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The Las Vegas Sands casino sits behind the Fisherman's Wharf in Macau. Las Vegas Sands is financing a petition drive in support of a constitutional amendment to expand casino gaming in Florida.
Florida elections offices seeing suspected fraudulent petitions in gambling effort
Reports of fraudulent petitions have been forwarded to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office.
DeSantis redistricting map ignites intraparty discord
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters and members of the media after a bill signing on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. DeSantis has submitted a proposal to reshape the state’s congressional map and carve up districts held by Black Democrats, as the Republican takes the unusual step of inserting himself into the redistricting process. The proposed congressional map, submitted Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signaled the governor’s priorities as the state moves to redraw political maps in the coming months. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
The Florida Senate on Thursday passed redistricting maps that don’t follow Gov. DeSantis’ proposal.
Florida abortion bill will affect access across the South, advocates say
Joey Cousin, a transgender student from Broward County and an opponent of SB 404, known as the "parental consent" bill, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in 2020 in Tallahassee. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2020.
The bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks cleared its first House committee on Wednesday.
Florida House continues push for parent rights in schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis has supported increasing parent rights in schools, including at this July press conference regarding school masks. Florida lawmakers have focused on the issue with several bills in the first weeks of their 2022 legislative session.
One measure would ban discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary schools.

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  1. Florida bill would let businesses sue local governments if an ordinance hurts profits
    Earlier today• Politics
    Florida Sen. Travis Hutson speaks during a legislative session, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  2. Florida House continues push for parent rights in schools
    Yesterday• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has supported increasing parent rights in schools, including at this July press conference regarding school masks. Florida lawmakers have focused on the issue with several bills in the first weeks of their 2022 legislative session.
  3. Florida first lady Casey DeSantis finishes chemotherapy for breast cancer
    Yesterday• Politics
    First Lady Casey DeSantis speaks during a roundtable discussion regarding mental health at the downtown Tampa Firefighter Museum on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
  5. Palm Harbor messianic rabbi gets house arrest, probation in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    A closed circuit video image, included in federal criminal complaint, shows Michael Stepakoff inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Stepakoff is a former lawyer and a rabbi for a messianic synagogue in Palm Harbor.
  6. Florida GOP bill would further shield names of dark money donors
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota.
  7. Clearwater council candidate caused bar altercations, reports say
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Aaron Smith-Levin, left, is seen talking to a Clearwater Police officer during an incident at Fusion Cigar Bar on Sept. 17, 2021. The Clearwater Police Department blurred Smith-Levin's face when providing the body camera footage to the Tampa Bay Times.
  8. Florida elections offices seeing suspected fraudulent petitions in gambling effort
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Las Vegas Sands casino sits behind the Fisherman's Wharf in Macau. Las Vegas Sands is financing a petition drive in support of a constitutional amendment to expand casino gaming in Florida.
  9. DeSantis redistricting map ignites intraparty discord
    Yesterday• Politics
    FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters and members of the media after a bill signing on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. DeSantis has submitted a proposal to reshape the state’s congressional map and carve up districts held by Black Democrats, as the Republican takes the unusual step of inserting himself into the redistricting process. The proposed congressional map, submitted Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, signaled the governor’s priorities as the state moves to redraw political maps in the coming months. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
  10. Legislature on track to keep Florida churches open during emergencies
    Yesterday• Politics
    A wooden cross bearing cloth is pictured next to hand sanitizer and masked parishioners during Easter mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on April 4, 2021, in Tampa. The Florida Legislature is considering bills that would prevent churches from being forced to close during future emergencies, like they were in the early days of the pandemic.
  11. Crowd funds top $50K for Tampa man charged in Jan. 6 riots. Where should it go?
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Jeremy Brown, 47, is accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal agents say they found unregistered guns and two hand grenades at his Tampa home.
  12. Florida Senate passes health care liability shield
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Sen. Danny Burgess, right, sponsored the bill to protect health care providers from COVID-related lawsuits.
  13. Florida abortion bill will affect access across the South, advocates say
    Yesterday• Politics
    Joey Cousin, a transgender student from Broward County and an opponent of SB 404, known as the "parental consent" bill, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in 2020 in Tallahassee. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2020.
  14. Attorney Kevin Hayslett joins Republican race for Florida’s 13th District
    Yesterday• Politics
    Clearwater attorney J. Kevin Hayslett has announced a run for Congress.
  15. Florida bill calls for training to prevent veteran suicides
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, left, and Rep. Ben Diamond, D-St. Petersburg, have sponsored a bill that aims to prevent veteran suicides by training those handling veteran benefits claims to recognize former service members in distress and offer crisis counseling.
  16. In Clearwater, emotions flare over election decorum
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Clearwater City Council member Hoyt Hamilton talks about election decorum during Tuesday's work session.
  17. Florida on pace for smallest orange crop in over 75 years
    Yesterday• Business
    Oranges ripen in a grove in Plant City. If the current forecast holds true through the rest of the citrus growing season, it will be the smallest orange crop since the 1944-1945 season, when the state produced 42.3 million boxes of oranges.
  18. Records: Tallahassee strategist helped boost ghost candidates with dark money ad buy
    Yesterday• Politics
    Voters in Senate District 37 received dark money-funded mailers that featured little-known, no-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. The mailers aimed to “confuse” voters.
  19. Trump’s company misled banks and tax officials, New York attorney general says
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former president Donald Trump's company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.
  20. Tracking Biden’s campaign promises, one year in
    Yesterday• Politics
    President Joe Biden pauses as he signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.
  21. Florida Legislature advances bill to keep death penalty details secret
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida’s prison officials have asked lawmakers for a bill that would make confidential any records that “could reasonably lead to the identification of any person or entity participating in an execution.”
  22. Florida Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick sworn in as newest House member
    Yesterday• Politics
    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi administers the House oath of office Tuesday to Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  23. Angela Birdsong to challenge Ken Hagan again for Hillsborough Commission
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Angela Birdsong, pictured here in 2018, lost to Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan that year. This week, she has announced she'll seek a rematch in this year's election.
  24. Following DeSantis’ lead, Florida lawmakers take aim at race discussions
    Jan. 19• Politics
    Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah, talks Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at the Knott Building in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
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