A few years ago, Republican lawmakers were averse to publicly acknowledging climate change, outside of rising sea levels affecting some coastal South Florida communities. Now, as many lawmakers accept the science and back the need to develop a statewide plan to address the impacts of rising sea levels, hurricanes and flooding on a predominantly flat state, questions focus on a debt-adding $1 billion resiliency program pitched by Gov.

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    03/12/2024 - 4:09 am | View Link
  • Trump-endorsing Florida lawmakers fear DeSantis will seek retribution
    By choosing Trump, lawmakers ... $3 billion higher than what DeSantis requested, and the governor, who can veto individual parts, already said there’d be “a little trimming to be done” to be fiscally ...
    03/11/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Florida lawmakers OK new restrictions on homeless, send measure to Gov. DeSantis
    Florida lawmakers Tuesday approved banning cities and counties from allowing homeless people to camp or sleep on public property, a measure opposed by many Democrats but a priority of Gov.
    03/7/2024 - 1:26 am | View Link
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    Lawmakers in 2019 “were duped” into approving the hemp authorization, Gregory said. “There’s more money in drugs than rope,” he said. “These entrepreneurs were crafty, I’ll give them ...
    03/6/2024 - 9:03 pm | View Link
  • Florida lawmakers put conditions on DeSantis’ spending as they unveil $117B budget
    When state lawmakers unveiled their $117.4 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Tuesday, it included strings on some of DeSantis’ top priorities, as well as some cuts.
    03/5/2024 - 10:52 am | View Link
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