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Florida lawmakers submit budget requests for things like Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, FAU College of Dentistry and Hotel Ponce de Leon

Individual Florida lawmakers’ budget requests have reached $3.8 billion in the Senate and $5.99 billion in the House.
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Publix gives $100,000 to the political committee led by future Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez

Daniel Perez's (R-Miami) committee, Conservatives for a Better Florida, raised $584,251 during the latest quarter.
NBC news reporter Matt Dixon

Author Matt Dixon on the Florida men who would be president and why one is losing

NBC reporter Matt Dixon discusses his book, "Swamp Monsters: Trump Vs. DeSantis—The Greatest Show on Earth (Or at Least in Florida)"
Florida redistricting

Florida seeks an end to the constitutional challenge over its congressional redistricting

The state has urged the Florida Supreme Court to decline to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of its congressional redistricting plan.
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A Florida senator has proposed preventing local governments from regulating electric vehicle charging stations

Regulation of electric-vehicle charging stations would be controlled by the state -- what is known as a “preemption” of local authority.
Bridget Ziegler

Police have recovered a sex video with Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler, sources say

A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered.
Gainesville

Ron DeSantis gets a win in a lawsuit over Gainesville’s utility

A federal judge dismissed claims against Ron DeSantis in a challenge to a new state law that overhauled the Gainesville municipal utility.

Florida Supreme Court justices say that there is no need to consolidate courts

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said it did not find a need to consolidate judicial circuits.
Aerial photo of downtown Tallahassee, Florida and the State Capitol

The Florida House will start the 2024 session by focusing on amending the U.S. Constitution for a federal balanced budget and congressional term limits

The Florida House will take up proposals expressing support for a federal balanced budget and congressional term limits.
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Florida bill would prevent local governments, schools and colleges from flying flags that represent “a political viewpoint”

Under the bill local governments, public schools, colleges and universities would be barred from displaying certain flags.

Putting The World In Perspective

The Forum/The Fourth Estate takes a look at the headlines and other under-reported stories in perspective. The politics of race and the Republican-MAGA impact discussed in historical context. An inmate class-action lawsuit against the Alabama...
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: Fri., December 15, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Early morning shooting The Tampa Police Department has been investigating since 5 a.m. when officers responded to shots fired on the 4000 block of W Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. The victim was transported and...

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