Florida lawmakers and DeSantis say they have an immigration deal. Here’s what’s in it
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislative leaders reached a deal over illegal immigration Monday night that would require ...
Third time’s the charm? Florida lawmakers go back to Capitol for new immigration session
Florida Republicans appear to have found a compromise amid their lame-duck power struggle and will try – for a third time – ...
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Legislature announces third special session on immigration after agreement with DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican leaders of the Legislature announced Monday evening their agreement on the state’s ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis, GOP leaders reach immigration deal, call another special session
GOP legislative leaders will convene another special session as they try again to pass sweeping new measures to boost ...
Legislators, DeSantis come together on immigration, call third special session
Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez announced Tuesday that “there has been a great deal of ...
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Special Session to start Tuesday on TRUMP Act fixes, new Board of Immigration Enforcement
This time, they have the full support of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been sparring publicly with Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez since they rejected bills he preferred in ...
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson plays down heat-related deaths in farms
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson told state lawmakers Tuesday morning that human error was to blame for heat-related ...
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Wilton Simpson’s Agriculture Department wants crackdown on psychedelic ‘shrooms, plant milk, and fake meat
The farm bill would also ban “the mislabeling of plant-based products as ‘milk’ or ‘meat.’ This presumably would cause those ...
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Legislature calls new immigration special session to make peace with DeSantis
The new session, scheduled to start Tuesday at noon, comes after Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to veto the package lawmakers ...
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Agriculture commissioner could become Florida's immigration czar. Who is Wilton Simpson?
Ron DeSantis doesn't veto it — Florida's new immigration czar will be state agriculture commissioner and former Florida ...
How the New Trump Era Has Upended Florida Politics
The recent feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature over immigration is a sign of more jockeying to come among ...
Demand for backyard chickens soars amid high egg prices, scarcity
"I could sell 100 chicks today if I had 100 chicks. I can't keep up with them," Patti Reed, owner of St. Pete's Amber Glen Feed Depot, said.