Florida Bill Ending No-Fault Auto Insurance Law Returns After DeSantis Veto, Advances

Florida Bill Ending No-Fault Auto Insurance Law Returns After DeSantis Veto, Advances

Liv Caputo
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March 27, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Four years after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have eliminated the requirement for Florida drivers to buy personal injury protection, the measure, which passed its first House committee Thursday, has returned. Filed by Republican Rep. Danny Alvarez, HB 1181 swaps the state's no-fault automobile insurance system with a fault-based one. It […]
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After DeSantis Veto, New Anti-Hemp Bill Cracking Down on ‘Wild West’ Industry Advances

After DeSantis Veto, New Anti-Hemp Bill Cracking Down on ‘Wild West’ Industry Advances

Liv Caputo
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March 17, 2025
 TALLAHASSEE—Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill cracking down on hemp and delta-8 products, a new, more severe version unanimously passed its first Senate committee hearing on Monday. And while Republican Sen. Colleen Burton, the sponsor of both last year’s killed measure and this year’s new one, acknowledged that her 13-page measure follows some […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—2.21.2025—Mills, Alleged Victim Deny Physical Assault—Descovich Confident She'll Score Senate Confirmation After Reappointment—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—2.21.2025—Mills, Alleged Victim Deny Physical Assault—Descovich Confident She'll Score Senate Confirmation After Reappointment—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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February 21, 2025
Cory Mills and Alleged Victim Categorically Deny Any Physical Assault Took Place Florida Rep. Cory Mills has categorically denied he did anything wrong after Washington Metropolitan Police officers responded to his residence this past week, where they were asked to resolve...READ MORE   Sen. Ashley Moody: "Working hard to deliver for @realDonaldTrump as he works tirelessly […]
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DeSantis Closes Out Legislative Battle, Vetoes Controversial TRUMP Act

DeSantis Closes Out Legislative Battle, Vetoes Controversial TRUMP Act

Liv Caputo
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February 21, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed the TRUMP Act, a divisive illegal immigration bill, officially slamming the door on the month-long tumult within the Florida Republican party. The 84-page bill, passed during the second special session of the year, was quietly rejected by DeSantis around 6 p.m. Thursday in what appears to be the final […]
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Last Squeeze🍊—2.20.2025—DeSantis to Pressure Trump on Casey DeSantis Run?—Florida Sues Target Over DEI, LGBTQ Issues—Much More...

Last Squeeze🍊—2.20.2025—DeSantis to Pressure Trump on Casey DeSantis Run?—Florida Sues Target Over DEI, LGBTQ Issues—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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February 20, 2025
DeSantis to Meet with Trump, Expected to Advocate for Casey DeSantis's Potential Gubernatorial Run Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is a big supporter of term limits, doesn’t appear to be willing to give up the power he wields as “America’s Governor,” appears to be traveling to Washington...READ MORE   FL Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith: "Taxpayer money should […]
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DeSantis Rips TRUMP Act as 'Weak,' 'Toothless' But Gruters is Hopeful He'll Sign it Anyways

DeSantis Rips TRUMP Act as 'Weak,' 'Toothless' But Gruters is Hopeful He'll Sign it Anyways

Liv Caputo
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January 29, 2025
Florida Senator Joe Gruters is optimistic that Gov. Ron DeSantis will reconsider his plan to veto an anti-illegal immigration bill the governor has dubbed "toothless" and "horrendous," among other things. A staunch Trump ally and contender for the Chief Financial Officer post, the Sarasota Republican told The Floridian that he still believes there's a chance DeSantis will […]
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DeSantis: Trump Told Him He 'Can't Be Weak' on Immigration Fight With Legislature

DeSantis: Trump Told Him He 'Can't Be Weak' on Immigration Fight With Legislature

Liv Caputo
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January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump told Gov. Ron DeSantis that he "can't be weak" in the immigration fight against Florida's GOP Legislature, the governor revealed Wednesday. Trump's encouragement comes as both DeSantis and the Legislature claim they have the president's approval on their separate illegal immigration bills. Though GOP Lawmakers okayed a measure edited by the White […]
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'Not Gonna Quit': DeSantis Hints at New Special Session Over Immigration Bill Clash

'Not Gonna Quit': DeSantis Hints at New Special Session Over Immigration Bill Clash

Liv Caputo
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January 29, 2025
After Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to veto a contentious immigration bill he called "weak," he hinted that the legislature may be called into another special session to address immigration issues that he supports. DeSantis made the comments Wednesday after the GOP-controlled Legislature replaced 10 of his immigration proposals with an 84-page bill of their own, […]
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Florida Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto for the First Time in 15 Years

Florida Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto for the First Time in 15 Years

Liv Caputo
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January 28, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—In a rare departure from party loyalty, the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Monday overrode the governor's veto for the first time in 15 years. Monday's nearly unanimous decision to restore $56 million of legislative funding after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed it in June came amid a rebellion from Republican leaders, who shut down his special […]
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DeSantis Says He Vetoed Culture Funding to Stop Paying For 'Sexual' Fringe Festivals

DeSantis Says He Vetoed Culture Funding to Stop Paying For 'Sexual' Fringe Festivals

Liv Caputo
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June 27, 2024
AUBURNDALE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis said he vetoed $32 million from the state's budget because he doesn't want money going toward things the government can't control, such as the "sexual" and "inappropriate" Fringe Festival. "This is money that would go and—we didn't have control over how it was being given, so you have your tax dollars […]
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What Didn't Make the Cut? DeSantis' 16 Page Veto List

What Didn't Make the Cut? DeSantis' 16 Page Veto List

Liv Caputo
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June 13, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 2024-2025 budget totaling $116.5 billion Wednesday afternoon, and with it sent out his 16-page list of projects amounting to almost $1 billion that didn't cut it. According to the official document, DeSantis is removing $949,611,399 in budget items, $766,287,757 of which is general revenue while the remainder is trust […]
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DeSantis Applauded for Pulling Plug on Controversial Social Media Bill

DeSantis Applauded for Pulling Plug on Controversial Social Media Bill

Liv Caputo
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March 2, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially killed the highly contested social media ban for minors, but that doesn't mean the Legislature is done with regulating these platforms. On Monday, Lawmakers'  quickly-drafted Plan B measure will be seen on the Senate Floor, one that they hope is more agreeable to the Governor. "I have vetoed HB […]
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Trumps vetoes measure voiding Border Emergency Declaration

Trumps vetoes measure voiding Border Emergency Declaration

Yendi Alvarez
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October 16, 2019
Last night President Trump vetoed the Senate S.J. Res. 54, a joint resolution that "would terminate the national emergency" he declared on February 15, 2019.  The president said the national emergency remains on our southern border and this declaration diverts military construction funds for building a wall.
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