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Senate Republicans Defeat Democrat Amendment to Stop Planned Parenthood Defunding
LifeNews
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June 30, 2025
Senate Republicans scored a significant victory for pro-life advocates on Monday, defeating a Democrat-led amendment that would have preserved federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business. The Senate...
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget
Governor of Florida
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WILDWOOD, Fla.— Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–2026, totaling $117.4 billion after $567 million in line-item vetoes. This budget continues the Governor’s commitment to fiscal responsibility. The budget...
Florida on Verge of Enacting Employer-Friendly Non-Compete Law
National Law Review
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June 30, 2025
Florida lawmakers recently passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the “Act”), which would create a presumption that covered non-compete and garden leave agreements are...
Florida News That Impacts You – June 30th, 2025
1290 WJNO - Florida
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Florida News That Impacts You – June 30th, 2025 - Driven By Braman Motorcars Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Governor DeSantis has signed five...
Florida GOP sells ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ merch ahead of ICE facility launch in Everglades
Washington Examiner
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June 30, 2025
As Florida prepares to open a new immigrant detention center deep in the Everglades, the state’s Republican Party is capitalizing on the moment with a new line of merchandise, branded with the nickname “Alligator Alcatraz.”T-shirts, hats, and can...
Senate's long day turns to night as GOP works to shore up support on Trump’s big bill
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“I have prevailed upon my Senate colleagues to please, please, please keep it as close to the House product as possible,” said Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, as he left the Capitol around dinnertime. It's a pivotal moment for the Republicans,...
Senate slogs through votes on marquee policy bill with passage still in doubt
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday beat back multiple Democratic attempts to derail their sweeping tax cut and domestic policy bill, as they continued to hunt for the votes to pass President Donald Trump’s first-year legislative agenda. On...
Florida: Son Forged Engineer Father's Signature Hundreds of Times
Engineering News Record
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June 30, 2025
Enrique Fernandez Jr. took a shortcut to becoming an engineer, according to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Instead of going to college and studying engineering, he appropriated his dead father’s Florida engineering credentials and...
Florida Republicans push 'One Big Beautiful Bill' to boost economy
South Lake Today - Florida
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June 30, 2025
U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster Serving Florida's 11th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Daniel Webster Serving Florida's 11th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot Florida Congressman Daniel Webster,...
Florida's Message To New York Ceos: Grow With Confidence, Not Uncertainty
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) TAMPA, Fla., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Florida Council of 100 released an open letter to New York's business leaders, outlining the growing risks of doing business in an uncertain economic and political...
Florida adds two new property insurers following legislative reforms
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | LinkedinMichael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | Linkedin The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has announced the addition of two...
Florida Citrus Growers Applaud Governor DeSantis for Approving $140 Million to Revitalize Florida’s Citrus Industry
Central Florida AGNews
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June 30, 2025
Bartow, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis signed today SB 2500, the General Appropriations Act, which includes a record-breaking investment of nearly $140 million ($139,673,565) to revitalize Florida’s citrus industry. Matt Joyner, executive vice...
Florida condo collapse probe eyes 2026 conclusion
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
The Blueprint NIST cites three likely construction flaws behind the 2021 collapse. Final investigation results expected by 2026. New luxury condo, the Delmore, rising at the Surfside site. Florida revises condo laws to ease financial burden on...
Florida defends "Alligator Alcatraz" as environmentalists seek to halt Everglades detention center
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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As Florida rushed to open a detention center for undocumented immigrants in the Everglades, attorneys for the state Monday argued a judge should reject an attempt by environmental groups to halt the project dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The state...
Florida public universities could face accreditation changes with DeSantis' new commission
WEAR - Florida
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PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A major shift could be coming to the way public universities are held accountable. Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the creation of a new college accrediting body. It's a move that could shake up how higher education is overseen...
Governor signs new budget during ceremony in The Villages
Villages News - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the new state budget during a ceremony Monday in The Villages. The ceremony took place at the Rohan Recreation Center. State Rep. John Temple, R-Oxford, was looking on as DeSantis signed the budget. State Rep. John Temple,...
Governor DeSantis signs Florida budget for 2025-26 fiscal year
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year at a news conference on Monday. WILDWOOD, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget into law on Monday, the last day before the 2025-26 fiscal year begins. The signing took...
Florida man opens fire on garbage truck while chasing it through Zephyrhills: Police
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - An argument that began in the parking lot of a Zephyrhills Wawa early Friday morning led to a man chasing a garbage truck while firing shots, and a collision before sending two men to the hospital and another to jail, according...
Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget; Everything You Need To Know
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 budget, totaling $117.4 billion after $567 million in line-item vetoes. This marks the second consecutive year of a year-over-year reduction in state spending, emphasizing the...
Senators hunker down for long day of votes on Trump’s big bill
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON -- Senators hunkered down Monday to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid challenges including the weekend announcement from one GOP senator that he won't run for...