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Recent News and Features of Note from Beyond the Biscayne Corridor
Trump-Supported Budget Squeaks By in U.S. House After GOP Assurances of Vast Spending Cuts
U.S. House Republicans adopted a budget resolution Thursday, clearing the way for both chambers of Congress to write a bill extending 2017 tax cuts and bolstering funding for border security and defense, though the blueprint set vastly different
Apr. 11, 2025
Condo Proposal Becomes DeSantis’ Latest Target in Ripping House Republicans
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Thursday during which he continued ripping into the Florida House, focusing on a proposal addressing rising condominium association fees.
Apr. 11, 2025
Social Security Nominee Vows Service Will Improve Despite Mass Firings, Office Closures
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration pledged Tuesday that if confirmed he’d ensure Americans can access customer service however they choose, though Democrats questioned how that would be possible if thousands
Mar. 26, 2025
Insurance Regulators Struggle To Explain Why Stunning 2022 Report Wasn’t Made Public
Florida lawmakers peppered the state’s sitting and former insurance commissioners for three hours on Friday to demand answers about why they didn’t bring immediate attention to a 2022 report detailing money transfers from Florida insurers to
Mar. 17, 2025
DeSantis Installs Allies at State Universities in Purge of ‘Ideological Concepts’
Florida governors have long held sway over the selection of state university presidents, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken extra care to install political allies with limited higher education experience in these well-paid jobs, including his former Lt.
Mar. 12, 2025
Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session, Opening Today, Could Prove a Bruising One
The Florida Legislature for the past few years worked hand-in-hand with Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of his unsuccessful presidential bid, pushing into law a long line of controversial measures dealing with abortion, gender and racial identity, and guns.
Mar. 04, 2025