Florida Senate First Gentleman John Passidomo Passes Away at 72

Florida Senate First Gentleman John Passidomo Passes Away at 72

Liv Caputo
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April 3, 2024
NAPLES, FL—First Gentleman to Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, John Passidomo, passed away Monday afternoon following a sudden fall in...
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Rep. Leek Earns Four Sheriff Endorsements Amidst Senate Bid

Rep. Leek Earns Four Sheriff Endorsements Amidst Senate Bid

Jackson Bakich
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March 26, 2024
State Representative Tom Leek (R-Ormond Beach) is running for Florida State Senate District 7 as State Senator Travis Hutson (R-FL-7)...
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Florida Senators Target History Confederate Monument Removals

Florida Senators Target History Confederate Monument Removals

Javier Manjarres
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April 6, 2023
TALLAHASSEE --- Supporters of Confederate monuments or statues, and other historical markers could sue over removal or destruction of the...
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DeSantis's Elections Changes Backed in Florida Senate

DeSantis's Elections Changes Backed in Florida Senate

News Service of Florida
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April 5, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — Midway through the 2023 legislative session, Republican lawmakers Tuesday began advancing Gov. Ron DeSantis's sweeping elections package that...
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Death Penalty Revamp Headed to Full Florida Senate

Death Penalty Revamp Headed to Full Florida Senate

News Service of Florida
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March 23, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — A key Senate committee Wednesday supported eliminating a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death penalty sentences can...
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Shevrin Jones Praises Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Senate

Shevrin Jones Praises Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Senate

Grayson Bakich
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November 30, 2022
The Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law, passed in the U.S. Senate this...
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Book, Senate Democrats Badly Outnumbered in Florida Legislature

Book, Senate Democrats Badly Outnumbered in Florida Legislature

News Service of Florida
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November 22, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Badly outnumbered Democrats in the Florida Senate put a focus Monday on gun-related issues as Senate Minority Leader...
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Battle Over Who Controls Lake Okeechobee Continues: Will it Be the Feds or Florida?

Battle Over Who Controls Lake Okeechobee Continues: Will it Be the Feds or Florida?

Javier Manjarres
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February 10, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined the fray over Senate Budget Bill 2508 by voicing his dissatisfaction over allegations that were...
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Senate Tees Up Potential Election Changes

Senate Tees Up Potential Election Changes

News Service of Florida
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January 31, 2022
By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — In a move that could refuel fights about election fraud and voter suppression, Florida senators...
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Mystery: The Florida Senate Seal and it's big Flaw

Mystery: The Florida Senate Seal and it's big Flaw

Javier Manjarres
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January 26, 2022
Most visitors to the Florida Senate, as well as legislators, legislative aides, Capitol Police, and media reporters, do not notice...
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Florida Democratic Senator Calls DeSantis's Redistricting Proposal a 'Blackout' map

Florida Democratic Senator Calls DeSantis's Redistricting Proposal a 'Blackout' map

Javier Manjarres
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January 25, 2022
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced his congressional redistricting map last weekend, it put the Florida Legislature on notice as...
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Non-Profit Coincidentally Posts Pro-Thurston Billboard After Congressional Announcement

Non-Profit Coincidentally Posts Pro-Thurston Billboard After Congressional Announcement

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2021
When Rep. Alcee Hastings (D) passed away earlier this year, his loss caused a political vacuum in South Florida that...
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Thurston Remembers Hastings, Says he's Stepping up his Congressional Campaign

Thurston Remembers Hastings, Says he's Stepping up his Congressional Campaign

Javier Manjarres
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April 22, 2021
When long-time Congressman Alcee Hastings passed away in early April,  Democrats like State Senator Perry E. Thurston began to scramble...
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Fried Calls Florida's SB 90 A New Jim Crow Law

Fried Calls Florida's SB 90 A New Jim Crow Law

Jim McCool
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April 2, 2021
After the 2020 election, voting rights have been at the top of most American minds, especially Republicans.  The GOP has...
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Book, Roach File Legislation to Further Protect Vulnerable Plaintiffs

Book, Roach File Legislation to Further Protect Vulnerable Plaintiffs

Jim McCool
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February 18, 2021
In a reassuring act of bi-partisanship, State Representative Spencer Roach (R-FL), and State Senator Lauren Book (D-FL), have taken the...
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Democratic Rep. Lauren Book Pushes for Diaper Tax Cut

Democratic Rep. Lauren Book Pushes for Diaper Tax Cut

Jim McCool
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January 26, 2021
With 1 in 3 American families in need of diapers as a result of shortages brought on by the COVID-19...
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Galvano endorses Jim Boyd for state Senate

Galvano endorses Jim Boyd for state Senate

Javier Manjarres
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August 19, 2019
The Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (FRSCC) has announced that former Republican Manatee County State Representative, Jim Boyd, who is...
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FL Senate cool to tax changes for hospitals, charter schools

FL Senate cool to tax changes for hospitals, charter schools

News Service of Florida
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May 2, 2019
The Florida Senate could eliminate controversial proposals about charter schools and hospitals from a tax package that was approved last...
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