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Senate panel OKs Taylor Hatch to lead DCF as Senate confirmation process begins

The 2026 Senate confirmation journey has begun for acting Department of Children and Families Secretary Taylor Hatch. After ...
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Bill to designate domestic terrorist organizations advances in Florida House

A proposal to empower the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to designate domestic or foreign terrorist ...
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Bill banning non-English licensing tests, penalizing employers of undocumented migrants, advances

A wide-ranging immigration bill criminalizing employers who hire dozens of undocumented immigrants and mandating that all ...
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Senate panel votes to advance two members of the Public Service Commission

A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday voted to confirm the appointment of two new members to the Florida Public Service ...
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Coalition working on Medicaid expansion in Florida grows by two

Two national organizations are joining the effort by Florida Decides Healthcare to expand Medicaid to low-income childless adults in Florida. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the ...
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Senate moves along agriculture bill without provision ‘muzzling MAHA’

Florida senators responded to public outcry Tuesday by approving an agriculture omnibus bill but leaving behind a provision that limited disparaging speech about food products.  Senators approved SB ...
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Florida emergency agency ran up $405 million immigration tab in six months

Florida’s emergency managers spent more than $405 million in taxpayer dollars in six months to fight illegal immigration, but that doesn't just include law enforcement, state spending records show: It ...