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      Don’t shred Florida’s remaining, tattered growth management laws
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      How a Texas-based think tank upended Florida’s homelessness strategy
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Florida knows best? In 2024, the legislature overruled a host of local laws
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Lawmakers could force higher utility bills for Floridians
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Attack on renter protection is another attack on local democracy
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Florida lawmakers could end local living wage policies
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Lawmakers, stop stomping on local control
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Sanford backs off on rent control restrictions, eyes proposed Florida law
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Florida should push back against erosion of home rule
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Lawmakers target citizens initiatives, local government mailers on referenda
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Rep. Anna Eskamani: Orange County can stop pollution at its source
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Proposed state law would void Orange County ban on pet sales, save pet stores
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Orange County must oppose dangerous pet-store preemption bill | Commentary
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Lawmakers wrestle away local control | Editorial
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      9 cities sue Florida over anti-riot law
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Florida governor sues Biden to stop vaccine mandate for federal contract workers
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      After Miya Marcano’s death, Florida has a chance to make apartment dwelling safer 
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      Latino leaders push masks, vaccines and return of local control in coronavirus fight
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      DeSantis, Fried clash over cops, local control, environment at Committee 
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      DeSantis must favor local democracy over corporate interests | Commentary