Jim Rosica
News Director at Tallahassee Democrat
News Director @TDOnline, @USATODAY Network-Florida. @DrexelKlineLaw alum, inactive PA Bar. NJ native.
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5 days ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Jim Rosica
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez accused Senate President Ben Albritton of breaking a budget agreement, necessitating a session extension to June 30. The extension is required to finalize the 2025-26 state budget, after Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to veto a proposed sales tax cut. The veto threat disrupted a prior budget framework agreed upon by House and Senate leaders, leaving a potential $115 billion budget unresolved.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jim Rosica
Among potential GOP candidates for Florida governor in 2026, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds leads First Lady Casey DeSantis by 19 percentage points, 44%–25%, according to a new statewide poll of registered voters by a conservative Tallahassee-based think tank.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jim Rosica
Funeral arrangements have been announced for longtime Circuit Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson, who died May 4 after a single-vehicle wreck in Gulf County. Dawn Caloca-JohnsonA funeral mass will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 4665 Thomasville Road in Tallahassee, according to Bevis Funeral Home. Her family will receive mourners in the parish hall immediately following the mass. She will be interred at a later date at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee.
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1 week ago |
tallahassee.com | Jim Rosica
The incident began when a westbound truck sideswiped an eastbound tractor-trailer on U.S. 27. The collision caused both trucks to overturn, impacting a sedan and another truck. Two people were seriously injured and three more received minor injuries in a four-vehicle wreck in Taylor County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened shortly after 2 a.m. on May 7 at U.S. 27 and James Bethea Road, about 12 miles east of Perry.
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1 week ago |
palmbeachpost.com | Jim Rosica
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will sign a bill protecting state parks from development. The bill reverses a previous plan for recreational facilities and hotels in state parks. Bipartisan opposition led to the shelving of the original development plan. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will sign into law a bill passed this session to protect Florida's 175 state parks from development such as golf courses, pickleball and tennis courts, and luxury lodges.
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