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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out his goals for the 2020 Florida Legislative Session, calling for a boost to teacher salaries, more environmental…

A $1.3 million budget cut to the Orange and Osceola state attorney’s office took effect this month. It’s the latest move in a legal rift between state attorney Aramis Ayala and Florida Governor Rick Scott over the death penalty. The money was originally appropriated as special funding to combat human trafficking and domestic violence. Victims’ rights advocates are concerned.

Dozens of religious leaders converged on Tallahassee Thursday as the House Judiciary Committee took up a bill called the "Pastor Protection Act." The speakers were about evenly divided for and against the measure. The bill passed and now heads to the House floor.