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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, April 19, 2021.
Florida Attorney General absent from letter asking Facebook not to make child platform
More than 40 attorneys general signed the letter. But not Florida’s.
Groups challenge legality of Florida’s protest law
Protesters and activists take to the streets of downtown St. Petersburg on Thursday September 3, 2020 as they mark the 100th day of protests in the city.
A 62-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of groups such as the Dream Defenders and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP contends that the law (HB 1) will have a...
Trump endorses key Florida Republican before special session on gambling
Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, listens to the State of the State address being delivered by Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Capitol in Tallahassee during Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
The former president reportedly wants to bring slot machines to his Doral resort
DeSantis committee raises nearly $14 million in April
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with fellow patrons before the opening ceremony of the Walker Cup golf tournament last week.
The committee received half its contributions in two chunks: $5 million from Chicago hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin and $2.8 million from the Republican Governors Association.

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  1. Florida to require ‘work search’ for unemployment benefits starting June 1
    5 hours ago• Politics
    CONNECT, Florida's Online Reemployment Assistance System.
  2. Florida takes step toward the catching of goliath grouper
    Yesterday• News
    In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 photo, released by the Mote Marine Laboratory, a Goliath Grouper swims at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Fla. Florida may lift its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. Wildlife officials are proposing, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, a “limited harvest” of the giant coastal fish, saying their numbers have rebounded sufficiently since they were almost driven to extinction by overfishing and environmental damage.
  3. Tampa’s Rome Yard bid hearing has both sides crying foul
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Officials from the city of Tampa, Related Group and Invictus Development LLC attend a protest hearing about the Rome Yard bid Wednesday.
  5. DeSantis signs landmark Florida sea level rise bills into law
    Yesterday• Politics
    House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor, far left, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, far right, listen as Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers his address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  6. House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
    Yesterday• Politics
    Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump.
  7. Groups challenge legality of Florida’s protest law
    Yesterday• Politics
    Protesters and activists take to the streets of downtown St. Petersburg on Thursday September 3, 2020 as they mark the 100th day of protests in the city.
  8. Florida Attorney General absent from letter asking Facebook not to make child platform
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, April 19, 2021.
  9. Trump endorses key Florida Republican before special session on gambling
    Yesterday• Politics
    Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, listens to the State of the State address being delivered by Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Capitol in Tallahassee during Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  10. Visit Florida helps spotlight Tampa Bay with eight-episode show
    Yesterday• Politics
    An eight-episode show called “Life’s Rewards” started streaming Monday on platforms including Amazon Prime, YouTube, GoUSA TV and Places.Travel. that is financed in part by Visit Florida and Visit St. Pete/Clearwater.
  11. Ana Cruz toured Tampa with Related CEO, but they didn’t talk Rome Yard business, she says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor waves as she exits the polls after she cast her ballot in person during early voting at Amalie Arena, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 in Tampa. On right is Castor's partner Ana Cruz. Also present was Castor's son Seely Bevan. After talking with reporters, Castor took photos with the Stanley Cup, won by the Tampa Bay Lightning, that was on site at Thunder Alley for people to see.
  12. DeSantis signs $200 million expansion in Florida for private school vouchers
    Yesterday• Politics
    Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  13. Jeffrey Epstein probe in Palm Beach County wasn’t corrupt, Florida investigation finds
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach in 2008.
  14. DeSantis committee raises nearly $14 million in April
    May 10• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with fellow patrons before the opening ceremony of the Walker Cup golf tournament last week.
  15. DeSantis broadens ban on local governments for gun regulations
    May 10• Politics
  16. Ben Diamond announces bid for Charlie Crist’s congressional seat
    May 10• Politics
    State Representative Ben Diamond announces he is running for congress outside the USF St. Petersburg Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Monday, May 10, 2021.
  17. Another Florida elections bill signed by DeSantis...and another legal challenge
    May 10• Politics
    Florida voters in 2016 approved the legalization of medical pot in a process to amend the constitution that got more difficult after lawmakers passed a bill that caps contributions to committees backing ballot initiatives to $3,000.
  18. Matt Gaetz helped set off Florida’s marijuana ‘green rush.’ Some of his friends, allies scored big
    May 9• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., addresses attendees during a rally featuring himself and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Friday, May 7, 2021, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
  19. Which Tampa Bay projects will survive a Ron DeSantis veto?
    May 9• Politics
    Aerial photo of the construction site of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center. Courtesy of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center
  20. Charlie Crist makes first Miami swing campaigning for governor
    May 8• Politics
    Democratic candidate for Florida governor Charlie Crist meets with Miami-Dade Democratic Cuban Americans on Saturday at Tropical Park in Miami. Next to the congressman is Kassandra Timothe. She is running for North Miami City Council District 2.
  21. Gov. DeSantis signs bill raising Florida’s smoking, vaping age to 21
    May 8• Politics
    Kids try to buy vaping products at Tubular Tokes smoke shop in St. Petersburg, despite signs that tell them they are too young. “We get some great fake IDs,” owner Skylar Strickland said. “Then we laugh in their faces and tell them to get the hell out.” On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law aligning the state's legal age limit with federal statute.
  22. Gaetz, Greene take mantle of Trump’s populism at Florida rally
    May 8• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., address attendees of a rally, Friday in The Villages.
  23. Washington Post says U.S. secretly obtained reporters’ records
    May 8• Nation & World
    The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the newspaper said Friday.
  24. DeSantis ban on vaccine passports may steer Norwegian Cruise Line away from Florida
    May 7• Politics
    Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem sits at the Port of Miami.
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