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U.S. Senate GOP will try to drag Trump’s mega-bill across the finish line floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/06/r...

“I have concerns about the burden, the financial burden that this places on the university and the university’s inability to fund this sweetheart deal of sweetheart deals,” FAMU Board of Trustees Chair Krisitn Harper said.  floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/16/t...

Seminole Republican Rep. Berny Jacques, who is from Haiti, supports the Trump administration’s policy.https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/iranian-american-haitian-democratic-lawmakers-denounce-trumps-travel-ban/

More than half of newly arrived immigrants resided in six states: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/06/r...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office alleges Marcos Lopez and four others were involved in a "massive Central Florida gambling operation." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/d...

Lawmakers hardly discussed the federal funding cuts during the regular legislative session. What a difference a month makes. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/g...

The inquiry represents an escalation in Trump’s animosity toward and legal action against former President Joe Biden. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/r...

Perez opposes confidentiality now but in 2022 he voted for the bill to exempt university and college presidential searches from Florida's broad public records laws floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/s...

Republican House Speaker Daniel Perez told reporters: "I disagree with the veto, and we will be bringing that bill back next year for a continued conversation.”https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/house-wont-override-desantis-free-kill-repeal-veto/

The sugar industry may be headquartered in South Florida, but it’s long been king in both Tallahassee and Washington. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/t...

Here we go floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/05/i...

The Florida Democratic Party strongly disputes the assertion made by Tamika Lyles that the party is violating its bylaws and “the basic principles of democracy." floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/d...

Florida Decides Healthcare, a group pushing for a Medicaid expansion in Florida to childless, lower income adults, framed Walker’s order as a win in a press release despite his denial of most of their claims. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/f...

"I will take the baton and continue to run the race,” Anastasios Kamoutsas told the board. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/d...

The request to unseal the documents came from a coalition of news organizations. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/r...

Sunshine State hurt by solar tax credit reduction, elimination floridaphoenix.com/briefs/indus...

But Musk’s frustrations largely fell flat. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/r...

Sen. Ron Wyden slammed Long in remarks delivered ahead of the vote. Wyden said Long “has no tax policy experience, but he has lots of tax fraud experience.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/r...

Smart & Safe Florida has collected more than 377,000 signatures. That’s well above the number required to trigger a state Supreme Court review.https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/03/initiative-to-legalize-adult-cannabis-use-in-florida-in-2026-qualifies-for-judicial-review/

Programs to reduce xenophobia in Venezuela; support electoral reforms and voter education in Kenya; fund voter ID in Haiti; provide electric buses in Rwanda; broadcast “Sesame Street” in Iraq; and strengthen the resilience of LGBTQ global movements could get cut. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/03/r...

Allocations are doled out now legislators return to hammer out the fine details. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/03/h...

The 1,224-page document sheds light on where exactly President Donald Trump and his budget director Russ Vought want lawmakers to cut federal spending in the next fiscal year. floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/02/r...

Gov. Ron DeSantis called a press conference to bring attention to the veto.

The three-page report from the Office of Congressional Conduct says that Cherfilus-McCormick might have requested earmarked funding for a for-profit entity in violation of House rules. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/29/r...

"And there’s nobody that has a greater commitment to the American farmer than we do. The MAHA movement collapses if we can’t partner with the American farmer ... " floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/20/r...

“This bill would directly harm consumers, deprive them of rights currently held in many states, and prevent State AGs from fulfilling their mandate to protect consumers.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/20/r...

“While dozens of other states are enacting limitations on the use of noncompete agreements, this legislation would take Florida in the opposite direction ... .” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/c...

In all, 562 state lawmakers from 50 states and the District of Columbia signed the letter a letter. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/nine-...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Democrat of Washington state, wrote on social media that Venezuelans “face extreme oppression, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and torture — the exact type of situation that requires our government to provide TPS.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/r...

“People are actually honoring his legacy and respecting it. It’s a show of understanding of who he was and what he means to North Omaha, the city, and the world.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/w...

Long a Democratic stronghold, the majority-Latino area has been trending more politically right over the past decade but continued to back Democrats at the top of the ticket until the past couple of election cycles. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/m...

As written, the bill cuts more than $600 billion over the next decade from Medicaid, the government health program for low-income individuals as well as those with disabilities. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/r...

“The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/r...

The Legislature can stick any amendment they favor on the ballot. You, Floridian, have to jump through hoops of fire, spin straw into gold, and answer the Riddle of the Sphinx. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/19/v...

“Unfortunately, this bill will make college more expensive for families and students and will make it significantly more risky for students and families just trying to pay for college ... " l floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/17/r...

“Men and women old enough to fight and die for our country should be able to purchase firearms to defend themselves and their families.” floridaphoenix.com/briefs/nra-a...

For Hawley, expanding the child tax credit is about combating the “decline of the American family.” “There’s something fundamentally wrong with an economy where the working people, who power that economy, cannot afford to have children that they want." floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/16/r...

‘When local bureaucracy overshadows the needs of citizens, Floridians are left picking up the pieces.’ floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/16/l...

"Any unlawful diversion of Medicaid dollars in Florida means that the state is less able to provide services to our neighbors who rely on Medicaid and support the providers who serve them.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/16/t...

The Florida Dental Association denounced the move, saying in a prepared statement it was “disappointed in Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature’s decision to end one of the most effective, safe and affordable protections against tooth decay.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/f...

DeSantis, who has been harshly critical of the trial bar and Speaker Perez, said he’s aware of the families who appeared throughout the 2025 session to share their stories about how their family and loved ones died. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/d...

The idea, Rodrigues said, is to understand the needs of each university in time to make budget requests to the Legislature for the 2026 session. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/shoot...

“I believe we are making progress; however, we are not in a position to begin budget conference next week.” floridaphoenix.com/briefs/no-bu...

“No child or adult in Florida should have to go hungry. Our congressional delegation should instead focus on improving the SNAP program so more families can put food on the table..." Florida Policy Institute CEO Sadaf Knight said. floridaphoenix.com?p=231536

"So what I really foresee happening is that it is going to end, but the people of the state of Florida are going to take a hit that they unnecessarily don’t need.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/t...

“We will see children going to bed without dinner, more seniors skipping meals to afford their medicine, more parents sacrificing their own nutrition, so their kids can eat,” said U.S. Rep. Angie Craig. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/r...

Noem said the Democrats were not conducting proper oversight but members of Congress are allowed to conduct visits at any DHS facility that detains immigrants without prior notice. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/r...

“Everything they’re proposing is making things worse, not better." floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/15/f...

About 10.3 million people would lose access to Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with 7.6 million people becoming uninsured during the 10-year budget window, according to the CBO analysis. floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/14/r...

“I’m really focused on getting the job done, but if that conversation happens, we’ll have it. It’s an honor to serve our state and I’d be happy to do it." floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/14/j...