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U.S. Reps. Maxwell Frost & Darren Soto tell Kristi Noem not to open ICE facility in Central Florida floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/06/u...
U.S. Reps. Maxwell Frost & Darren Soto tell Kristi Noem not to open ICE facility in Central Florida • Florida Phoenix
Two Democratic U.S. Reps. from Central Florida — Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto — have written a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
U.S. Reps. Maxwell Frost & Darren Soto tell Kristi Noem not to open ICE facility in Central Florida floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/06/u...
FL voters sue to block DeSantis’ mid-decade congressional redistricting floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/f...
FL voters sue to block DeSantis' mid-decade congressional redistricting • Florida Phoenix
Two Florida voters backed by the National Redistricting Foundation filed a legal challenge with the Florida Supreme Court Thursday against Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to hold a special legislative session ...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
FL voters sue to block DeSantis’ mid-decade congressional redistricting floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/f...
Bill saying public-sector workers don’t need to use people’s preferred pronouns advances floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/b...
Bill saying public-sector workers don't need to use people's preferred pronouns advances • Florida Phoenix
A measure to impose state regulations on pronoun use for public-sector employees and contractors was approved in its first committee stops in both the Florida Senate and House this week. The “Freedom ...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Bill saying public-sector workers don’t need to use people’s preferred pronouns advances floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jennifer Jenkins to take on Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District race floridaphoenix.com/briefs/jenni...
Jennifer Jenkins to take on Randy Fine in Florida's 6th Congressional District race • Florida Phoenix
Former Brevard County School Board member Jennifer Jenkins, who dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate a week ago, announced Thursday that she is running for Congress in...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Jennifer Jenkins to take on Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District race floridaphoenix.com/briefs/jenni...
Bill banning open containers of cannabis while driving passes first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/b...
Bill banning open containers of cannabis while driving passes first committee • Florida Phoenix
Citing statistics showing that impaired drivers contribute to more than 30% of fatalities on Florida roads, Jacksonville Republican Rep. Dean Black introduced legislation Thursday that would ban medic...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Bill banning open containers of cannabis while driving passes first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/05/b...
Proposal to clarify if ex-felons are eligible to vote advances in the Senate – but not in the House floridaphoenix.com/briefs/propo...
Proposal to clarify if ex-felons are eligible to vote advances in the Senate - but not in the House • Florida Phoenix
A bill that would require the state of Florida to develop and maintain a centralized database to help individuals with felony convictions determine whether they are eligible for restoration of voting ...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Proposal to clarify if ex-felons are eligible to vote advances in the Senate – but not in the House floridaphoenix.com/briefs/propo...
Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/04/b...
Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee • Florida Phoenix
A bill to impose heightened requirements for first-time voters, including mandating presentation of documents such as a U.S. passport or birth certificate — received its first hearing in this year’s l...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/04/b...
Paul Renner says Byron Donalds has ‘enriched himself in office’ floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/04/p...
Paul Renner says Byron Donalds has 'enriched himself in office' • Florida Phoenix
Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner unveiled an anti-corruption legislative package on Wednesday, taking direct aim at Naples U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds in the process. Renner trails Donalds i...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Paul Renner says Byron Donalds has ‘enriched himself in office’ floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/04/p...
Dedication ceremony for Florida’s Memorial to the Enslaved takes place in Tallahassee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/d...
Dedication ceremony for Florida’s Memorial to the Enslaved takes place in Tallahassee • Florida Phoenix
Nearly eight years after the Florida Legislature approved a memorial recognizing the inhumanity of slavery, a dedication ceremony for a bronze statue called “Circle of Chains,” organized by the Flori...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Dedication ceremony for Florida’s Memorial to the Enslaved takes place in Tallahassee floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/d...
Proposal to create a task force to try to prevent e-bike injuries moves to full House floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/p...
Proposal to create a task force to try to prevent e-bike injuries moves to full House • Florida Phoenix
As the popularity of electric bicycles has expanded over the past decade, so have injuries associated with riding them. E-bicycle injuries doubled every year from 2017 to 2022, according to a study co...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Proposal to create a task force to try to prevent e-bike injuries moves to full House floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/p...
Bill adding transparency to state land swaps sweeps through House committees floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/b...
Bill adding transparency to state land swaps sweeps through House committees • Florida Phoenix
Hugh Long was born and raised “just up the road” from the Guana River Wildlife Management Area in St. Johns County, and spent “countless hours” as a youth hiking its trails, fishing its waters, and hu...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Bill adding transparency to state land swaps sweeps through House committees floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/03/b...
CAIR Florida comes to the Capitol, despite ‘terrorist’ designation by Gov. DeSantis floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/02/c...
CAIR Florida comes to the Capitol, despite 'terrorist' designation by Gov. DeSantis • Florida Phoenix
Officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Florida came to Tallahassee Monday to speak with lawmakers about pending legislation during the annual “Muslim Day” at the Capitol, but...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
CAIR Florida comes to the Capitol, despite ‘terrorist’ designation by Gov. DeSantis floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/02/c...
Gun-safety advocates push to preserve Florida’s red-flag law floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/30/g...
Gun-safety advocates push to preserve Florida's red-flag law • Florida Phoenix
One major part of the 2018 gun safety law approved by the Florida Legislature following the mass school shooting in Parkland would already be history if the state House had its way. The chamber voted ...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Gun-safety advocates push to preserve Florida’s red-flag law floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/30/g...
Jennifer Jenkins drops out of the Democratic Senate race and endorses Alexander Vindman floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/29/j...
Jennifer Jenkins drops out of the Democratic Senate race and endorses Alexander Vindman • Florida Phoenix
Jennifer Jenkins is dropping out of the Florida U.S. Senate primary and endorsing Alexander Vindman, the retired Army lieutenant colonel who played a key role in the first Trump impeachment and announ...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Jennifer Jenkins drops out of the Democratic Senate race and endorses Alexander Vindman floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/29/j...
Proposed private cattle grazing on state lands moves along in first public hearing floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/28/p...
Proposed private cattle grazing on state lands moves along in first public hearing • Florida Phoenix
A bill that would require managers of state-owned conservation lands such as public parks to consider cattle grazing when developing or updating land management plans was approved in the House Natural...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Proposed private cattle grazing on state lands moves along in first public hearing floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/28/p...
Bill would require corroboration for anonymous complaints against law enforcement floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/28/b...
Bill would require corroboration for anonymous complaints against law enforcement • Florida Phoenix
Last year, a GOP lawmaker attempted to pass a bill that would have banned anonymous complaints against law enforcement officers. While the measure passed in the House, it never moved in the Senate. No...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Bill would require corroboration for anonymous complaints against law enforcement floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/28/b...
Bill to replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea and Samaria’ in documents goes to full House floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/b...
Bill to replace 'West Bank' with 'Judea and Samaria' in documents goes to full House • Florida Phoenix
Middle Eastern politics returned to the Florida Legislature Tuesday, amid claims that Jewish and Palestinian people are being “erased” at the forefront of the charged debate. The discussion centered a...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Bill to replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea and Samaria’ in documents goes to full House floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/b...
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan to step down from Congress this year after 20 years floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/u...
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan to step down from Congress this year after 20 years • Florida Phoenix
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, who has represented the Sarasota area and other parts of Southwest Florida for nearly 20 years, announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in No...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan to step down from Congress this year after 20 years floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/u...
Whistleblower Alexander Vindman to seek Florida Democratic nomination for Senate floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/w...
Whistleblower Alexander Vindman to seek Florida Democratic nomination for Senate • Florida Phoenix
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who played a central role in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, announced Tuesday that he is the latest Democrat to enter into the race for U.S. Senate aga...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Whistleblower Alexander Vindman to seek Florida Democratic nomination for Senate floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bills to clarify whether ex-felons can legally vote advance in Senate floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/26/b...
Bills to clarify whether ex-felons can legally vote advance in Senate • Florida Phoenix
A bill that would require the state of Florida to develop and maintain a centralized database to provide individuals with felony convictions the information to determine whether they are eligible to h...
floridaphoenix.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Bills to clarify whether ex-felons can legally vote advance in Senate floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/26/b...
Proposal to decriminalize drug testing products advances in the Florida Senate floridaphoenix.com/briefs/propo...
Proposal to decriminalize drug testing products advances in the Florida Senate • Florida Phoenix
Brad Bishop is a founder of Offentsive Corp., a Pensacola nonprofit organization aimed at reducing overdoses, homelessness, and human trafficking. In 2023, his brother Randy had just completed drug tr...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Proposal to decriminalize drug testing products advances in the Florida Senate floridaphoenix.com/briefs/propo...
Andrew Warren responds to AG’s Uthmeier’s opinion that he won’t enforce anti-discrimination laws floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/23/a...
Andrew Warren responds to AG's Uthmeier's opinion that he won't enforce anti-discrimination laws • Florida Phoenix
In 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that the role of a state attorney in Florida is to “apply the law and enforce the law, not pick and choose which laws you like and which laws you don’t like...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Andrew Warren responds to AG’s Uthmeier’s opinion that he won’t enforce anti-discrimination laws floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/23/a...
Black Democrats blast Florida AG Uthmeier’s attack on affirmative action floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/22/b...
Black Democrats blast AG Uthmeier's attack on affirmative action • Florida Phoenix
Three days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier observed Martin Luther King Jr. Dayby declaring in an advisory legal opinion that more than 80 state laws aimed at protecting minority employee...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Black Democrats blast Florida AG Uthmeier’s attack on affirmative action floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/22/b...
Committee moves to make it harder to access Florida’s already challenging unemployment system floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/21/c...
Committee moves to make it harder to access Florida's already challenging unemployment system • Florida Phoenix
Florida’s notoriously challenging unemployment insurance program may become even more difficult for individuals to navigate if legislation that advanced Wednesday in a Senate committee becomes law. Th...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Committee moves to make it harder to access Florida’s already challenging unemployment system floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/21/c...
Proposal to hold AI data centers accountable to energy ratepayers clears first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/20/p...
Proposal to hold AI data centers accountable to energy ratepayers clears first committee • Florida Phoenix
A measure (SB 484) revising state law regarding regulation of large-scale data centers and certain other large electricity users received its first hearing in a legislative committee in Tallahassee on...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Proposal to hold AI data centers accountable to energy ratepayers clears first committee floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/20/p...