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The Independent Florida Alligator uncovered details of the former University of Florida president's spending. Gov. DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis are calling on the state university system's Board of Governors to investigate.
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“The bad actors and scam artists will swoop in and try to take advantage of people at their most vulnerable time."
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Patronis said a federal judge’s ruling last month in a battle about wetlands permitting has affected the appraised values of 27,742 acres of agricultural land in Polk, Seminole, Hendry and Collier counties.
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Lawmakers will look into hurricane recovery and resilience during next month’s special legislative session.
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Talks are ongoing in advance of a special legislative session about how much money would be needed to reduce a backlog of grant applications from Floridians looking to upgrade their homes to help lower insurance premiums.
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A crowd of supporters fanned out in front of the Old Capitol as Gov. Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, Attorney General Ashley Moody, CFO Jimmy Patronis and new Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson took their oaths.
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Kevin Altmaier, who has been Florida's top insurance regulator since 2016, submitted his resignation on Thursday. He did not give a reason for his departure.
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Outgoing Senate President Wilton Simpson was elected agriculture commissioner while Attorney General Ashley Moody and CFO Jimmy Patronis won second terms.
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While Democrats have had a decades-long advantage in voter registration numbers and Florida has been considered a swing state in presidential elections, those days appear gone.
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Said DeSantis: “Our investment of funds should be for the best interest of our beneficiaries here in the state of Florida, it should not be a vehicle to impose an ideological agenda.”
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People should avoid unapproved fireworks, keep pets inside and away from fireworks and leave big fireworks shows to the professionals.
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CFO Jimmy Patronis removed Dr. Lisa Gwynn from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access in the state for kids younger than 5. She talks about why she's still worried.