Southeast Florida — Florida’s Legislature has been chipping away at Home Rule with preemption bills for many years. Legislation currently in the Florida Legislature could end home rule altogether. Senate bills 620 and 280, along with House bills 569 and 403, would give new powers to individual business owners to block any local ordinance they don’t

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Longest recreational season on record since the state assumed management of Gulf red snapper   PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the 2023 Gulf red snapper recreational season which will total 70 days, the longest combined season since the state assumed management of red snapper. The season includes both a 46-day summer seas

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis recognized the 72nd consecutive annual National Day of Prayer. This day is an opportunity to reflect on the many blessings bestowed on the state of Florida and on America. To read the National Day of Prayer proclamation, click here. To download the video, click here. All videos may be used courtesy o

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Tallahassee — Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Dignity Power, and others will host a press conference tomorrow to celebrate Dignity Day at the Capitol. Since forming in 2018, Dignity Power’s advocacy efforts for the reproductive rights and dignity of incarcerated women, girls+, and their children have shook the walls of the Florida Capitol with their

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Tallahassee — Today, State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Florida’s first openly-gay State Senator, issued the following statement regarding the Florida GOP’s dangerous “Don’t Say Gay” bill (SB 1834), which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today: This dangerous bill will make kids less safe

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Rising star Henry Lipatov’s dedication and hard work in the music industry pays off with a major award win. Gossip Stone TV congratulates our creative director, Henry Lipatov, on winning the 2023 Music Video Influencer of the Year award. His unwavering commitment to excellence in his craft and the recognition from Bemy is a remarkable […] The post

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JUPITER, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the most comprehensive reforms to Florida’s prescription drug market in state history. The Prescription Drug Reform Act codifies the Governor’s actions from last year to require accountability among pharmaceutical middlemen, empower consumers through increased choice among pharmacies, and

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Tallahassee — Today, Leader Lauren Book commended Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson  for her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court:  “Congratulations to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on this historic, well-deserved nomination. A former public defender, Obama-era criminal justice policymaker, and expert on sentencing, Judge Jackson has rich experience both i

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis led a delegation of state leaders and Florida businesses to Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom on an international trade and cultural mission organized in conjunction with Enterprise Florida and the Florida Department of State. The mission focused on

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Tallahassee — Today, State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as U.S. Supreme Court nominee:  Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an exceptionally qualified jurist with impressive credentials who will serve the American people with great integrity on our nat

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