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Author: Ryan Daily | News Service of Florida

Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, was formally designated Tuesday to become the next Senate president. [Colin Hackley/File]
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Albritton Formally Tapped as Next President

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

Bolstering Florida’s agriculture industry, addressing water-quality issues and supporting the foster-care system are priorities that Sen. Ben Albritton is eyeing as he prepares to become the next Senate president.

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District Three state senate race heats up

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida September 13, 2022January 12, 2023

Stakes are high in a North Florida contest between a scion of a prominent Democratic political family and a former football star who is a “huge fan” of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in one of the …

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Diaz appointed as state’s education commissioner

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida May 1, 2022January 12, 2023

Following through on a recommendation from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education on Friday appointed Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Florida’s next education commissioner.

Diaz, a Hialeah …

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State Education Board to make commissioner appointment next week

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida April 24, 2022January 12, 2023

The State Board of Education will meet April 29 to consider the appointment of a new education commissioner, after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday recommended Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. R-Hialeah, for the …

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15-week abortion limit headed to DeSantis

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida March 4, 2022January 12, 2023

TALLAHASSEE — Florida doctors could soon be prohibited from performing abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, after the Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill Thursday night that is headed …

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Bowden remembered for a life ‘well-lived’

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida August 11, 2021

Legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden died Sunday morning at age 91,…

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DeSantis signs ‘moments of silence’ bill

ByRyan Daily | News Service of Florida June 16, 2021

Touting the measure as a way of allowing students to “reflect and be able…

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