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Florida in Five: Abortion bans become an issue in local elections
Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Jason Garcia
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Candidates in Orlando split over new rules to save rural land from suburban sprawl
A proposal to make it harder for developers to build on rural land has become a bright dividing line in three key races for seats on the Orange County…
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Jason Garcia
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The races that will decide the fate of the Republican supermajority in Florida
Florida Republicans have total control in Tallahassee right now. Voters in Orlando can decide whether they keep it.
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Jason Garcia
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Florida in Five: Let's get local
Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Jason Garcia
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Voters in Orlando have a chance to loosen the tourism industry's grip on taxpayer money
Three key county races in central Florida could shape whether Orlando will ever stop dumping hotel taxes into tourism and sports — and start spending…
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Jason Garcia
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August 2024

A sneak attack on Florida state parks
A secretive plan to chew up parts of nine state parks for golf courses, hotels and pickleball courts erupts in disaster for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Jason Garcia
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Florida in Five: November warning
Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Jason Garcia
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The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
From bathrooms to banking, records show the architects of Project 2025 worked closely with Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders to turn some…
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Jason Garcia
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A rebellion in Florida
Voters in a suburban county south of Tampa just took back a county commission that had been completely captured by a few deep-pocketed real-estate…
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Jason Garcia
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Moms for Liberty goes down
A book-banning backlash hits as Florida voters go to the polls in primary elections across the state.
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Jason Garcia
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Florida in Five: Student Gators by day, civic watchdogs by night
Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Jason Garcia
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Florida politicians will go further to interfere with abortion – unless Florida voters stop them
A total abortion ban, legal rights for embryos, and the end of sex ed: A detailed look at how far extremist Florida politicians want to go in order to…
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Jason Garcia
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