Apr 29, 2025 · While the war between the House and the Governor has been a big talking point this year, Ron DeSantis says he would support a House bill to make gold and silver legal tender. “Yes, I would,” DeSantis said in Destin when asked if he would back HB 999, passed last week by the House. However, the Governor may not see the bill.

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Apr 29, 2025 · Florida A&M University has weathered its share of storms, the most recent being a deeply embarrassing debacle when a Texas donor conned former FAMU President Larry Robinson and a close circle of school officials into believing that the hallowed institution was the recipient of a $237.75 …

May 6, 2025 · He further pledged to advocate for the federal Yes in God’s Backyard Act sponsored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in Congress. “The City of St. Petersburg fully endorses ‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’ because it expands affordable housing options by leveraging religious institutions,” Welch told Florida Politics.

Apr 15, 2025 · In some high-profile cases, including the detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, President Donald Trump’s administration has argued it should be allowed to deport noncitizens over involvement in pro-Palestinian activism.But in the vast majority of visa revocations, colleges say there is no indication affected students had a role in protests.

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May 6, 2025 · DeSantis said in January that it was a top legislative priority for him this year. The governor and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature argue the measure is needed to combat signature petition fraud that they alleged was exposed last year in the campaigns to pass constitutional amendments regarding legalizing recreational marijuana and abortion rights.

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