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The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on March 3.
Florida Legislature is down to deal-making days of session
Republican leaders are employing the politics of leverage, trading one leadership priority for another to get their pet projects across the finish line.
Increase unemployment benefits? ‘No,’ DeSantis says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The governor’s opposition could spell trouble for state senators’ proposal to raise weekly benefits.
Florida’s controversial toll road projects are on the verge of being repealed
A SunPass lane.
They have just one more stop before reaching Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
Florida Senate approves ‘anti-riot’ bill, heads now to DeSantis
Protesters walk down Ashley dr. towards Interstate 275 before police stopped the group using pepper spray and a line of police officers on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Tampa.
The call to action came after nearly three hours of emotional and heated debate on the Senate floor.

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  1. Florida proposal to help new moms is a sticking point in budget negotiations
    Earlier today• Politics
    Tampa General Hospital is pictured on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
  2. Lawmakers disagree on $36 million for Florida’s unemployment agency
    Yesterday• Politics
    A small group of demonstrators gathers at Lake Eola Park to protest the Florida unemployment benefits system, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Many Florida unemployed workers are still trying to apply for and receive unemployment benefits since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
  3. Florida transgender sports bill might have just died in the Florida Senate
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Florida House has passed a bill that would block transgender children from playing on sports teams that align with their gender.
  5. Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this June 1993 file photo, President Bill Clinton stands behind his nominee for Ambassador to Japan, former Vice President Walter Mondale. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday, April 19, 2021. He was 93.
  6. Gaetz, Greene flaunt new paths to power, testing GOP leaders
    Yesterday• News
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., attends a House Judiciary committee markup at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
  7. Florida lawmakers move closer to overhauling auto insurance policies, despite warnings
    Yesterday• Politics
    Traffic is seen along Busch Boulevard in Tampa.
  8. Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill ‘effectively dead’
    Yesterday• Politics
    Photo of medical marijuana taken at Zen Leaf, a medical marijuana dispensary in Neptune, New Jersey. Taken April 16, 2021.
  9. DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ legislation in Polk County
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen during a news conference Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, where he first proposed the idea of “anti-mob” legislation.
  10. Florida still executes the mentally ill. This bill would stop that.
    Apr. 19• Crime
    This 2017 Florida Department of Corrections photo shows the gurney used to execute death row inmates via lethal injection at Florida State Prison at Starke.
  11. As Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill looms, St. Petersburg protesters return to the streets
    Apr. 18• St. Petersburg
    People listen while several organizers speak outside St. Petersburg City Hall ahead of a march in solidarity against racism and police brutality on Friday. About 100 people gathered to march.
  12. Florida woman threatened to kill Kamala Harris in videos, agents say
    Apr. 17• Florida
    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan's investment in child care in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday.
  13. Failure at Piney Point: Florida let environmental risk fester despite warnings
    Apr. 17• Environment
    A drone image shows a partially drained wastewater reservoir at Piney Point, with Tampa Bay visible in the distance.
  14. New conservative group would save ‘Anglo-Saxon’ traditions
    Apr. 17• Nation & World
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this year.
  15. Roger Stone sued by Justice Department over $2 million in unpaid taxes
    Apr. 16• Nation & World
    The Justice Department sued Donald Trump's ally Roger Stone on Friday, accusing the conservative provocateur and his wife of failing to pay nearly $2 million in income tax.
  16. Florida Legislature is down to deal-making days of session
    Apr. 16• Politics
    The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on March 3.
  17. Gwen Graham to be appointed assistant secretary in US Department of Education
    Apr. 16• Politics
    Then-gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, center, speaks during a private fundraiser at a Panama City home in 2017.
  18. After outcry, Biden will lift refugee cap in May, White House says
    Apr. 16• Nation & World
    Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.
  19. Rome Yard bid process was unfair, says losing bidder in lucrative Tampa West River project
    Apr. 16• Politics
    The downtown Tampa skyline seen from an area known as the Rome Yard on Friday, April 16, 2021.
  20. Heavy metal guitarist with Tampa ties is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
    Apr. 16• Nation & World
    A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
  21. Increase unemployment benefits? ‘No,’ DeSantis says
    Apr. 16• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  22. Florida’s controversial toll road projects are on the verge of being repealed
    Apr. 16• Politics
    A SunPass lane.
  23. Matt Gaetz and Ron DeSantis: Too close for comfort?
    Apr. 16• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis, center, John Morgan, left and U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz, right during a 2019 news conference to pressure state legislators and give them a mid-March deadline to repeal a law that prohibits smokable forms of medical marijuana at Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park.
  24. Rice gets dollars, Welch gets endorsements in St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Apr. 16• St. Petersburg
    Darden Rice (left) and Ken Welch are candidates in St. Petersburg's mayoral race.
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