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Democrats have criticized the DeSantis administration for planning to cut off the additional benefits.

Those terms relate to how much, how little local government has in making rules affecting residents Integrity Florida Research Director Ben Wilcox says the 2021 Florida Legislature session was one in which the Senate and House continued their push to grab power from county and municipal government bodies. Wilcox is the co-author with Alan Stonecipher of the February report "Preemption Strategy 2.0: The Continuing Attack on Home Rule in Florida," published by Integrity Florida, a Tallahassee-based nonpartisan research institute and government watchdog. Here are the answers to some key questio...

Davie had some powerful political muscle backing its push for more gambling revenue: A heavy-hitter lobbyist whose daughter leads Democrats in the Florida Senate.

Florida lawmakers ready to approve gambling laws but legal challenges await If a court strikes down the provision opening the state to legalized sports betting, the Tribe has agreed to keep paying the state in order to continue its other new games — such as roulette and craps.     Updated May 18 TALLAHASSEE — A sweeping gambling deal that allows mobile sports betting anywhere in Florida neared completion Tuesday, but one big question remained: Is it legal? On the second day of a week-long special session to ratify the agreement between the state and Seminole Tribe, a House co...

Five of the worst decisions by the 2021 Florida Legislature warrant use of the governor's veto pen.