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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 ...
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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1. Here's what each one means
Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...
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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 ...