TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill to restrict Florida from building sports facilities and large lodges on state parks is now a law.Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 209 Thursday, which the state legislature passed unanimously. The uproar came last year after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a news release about the “Great Outdoors Initiative” and later used social media posts to briefly outline plans for nine parks.Perhaps the biggest target of opponents was a proposal to add three golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, which is in Harrell’s district. Other parts of the initiative that
Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida law regulating social media :
Justices seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett warning of "land mines" she and her colleagues need to avoid in resolving the two cases.
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DeSantis is a long way from Florida. Lawmakers at home have noticed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/ron-desantis-campaign-legislature-florida-00134265
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Sargassum ‘blob’: A false alarm? :
The 5,000-mile-long, 12-million-ton belt of sargassum never materialized.
And scientists are baffled.
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https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/06/sargassum-blob-a-false-alarm/
DeSantis signs bill to cancel public votes on zoning :
It’s another case where the state Legislature has preempted, or overridden, the ability of localities to govern themselves.
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Key Biscayne projects escape DeSantis veto as governor signs $116 billion budget :
DeSantis’ veto pen had far less ink this year than last when he struck out $3.1 billion in spending. He signed the budget in Fort Pierce.
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PODCAST: Expert says condo retaliation against residents is common :
“You have an absolute right to those records and the association can't tamper with or remove that information,” Goldman said.
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MAST student leader: we’re “hurt” by Legislature’s Culture War actions :
Teachers and students at MAST Academy are speaking out against several culture war bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ such as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” prohibiting instruction on homosexuality and gender identity in Florida public schools.
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Teachers and students at MAST Academy are speaking out against several culture war bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ such as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” prohibiting instruction on homosexuality and gender identity in Florida public schools. Meanwhile, the parents of three transgender children are trying to get a federal judge in Tallahassee to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, another signature policy of DeSantis as he nears his presidential campaign. Join
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