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(The Center Square) – After requesting citizenship status information about registered voters in Florida, and not receiving it from federal agencies as required by law, Florida sued. In September, Florida requested information from the Department of Homeland Security and its subagencies about citizenship status of a subset of registered votersContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves received “C” grades for their fiscal policies in a new ranking of state governors. The libertarian Cato Institute issued its annual ranking of state governors for their taxing and spending policies. DeSantis andContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, have signed a brief against a federal electric truck mandate. On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a new electric truck mandate to increase sales of electric semitrucks from 2027 throughContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Sixteen attorneys general, led by Ohio AG Dave Yost, called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide voter registration information to states. The AGs “raise grave concerns that by failing to work with States to verify voter registration information, your office has failedContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors said they don’t want the man they accused of trying to kill former President Donald Trump to turn over evidence in the case to the media or anyone else. Federal prosecutors filed a motion seeking protections for discovery materials in the case that would prohibitContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Gas distribution chaos has started to slow down across Florida after the state was hit with two major hurricanes in as many weeks. Floridians waited in long lines for gas and, in some cases, were unable to fuel up during the evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton.Continue Reading

(The Center Square) – According to a recent report by the Florida Auditor General’s Office, 50.7% of audits of school districts found problems with internal controls, noncompliance with state law, rules or regulations or other issues. The audits of 67 school districts were for the fiscal year that ended onContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Four million accounts have had electric service restored since Hurricane Milton hit the state last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference on Tuesday in Zephyrhills. “That is the fastest that’s ever been done for that many accounts,” DeSantis said. “You’re without powerContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – After taxpayers spent more than $200 million on highway landscaping in the previous fiscal year, a report says Florida lawmakers might need to consider a cap on that spending. Florida Taxwatch analyzed the Florida Department of Transportation’s spending on highway landscaping, which can provide benefits suchContinue Reading