By JIM SAUNDERS
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session:
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By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – As many Florida Republicans head to Washington, D.C. this week to unite around Monday’s return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House, Gov. Ron DeSantis also drew praise for tapping state Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s citrus industry, which produces the state’s signature crop, continues to see a less fruitful future.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who was thrust into the state’s top executive office in 1998 because of the death of Lawton Chiles, died peacefully during an afternoon nap on New Year’s Eve surrounded by his wife and sons.
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By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
A smattering of new state laws will arrive with the new year, but the highest-profile change — restricting access to social media for children — will not be immediately enforced.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – It was a holiday-week news bomb.
The U.S. House Committee on Ethics released a report Monday alleging that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz “regularly” paid women for sex, used illegal drugs and violated state laws.
By JIM SAUNDERS
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, one of the most closely watched issues will be his vow to crack down on undocumented immigrants.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida senators returned to the Capitol this week to receive overviews as they prepare for the 2025 legislative session.
A big part of their job during the session will be to craft a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. And the Florida Supreme Court added to the budget puzzle this week when it called for creating 50 new judgeships across the state.
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – State senators are off to a quick start filing bills as they gear up for the 2025 legislative session, which begins March 4.
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News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – PFloridians got a first glimpse early week at what the Republican-controlled Legislature will be like for the next two years.
But by week’s end, it was a swap of Floridians on the national stage that drew headlines.
