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State Affairs Florida
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Florida's nonpartisan reporting and policy intelligence platform — used by teams who don’t wait for headlines. Part of @StateAffairsUS.
- After long-running debates across the South about whether Confederate monuments should be removed, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a Jacksonville man’s lawsuit alleging that Florida and the city violated federal laws by using tax dollars to maintain monuments and other
- The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved hiring Stuart Bell as the school’s next president after a tumultuous process that started following former President Ben Sasse’s resignation nearly two years ago. #FLpol #FLpolitics
- The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a final attempt to block the state from using a new congressional redistricting plan in this year’s elections, as Republicans hope to pick up four additional U.S. House seats. #FLpol #FLpolitics
- With Democratic incumbents seeking a path to return to Washington after a congressional redistricting plan made major changes in South Florida, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz qualified Tuesday to run for a reconfigured Broward County seat. #FLpol #FLpolitics
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"legislative failure" Senator-turned-founder/prez @FLPolicyProject @JeffreyBrandes roasts legislative leaders for kowtowing to @GovRonDeSantis on prop tax proposal at "warp speed" -- w/out data on impacts. Latest episode of "Between the Lines with Dara Kam" from @StateAffairsFL.
00:00 - A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit alleging the state has discriminated against Florida A&M University in funding and programs, hampering the historically Black school’s ability to attract students and faculty members. #FLpol #FLpolitics
- Former Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo launched a campaign Monday to try to topple Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia — and numerous congressional candidates qualified to run in redrawn districts and for open U.S. House seats. #FLpol #FLpolitics
- State Affairs Florida repostedDropped this morning! @JeffreyBrandes unleashes on prop tax proposal in latest "Between the Lines with Dara Kam" from @StateAffairsFL. "No data. No analytics. Nothing ... Here we just changed the entire tax structure of local governments with no data." 🔥
00:00 - NEW on "Between the Lines with @TheDaraKam: Jeff Brandes, a Pinellas County Republican who served for 12 years in the Florida Senate, isn't holding back on his analysis of a proposed property tax overhaul going before voters in November.
- Pointing to increased electricity demand, the Jacksonville municipal utility is seeking a key state approval for a $1.57 billion power plant project. #FLpol #FLpolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/fl/utilities/j…
- State Affairs Florida repostedLawmakers in @myflhouse & @FLSenate will vote on @GovRonDeSantis prop tax plan shortly. Many legislators have concerns about its impact on local governments. Here's what outgoing Senate Budget Chief @Sen_Hooper (a former firefighter and former city commissioner) told me shortly
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