, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  21. DeSantis signs bill targeting fentanyl, meth dealers
    May 20• Politics
    A pouch containing crystalized methamphetamine and a homemade pipe are shown March 21, 2006, in Window Rock, Ariz.
  22. Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program
    May 20• Health
    Katherine Gibson-Haynes helps distribute infant formula during a baby formula drive May 14 in Houston. Parents seeking baby formula are running into bare supermarket and pharmacy shelves in part because of ongoing supply disruptions and a recent safety recall.
  23. House votes to name Tallahassee courthouse for Hatchett in do-over
    May 20• Politics
    Clearwater's Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, right, was the first black state Supreme Court justice below the Mason-Dixon line. The U.S. House reversed itself in voting by simple majority to name the Tallahassee federal courthouse for him, [Times (1975)]
  24. Florida’s focus on math textbooks may be nothing compared to what’s next
    May 20• Education
    Science textbooks will be up for adoption in Florida in two years, in time to be an issue in the 2024 election. And the process has already started to select new social studies texts in 2023. Experts say both subject areas could be far more contentious than this year's debate over math textbooks.
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