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DeSantis budget vetoes include money for air-conditioning, free phone calls in prisons
The $1.3 million that was axed would've brought air-conditioning to some state prisons and free phone calls to inmates ...
Florida’s year-round sales tax exemption on essential hurricane supplies now in effect
Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.
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$1 million vetoed for combating homelessness in Palm Beach County
Homelessness in Palm Beach County is a crisis, a situation that WPTV has been diligently investigating for months.
Tax cuts in Florida: Here's a look at the state taxes Gov. DeSantis killed or reduced
The bill will cut more than $2 billion in taxes but nearly 75% of it will come from eliminating the business rent tax.
DeSantis predicts Florida property values will ‘skyrocket’ if NYC Dem socialist nominee wins
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is predicting property values in Palm Beach will “skyrocket" if Democratic socialist ...
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Gov. DeSantis vetoes $742,000 for Australian Avenue drainage project
Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $500 million in state spending this week, including $742,000 for a drainage project on ...
Fueled by Trump, governor candidate Byron Donalds courts Florida voters
Congressman Byron Donalds, who is running to succeed Ron DeSantis as governor of Florida, courted South Florida conservatives ...
Once rivals, Trump and DeSantis deepen bond with shared targeting of undocumented migrants
President Trump joined Gov. Ron DeSantis and other leaders for a tour of a migrant detention center in the Everglades.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will be 'secure as it gets' and have 'zero impact' on Everglades
Called "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday during a stop in Boca Raton that the facility ...