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Lawmakers Rebuke DeSantis, Will Address Immigration - Ocala Gazette

Jan 28, 2025 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Saunders |Dara Kam |Jim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws this week but issued a sharp rebuke Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that included overriding a budget veto from last year. The House and Senate started and quickly ended a special legislative session that DeSantis called — and then immediately opened their own special session and […] To access this entire article, you must Become an Ocala Gazette Member or . Already a member?
DeSantis Taps Moody for Senate Seat - Ocala Gazette

Jan 17, 2025 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner |Caroline Brauchler

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was named Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is in line to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. Moody, a Republican who was first elected attorney general in 2018, has been a close ally of DeSantis in fights against the Biden administration on issues such as immigration enforcement. DeSantis also said he will appoint his chief of staff, James Uthmeier, to succeed Moody as attorney general.
DeSantis Calling Special Legislative Session - Ocala Gazette

Jan 13, 2025 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner |Caroline Brauchler

TALLAHASSEE — Saying the issue can’t wait for the regular legislative session in March, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he’s calling lawmakers into a special session this month to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown planned by President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump Taps Gaetz for Attorney General, Rubio for Secretary of State - Ocala Gazette

Nov 14, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Panhandle Republican who in recent years has become a national political lightning rod, was picked Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general. Trump’s announcement that he is nominating Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice came shortly after he confirmed that U.S. Sen. Marco […] To access this entire article, you must Become an Ocala Gazette Member or . Already a member? Click here to log in.
Projects Eyed to Increase Space Launches - Ocala Gazette

Nov 12, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — State aerospace leaders have outlined major upgrades around Cape Canaveral as they look to build on this year’s record number of launches, which were boosted Monday by the liftoff of two Falcon 9 rockets. Space Florida officials think six projects, ranging from an improved electrical system to replacing a bridge, need about $100 million a year through public and private investments.
Milton Poised to Cause ‘Awful Lot of Damage’ - Ocala Gazette

Oct 9, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

As potentially catastrophic Hurricane Milton headed toward the state Wednesday morning, evacuees faced gas stations that were out of fuel and utility companies warned of lengthy post-storm power outages. Milton, which was a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph as of 11 a.m., is forecast to make landfall early Thursday morning on Florida’s Gulf Coast and continue to pack hurricane-force winds as it crosses the state. Gov.
Fuel Supplies Key Amid Milton Evacuations - Ocala Gazette

Oct 8, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

As residents evacuate on congested highways ahead of Hurricane Milton, Florida officials said the state does not have a fuel shortage amid efforts to ensure that supplies continue to reach gas stations. With the powerful Milton expected to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday, officials Tuesday morning did not estimate the number of people who had already taken to the road. But Gov.
Milton Could Lead to Large Evacuation - Ocala Gazette

Oct 6, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

Florida has ramped up debris-removal efforts and recalled emergency workers who provided aid in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, as residents of Florida’s West Coast face another potentially major storm barreling through the deep, warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Homeless, ‘Margaritaville’ Laws to Take Effect - Ocala Gazette

Sep 30, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

File photo: An unidentified homeless man sleeps in a parking lot with the Marion County Judicial Center and the Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and United States Courthouse shown a block away near the intersection of Northwest First Avenue and Northwest Third Street in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, July 20, 2020. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2020.
Helene an ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Category 4 Storm - Ocala Gazette

Sep 26, 2024 | ocalagazette.com | Jim Turner

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents of the Big Bend region, including people in hard-hit Taylor County. to make final preparations for Hurricane Helene, which grew into a Category 4 storm forecast to make landfall late Thursday night. “I think you’re looking at anywhere from that Jefferson County line over to Taylor County,” DeSantis said during an early evening news conference. “Most of the data we have does have a Taylor County landfall.