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Jun 28, 2024 |
newsserviceflorida.com | Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed one of the more contentious measures of the 2024 legislative session this week, giving the thumbs-down to a bill that sought to regulate at the state level the ballooning number of vacation rentals in Florida. DeSantis said in a veto letter Thursday that the measure (SB 280) — a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples — would have created “bureaucratic red tape” for local officials.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
newsserviceflorida.com | Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE — Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court handed a major win to the Seminole Tribe of Florida this week, refusing to put the kibosh on a 30-year, multibillion-dollar deal that gave the tribe control of sports betting throughout the state. As is customary, the court did not give reasons for declining to weigh in on a challenge filed by two pari-mutuel companies.
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Jun 14, 2024 |
observerlocalnews.com | Jim Turner |Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, after vetoing close to $950 million in spending approved by lawmakers in March. “Some of the stuff I don't think was appropriate for state tax dollars,” DeSantis said of the vetoes during a budget-signing event on June 12 at The Vault, a venue in Tampa.
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Jun 14, 2024 |
newsserviceflorida.com | Ryan Dailey
TALLAHASSEE — Summer in Florida comes with some certainties — sweltering heat, the start of hurricane season and the beginning of a new state budget year. In advance of the July 1 kickoff of the new fiscal year, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week put his signature on a $116.5 billion state budget after slashing close to $950 million from the spending plan approved by the Legislature in March.
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Jun 14, 2024 |
chronicleonline.com | Ryan Dailey
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