Florida budget battle 2025: As DeSantis fumes at House, here's a spending gap breakdown
Gov. Ron DeSantis vented frustration with GOP House leaders even as lawmakers advanced budgets with large gaps in many ...
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UCF president welcomes DeSantis' promise to cut ‘wasteful spending’ through Florida DOGE
“UCF looks forward to partnering with the DOGE team appointed by Governor DeSantis to further strengthen our commitment to ...
Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is running for governor of Florida. Here's what to know about the Republican from Naples looking to ...
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Proposed amendment could create Florida version of DOGE. Here’s what to know
The proposal would get rid of the Lieutenant Governor position and the Government Efficiency Task Force, instead replacing ...
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‘The job is literally not to die’: Florida Legislature ponders nixing lieutenant governor position amid DOGE debate
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida currently doesn’t have a lieutenant governor. And the Republican-controlled Legislature, inspired by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...
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Bill Cotterell: Leave Florida’s lieutenant governor post alone
Grammar aside, that’s a good epigram. Florida lawmakers should heed that advice in deciding whether to try to eliminate the office of lieutenant governor, the subject of a proposed ...
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Ex-Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez weighs in on proposal to dismantle her old office
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are pushing to eliminate the state’s second-highest office, the Lieutenant Governor, in the 2026 election. Despite the office’s existence since 1968 ...
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Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
The same qualifications hold for lieutenant governor and each cabinet member. DeSantis is currently serving his second consecutive four-year term as governor. Florida law prohibits a third ...