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A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor
Gov. Ron DeSantis has had firm support from Florida's legislative body for six years. Yet this time he is facing major ...
DeSantis, ICE tout state's success in immigration enforcement in support of Trump drive for deportations
The governor said an operation involving state and federal officers netted about 800 immigration arrests in less than a week.
Here are the issues that died in the 2025 Florida legislative session
Florida’s lawmakers ended their regularly scheduled session Friday without completing their one required duty — passing a budget. Lawmakers will have to come back to Tallahassee starting the week of ...
Hiltzik: Thanks to the Trump slump, Florida and other states are moving to eviscerate child labor protections
Red states are responding to employer complaints about a tight labor market by loosening their child labor laws, exposing ...
DeSantis Has a Solution to Florida’s Labor Shortage: Teenagers
Florida, like some other states, is pushing softer child-labor laws to help businesses struggling to fill jobs and shifts.
DeSantis signs bill to change constitutional amendment petition process
TALLAHASSEE – On the last scheduled day of Florida’s regular legislative session, lawmakers passed a Gov. Ron DeSantis ...
Florida leads as state and local governments sign on for Trump’s mass deportations
One operation involved about 80 state troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol and targeted people in Jacksonville, Orlando ...
Policy, budget war boils over in Florida Capitol as DeSantis slams 'House of Pettiness'
Heading for overtime and deadlocked on budget talks, to say Senate GOP leaders expressed frustration with the House would be ...