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The Reedy Creek Improvement District Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista is seen in 2022.
DeSantis says he will call special session on Disney’s Reedy Creek, other issues
The state will take over Disney’s special district, he said.
Florida bill would let judges override juries and impose death penalty
Archive photo of death row at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution.
It would make Florida the only state to allow judges the power to override a life sentence and give a death sentence instead.
DeSantis has executive privilege, a judge ruled, setting up legal battle over secrecy
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference on Jan. 26 in Miami. In multiple lawsuits, DeSantis’ lawyers have claimed that the governor wields executive privilege, a special right invoked by U.S. presidents that shields them from disclosing information of their choosing.
A Tallahassee judge found that DeSantis has the right to shield some information of his choosing from the public.
DeSantis proposes nearly $115 billion state budget, a record
Gov. Ron DeSantis has released his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Included in the proposal is more money for migrant relocations.

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  1. Tampa Bay party bosses not happy with choices for state leadership
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Annette Taddeo, a former state senator from Miami-Dade County, is running for chair of the Florida Democratic Party in 2023 and appears to be the choice of several state lawmakers.
  2. Florida to open medical marijuana license applications, will double number of licenses
    Yesterday• Politics
    In a long-awaited move, Florida will double the number of medical marijuana licenses available in the state.
  3. Why female high school athletes may have to reveal menstrual history in Florida
    Yesterday• HomeTeam
    The Florida High School Athletic Association is considering adopting a national version of a medical form that doctors sign to clear students to play sports. The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form used in Florida includes questions about concussions, allergies, and blood pressure. It also includes optional questions for female students about when they had their first period and how often they menstruate.
  5. President Joe Biden is coming to Tampa on Feb. 9 to talk about the economy
    Yesterday• Politics
    President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure agenda while announcing funding to upgrade Philadelphia's water facilities and replace lead pipes, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Belmont Water Treatment Center in Philadelphia.
  6. Florida lawmakers to tweak laws to help DeSantis’ voter fraud cases
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Aug. 18, 2022, when he announced the voter fraud arrests across the state.
  7. State lawmakers consider giving DeSantis OK to transport migrants from anywhere in US
    Yesterday• Politics
    An immigrant family brought to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration heads toward a bus that will help relocate them to a military base on nearby Cape Cod, Mass.
  8. Kickoff for Tampa city council candidate Blake Casper draws big-name crowd
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Former Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn urges a crowd at the Oxford Exchange Thursday night to vote for City Council candidate and South Tampa business mogul Blake Casper.
  9. Florida lawmakers to hold special session to consider state-run board for Disney tax district
    Yesterday• Politics
    The headquarters of Walt Disney World's Reedy Creek Improvement District in Lake Buena Vista, Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
  10. Florida’s House speaker intervenes in Hillsborough school book challenge
    Yesterday• Education
    Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, center, is asking for documents and questioning the book selection process in Hillsborough County Public Schools.
  11. A comprehensive list of Florida’s freedoms
    Yesterday• Opinion
    New College students attend a protest of the appointment of new board of trustees members by Gov. Ron DeSantis at New College on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, outside the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center on the school in Sarasota.
  12. Meet the man in charge of DeSantis’ voter fraud cases
    Yesterday• Florida
    Statewide Prosecutor Nick Cox, right, stands beside former Attorney General Pam Bondi during a 2018 news conference in Tampa.
  13. Tampa lobbyist played role in New College changes
    Yesterday• Education
    New College trustee and vice chair Ron Christaldi at the meeting of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday.
  14. Tampa council member’s challenger has a connection to aide’s harassment case
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Gwendolyn "Gwen" Henderson has qualified to challenge incumbent District Orlando Gudes in the District 5 City Council race to represent parts of central and eastern Tampa.
  15. Florida high school athletes may have to submit menstrual histories
    Feb. 2• HomeTeam
    The Florida High School Athletic Association has a draft plan to require high school student athletes to provide information about their menstrual history.
  16. Florida recreational marijuana clears first hurdle to get on 2024 ballot
    Feb. 2• Politics
    Could recreational marijuana be on Florida's 2024 ballot? Proponents have cleared a first hurdle.
  17. Florida Supreme Court nixes ‘fairness and diversity’ courses for judges
    Feb. 2• Politics
    Courses in "fairness and diversity" will no longer meet a continuing education requirement for judges, the Florida Supreme Court said.
  18. Florida bill would let judges override juries and impose death penalty
    Feb. 2• Politics
    Archive photo of death row at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution.
  19. DeSantis says he will call special session on Disney’s Reedy Creek, other issues
    Feb. 2• Politics
    The Reedy Creek Improvement District Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista is seen in 2022.
  20. Tampa police union backs mostly challengers in City Council races, a rarity
    Feb. 2• Tampa
    The Tampa Police union announced its endorsements late Wednesday for City Council races in the March 7 election.
  21. Black leaders blast College Board’s changes to AP African American Studies course
    Feb. 2• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously objected to some of the topics and suggested readings in a new AP African American studies course. The College Board on Wednesday released an official outline for the course, which had differences from the pilot curriculum.
  22. Tampa Bay leaders challenge DeSantis’ education policy at Black History Month ceremony
    Feb. 2• St. Petersburg
    County Commissioner Rene Flowers speaks during a Black History Matters press conference on the steps of City Hall, Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  23. DeSantis proposes nearly $115 billion state budget, a record
    Feb. 1• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has released his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
  24. Tampa City Council candidate Mike Suarez owed over $60K in federal income taxes
    Feb. 1• Tampa
    Former Tampa City Council member Mike Suarez, who is running for the citywide District 2 seat, says he has paid off an IRS lien of more than $61,000 levied in 2021. In 2019, Suarez, pictured above, ran unsuccessfully for mayor.
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