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Political infighting among Florida's top Republicans was hard to ignore on the first day of the 2026 Legislative Session.
DeSantis brought up Hope Florida, artificial intelligence, Everglades cleanup and more in his 30-minute speech.
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Governor DeSantis doesn't want 'consumers footing the bill for the cost of power-intensive data centers'
In his final State of the State address Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis mentioned not wanting "consumers footing the bill for the cost of power-intensive data centers." Those opposed to HB 1007 argue it could potentially result in Florida missing out on economic development opportunities.
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Governor Ron DeSantis announces major insurance rate relief as Florida’s reforms deliver results
Since the enactment of reforms eliminating one-way attorney fees and abusive assignment-of-benefits practices, 17 new insurance companies have entered Florida, increasing competition. Dozens of homeowners and auto insurers have filed for rate decreases,
He said the Senate has taken no steps toward redrawing lines so far as it awaits a related Supreme Court decision.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Broward public school district is “a disaster” being run to benefit “the entrenched interests, particularly the school unions, rather than the parents and the students,” and that the state should consider taking it over.
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Gov. DeSantis, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna push to set term limits, end insider trading among Congress
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna advocated for term limits and the prohibition of insider trading among members of Congress during a press conference in Clearwater on Tuesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis excoriated the Broward School District for a “laundry list of failures” and suggested it’s been so impervious to reform that placing it in receivership might be an option.
A South Florida school board chair is speaking out on money matters after the governor called out the district for<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Jason Garcia is the publisher of Seeking Rents, a newsletter about Florida politics with a focus on how big business and other special interests influence public policy. He says yes. The law, Senate Bill 180, was promoted as hurricane recovery ...