State lawmakers this week kicked off the 2020 legislative session with an action-packed schedule that featured speeches from Republican leaders, early tension over high-profile issues and a key Florida Supreme Court ruling.
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The Florida Supreme Court today issued a nonbinding advisory opinion agreeing with DeSantis that felons must pay all fines and fees before their voting rights are restored.
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The governor kicked off the session Tuesday by reminding lawmakers about one of his top priorities: a proposed mandate for all Florida employers to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check new hires to make sure they are not undocumented immigrants.
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Entering his second year in office, the Republican governor endorsed the same conservative themes he has discussed for weeks ahead of the legislative session, which started Tuesday.
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The proposed move to abandon the “Best and Brightest” bonus program is a first step by the Legislature in considering Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ambitious teacher-compensation plans, which include a new $300 million bonus program.
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It’s particularly a problem in low income neighborhoods, and efforts are underway to connect those houses with failing septic systems to sewage lines.
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The NRA this week filed a proposed friend-of-the-court brief urging the 1st District Court of Appeal to uphold the 2011 law, which has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations.
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Councilman-elect, Tyrone E. Oliver, 63, acknowledged that he had been charged with drug felonies in 1986 but said the cases had been "handled."
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The state is now “awaiting official notification of the Memorandum of Agreement from ICE,” the Florida Department of Corrections confirmed to The News Service of Florida on Friday.
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A hit-and-run incident in a quiet Newberry neighborhood, which snowballed into a federal court case, has illuminated the stepped-up enforcement against illegal immigration in Alachua County and across Florida.
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