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Randy Fine trashes ‘big government’ Ron DeSantis, urges colleagues to ignore Governor’s ‘troll army’
The Palm Bay Republican said his GOP Primary win for Congress shows there is life after crossing the Governor.
Trump-Backed Randy Fine, DeSantis Critic, Wins Florida House Primary
DeSantis schedules special election for Randy Fine's soon-to-be-vacant Florida Senate seat
Randy Fine, conservative DeSantis critic, wins Republican primary to replace Mike Waltz in US House
DeSantis Says He Will Veto Immigration Bill in Clash With Lawmakers
The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.
Special elections dates set to replace Randy Fine, Joel Rudman
A special election to replace outgoing state Sen. Randy Fine and former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who are running for congressional seats, has been set.
‘Not good at this.’ Why lawmakers say they want to strip DeSantis’ immigration powers
Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, noted Tuesday that DeSantis didn’t hold accountable a state road contractor after one of its employees, a Honduran immigrant in the country illegally, killed Pinellas Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hartwick at a construction site.
Trump ally Randy Fine wins GOP special primary for Waltz’s Florida House seat
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) won the Republican primary in the state’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district’s U.S. House seat in April,
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DeSantis says he will veto legislature’s $500 million immigration bill
DeSantis' statements come after the legislature rebuked him by gaveling out a special session on immigration DeSantis called where he wanted to pass his own legislative package.
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Florida Senate passes Joe Gruters’ immigration bill over Ron DeSantis’ objections
Ultimately, Republicans shut down multiple amendments trying to take the tuition-related provisions out of the bill. Republican Sens. Jennifer Bradley, of Fleming Island, and Alexis Calatayud, of Miami, did vote with Democrats for an amendment on tuition filed by Jones.
Immigration dispute goes extremely online
The Republican dispute over how to best proceed on illegal immigration is playing out mostly online.
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Republicans in Tallahassee clash with Gov. DeSantis over immigration bill
The Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy Act, also known as the TRUMP Act, passed Tuesday night in a special session called by DeSantis. The Republican governor called the immigration bill "weak" when he announced his intention to veto the legislation.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis promises to veto TRUMP Act
The act would name Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, the state's chief immigration officer, who would oversee immigration enforcement and be the state's liaison to the federal government.
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The Legislature voted to cancel Dreamers' in-state tuition. But is it contradicting Trump?
President Donald Trump has said Republicans should help DACA recipients. So why is Florida poised to repeal their in-state tuition benefit?