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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. Florida’s focus on math textbooks may be nothing compared to what’s next
    3 hours ago• 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.
  2. Oklahoma approves nation’s most restrictive abortion ban
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Oklahoma's Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs it.
  3. In Florida, census undercount likely cost an additional congressional seat
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this Friday, July 8, 2011, photo, crowds gather in the surf and on the beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla., to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on STS-135.
  5. Providing baby formula for babies held at the border is a legal requirement
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston.
  6. Florida House Democrats could tap Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell as next leader
    Yesterday• Politics
    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.
  7. Pinellas beaches man created fake Trump pardon to try to escape charges, feds say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Alexander Leszczynski of North Redington Beach is facing charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
  8. Former aide sues Tampa Councilman Orlando Gudes
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Tampa City Council member Orlando Gudes is seen during a council meeting March 31 in Tampa.
  9. Clerk sues Pinellas County for spending on election lawsuit
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke, left, sits next to St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch at an event in St. Petersburg on Feb. 24, 2022. Burke is suing the county commission over whether his office should pay expenses for a lawsuit.
  10. Gov. DeSantis’ office considered a bill to target libel laws, records show
    May 18• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower on May 9, 2022.
  11. Florida rents are high, but Crist exaggerates with New York market comparison
    May 18• Politics
    Rep. Charlie Crist, who is marking a year of his gubernatorial campaign today, speaks during a news conference in Ybor City on May 4, 2022.
  12. DeSantis: Florida cancer hospitals get $100 million for research
    May 17• Health
    Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, a breast cancer survivor, speaks about her diagnosis and treatment during a news conference Tuesday at the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center at the University of Miami. Gov. DeSantis announced the new state budget will contain $100 million for cancer research and treatments at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at UM, Tampa’s H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the University of Florida Health System’s Shands Cancer Hospital in Gainesville.
  13. Judge lifts stay from ruling on Florida’s congressional map
    May 17• Politics
    State Sen. Kelli Stargel looks through redistricting maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  14. Ex-Florida elections chief Laurel Lee launches bid for Tampa Bay-area congressional seat
    May 17• Politics
    Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee speaks at a news conference on Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee. Lee is running for Congressional District 15.
  15. Florida Democrats want hearings on DeSantis’ elections pick next week
    May 17• Politics
    State Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, is Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick to be Florida's secretary of state.
  16. DeSantis signs bill targeting protests outside homes
    May 17• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Governor’s Luncheon on opening day of the Florida State Fair at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.
  17. When Florida’s property insurers fail, few ask why
    May 17• Politics
    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.
  18. Florida prosecutors latest to grapple with Marsy’s Law
    May 17• Crime
    After a November ruling by the Florida Supreme Court, Florida State Attorney's Office are now grappling with how to apply Marsy's Law -- much like law enforcement agencies have been for the last several years.
  19. Kelli Stargel announces run for Florida’s open 15th Congressional District
    May 16• Politics
    State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R- Lakeland, greets other Florida lawmakers on Jan. 14, 2020, the first day of the legislative session that year.
  20. Florida veteran pledges to spend millions in Tampa Bay-area congressional race
    May 16• Elections
    Jerry Torres, a Green Beret veteran and retired defense contractor, is self-funding his congressional campaign and says he's prepared to spend up to $15 million to get elected.
  21. Michele Rayner drops out of Pinellas congressional race, runs for state House
    May 16• Politics
    State Rep. Michele Rayner of St. Petersburg has dropped out of the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District and will run for reelection to her state House seat.
  22. In Tampa and across the U.S., rallying to support abortion rights
    May 14• Nation & World
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on Saturday in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
  23. Clarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court
    May 14• Nation & World
    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks Sept. 16, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust.
  24. Rally for abortion rights in Tampa
    May 14• Latest News
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on Saturday in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
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