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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
One is the magic number for DeSantis floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/d...
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DeSantis says he wants just one constitutional amendment on property taxes in 2026 • Florida Phoenix
TAMPA —Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to jab at House Republicans over property taxes on Wednesday and insisted that voters should be given just one proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the syst...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
“We can do it with our residents in Florida or with Americans, and if we can’t do it, then man—we need to really look deeply about what is going on with this situation," DeSantis said. floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/_...
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DeSantis orders Board of Governors to 'pull the plug' on H1-B visas in universities • Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing Florida's top higher education board to prevent state universities from hiring foreign specialty workers, he announced Wednesday.
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
In Florida healthcare news .... Rx not needed for COVID-19 vax in Florida, pharmacy board affirms floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/23/r...
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Rx not needed for COVID-19 vax in Florida, pharmacy board affirms • Florida Phoenix
A Florida pharmacy licensing board on Tuesday made clear that prescriptions aren’t necessary for  patients who want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. During a brief meeting that included no public t...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A $2M buy out clause is in the new interim UF prez's yet-to-be-approved contract floridaphoenix.com/briefs/uf-tr...
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UF trustees applying pressure to make interim leader permanent • Florida Phoenix
If the temporary leader of the University of Florida does not become its formal leader, the school owes him $2 million.  That’s what the UF Board of Trustees proposed in a contract yet to be approved ...
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 03/09/2025
"They do not have the right to tell you what you put in your body. They don’t have the right to tell you what your kids have to put in [their] body. They do not have the right. Do not give it to them. Take it away from them.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/03/d...
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DeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Florida • Florida Phoenix
School children, college children, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, ...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Looks like another round of work comp rate reductions are in the works in Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/02/w...
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Workers comp rates in Florida expected to decrease in 2026 • Florida Phoenix
Workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida should decrease by an average 6.9% in 2026 under a proposal by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Submitted last month, the NCCI’s propose...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Florida man Joe Gruters at the helm of the RNC floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/22/j...
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Joe Gruters: From 'golden ticket' to Republican National Committee chair • Florida Phoenix
ATLANTA — Here comes another Florida Man. A Florida resident already sits in the White House, surrounded by many top aides and federal officials who hail from the Sunshine State. On Friday, the Republ...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
$100 million in grants is in limbo
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
A little news on a rainy Friday afternoon
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 14/08/2025
Send lawyers, guns and money and get a judge to toss the law floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/14/f...
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Florida cities and counties line up to defy new pro-developer state law • Florida Phoenix
Like a lot of you, I’m a sucker for movies about scrappy underdogs who somehow thrash their way to triumph. “The Bad News Bears,” “The Replacements,” even “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” are films ...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Your health insurance rates are going to go up, up, up
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 05/08/2025
"Given your past relationships with Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell, the Committee believes that you have information regarding their activities that is relevant to the Committee’s investigation." floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/05/r...
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US House panel subpoenas DOJ’s Epstein files, Bill and Hillary Clinton • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Oversight issued subpoenas Tuesday for testimony from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other ex-government officia...
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 05/08/2025
“Rates of obesity, chronic disease, inactivity, and poor nutrition are at crisis levels, particularly among our children,” the executive order notes. “These trends weaken our economy, military readiness, academic performance, and national morale.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/05/r... --
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Trump pledges overhaul of school fitness tests • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is bringing back a physical fitness test to public schools after over a decade, but details of the new test, including timing and implementation, remain to be seen....
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 05/08/2025
"This is not about serving customers. It’s about corporate greed and the customers who will pay the price.” — Zayne Smith, AARP Florida senior director for advocacy. floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/05/a...
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Advocates blast the nearly $10 billion rate hike sought by Florida Power & Light • Florida Phoenix
Consumer activists said Tuesday that the proposed $9.8 billion rate hike that Florida Power & Light (FPL) is asking for is excessive and should be rejected by state regulators. In February, FPL, the s...
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 05/08/2025
AG James Uthmeier is asking the judge to issue an order requiring the companies to divest ownership of the domain names XVideos.com, XNXX.com (which are free to access), and GirlsGoneWild.com. floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/05/a...
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AG James Uthmeier takes aim at porn companies for allegedly violating age verification law • Florida Phoenix
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is suing companies that operate porn websites for noncompliance with the state’s new age verification law, which kicked in at the start of the year. While some ...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Of the 21 cases, severe complications have been reported in at least two. Six of the cases were reported in children under the age of 10.
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DOH: 21 infections tied to consumption of raw milk in northeast and central Florida • Florida Phoenix
Florida Department of Health officials said Monday there have been 21 cases of  Campylobacter and E. coli infections tied to raw milk consumption in the central and northeast portion of the state, and...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Help hope live floridapolitics.com/archives/750...
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She wrote the literal book on caregiving, now her own care is priced out of reach. Artists are helping, and you can too
An auction to help Creston Nelson, a state Senate staffer, is open through today to help her family pay uncovered health care costs.
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
“These days, people seem to want to win an argument rather than provide solutions to solve problems,” former Republican Maryland governor Larry Hogan. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/24/r...
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Former governors say bipartisan unity key to rebuffing questionable federal policy • Florida Phoenix
In a country flooded by a never-ending wave of talking heads, pundits and fiery social media posts, two bipartisan former governors said the solution to America’s political gridlock may be more talkin...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
DeSantis admin mum ahead of Jan. 1 deadline for summer food program for kids floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/19/d...
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DeSantis admin mum ahead of Jan. 1 deadline for summer food program for kids • Florida Phoenix
DeSantis administration officials haven’t said whether the state will again reject a federal program that gives low-income families money for groceries during the summer. More than 2 million kids in t...
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christinesexton.bsky.social @christinesexton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We need some help for our parks, springs, beaches, and bears — and send some Spirits to scare our leaders straight. floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/19/d...
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Dear Santa, please bring these gifts to help Florida’s environment • Florida Phoenix
Dear Santa, Hi there! Hope you’re doing well this year, in spite of the North Pole’s accelerated melt rate. I hear that’s happening because of that thing our governor and Legislature don’t want us to ...
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