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Ben Albritton gets ready to become the next leader of the Florida Senate
Senate Republicans will hold a ceremony to formally designate Albritton, 55, as the next Senate president.
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Are elections enough to keep state legislators in check? No, says one expert
In a new book, political science professor Steven Rogers argues that voters don’t have the tools to keep tabs on their lawmakers. That could affect how legislators do their jobs.
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Mary Ellen Klas, veteran Florida statehouse reporter, taking on new challenge
She’s leaving the Miami Herald to become a Bloomberg Opinion columnist.
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This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down in the Sunshine State?
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The legal woes of Miami's elected officials continue to mount
The city's leaders are embroiled in a cavalcade of legal crises.
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Read Florida House Speaker-designate Daniel Perez's acceptance speech
'The problem with government isn’t just that it does too much, but that we aren’t very good at doing the things that really matter,' he said.
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Miami now has a banned books club founded by a 16-year-old
One of the unintended consequences of banning books is sometimes it can make people want to read them more.
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A 'watchdog' for public schools: Florida's Tina Descovich has big plans for Moms for Liberty
In an interview with City & State last year, the co-founder of the group that started in Florida said she wanted to 'save America by empowering parents.'
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Five Questions with state Rep. Angie Nixon
'It is evident that (DeSantis) has lit the match and then fanned the flames to cause what happened' in Jacksonville, Nixon said.
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They want to believe: Florida members of Congress seek answers on UFOs
Florida lawmakers led the push for last month's hearing with explosive testimony about alien spacecraft and remains.
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Five Questions with former state Sen. Jeff Brandes
'I could not, after 12 years in the Legislature, define for you what the legislative strategy is, long-term, going forward. Can you?'
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Who is Alex Kelly, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new acting chief of staff?
Four things to know about the man who's now the second most-powerful person in state government.
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DeSantis-allied media outlet hires Christian nationalist who defends Confederacy, says Muslims ‘worship false god’
Grant Holcomb, now at The Florida Standard, has said Confederates weren’t traitors and that non-Christians should not hold leadership positions in government.
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Five Questions with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson
'It just didn't make … common sense,' Simpson said of Gov. DeSantis' veto of money for rural land protection.
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Five Questions with former Florida Supreme Court justice Ricky Polston
After a brief stint at Citizens Insurance, Polston tries his hand at Shutts & Bowen.
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Ray Treadwell departs Governor's Office to join Lawson Huck Gonzalez
Treadwell was one of the longest serving insiders of the administration, starting during the governor’s 2019 transition.
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Five Questions with Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo
The Naples Republican says she's turning from workforce housing to health care as her signature issue next session.
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Parents of Parkland victim embark on nationwide bus tour to fight gun violence
'We want to bring some hope,' said Patricia Oliver, who stood alongside her husband in front of the Parkland school, to tell reporters about their tour.
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Madeline Pumariega on growing up in Hialeah and leading Miami Dade College
She led the state college system and later Tallahassee Community College.
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