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Ron DeSantis continued this week to sign into law some of the measures Florida's Republican-led Legislature passed this session, but thousands of bills died in Tallahassee and never made it to the governor, including some on notable issues. Late work: With work on state budget not done in time, Florida legislative session goes into overtime.

Tune in to hear The Rewind on WUFT 89.1/90.1 NPR News and Talk at 6:30 a.m. this Sunday.

DSPs are in demand across the country. Inadequate government funding, the Florida minimum wage increase and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the shortage.

Carolyn Grant has lived at Pine Ridge for 26 years. She, alongside her neighbors in the apartment complex, is facing a rent hike that has already left some former residents homeless. About 40 Pine Ridge residents hid from the sun under a shade tent on the black tarmac outside their community center Saturday morning. In front of an audience of city officials, the Alachua County Labor Coalition and a representative from KeyCity Capital, the complex’s new owners, residents aired their grievances about a notice asking some renters to vacate their homes within 30 days for renovations. Residents...

East Gainesville grocery talks continue, but no deal yet Jack Prator City leaders moved forward with plans for a community grocery store in east Gainesville, but did not come any closer to striking a deal with interested parties. Instead, the city has given local developers and grocers 30 days to propose their own plans for an eastside grocery store. Commissioners went back and forth over the city’s process for striking a deal that would bring a Bravo Supermarket to the area. The city offered a $3.3 million loan over 10 years to a developer who came to the commission with plans to put a gro...