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Ron DeSantis rebuffed House Speaker Daniel Perez’s proposal to cut Florida’s sales tax Monday, arguing that Floridians want property tax relief instead. During an…</p> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-read-more"><a href="https://ricksblog.biz/desantis-opposes-house-sales-tax-cut-plan/"><span class="flashwp-read-more-text">Continue Reading</span></a></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-94173" class="flashwp-fp04-post"> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ricksblog.biz/desantis-administration-hid-damning-insurance-report/" title="Permanent Link to DeSantis administration hid damning insurance report"><img width="480" height="360" src="https://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shoveling-Cash-2-e1725297359411-2-480x360.jpeg" class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail-img wp-post-image entered lazyloading" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shoveling-Cash-2-e1725297359411-2-480x360.jpeg" data-ll-status="loading"><noscript><img width="480" height="360" src="https://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shoveling-Cash-2-e1725297359411-2-480x360.jpeg" class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-details"> <h3 class="flashwp-fp04-post-title"><a href="https://ricksblog.biz/desantis-administration-hid-damning-insurance-report/" rel="bookmark">DeSantis administration hid damning insurance report</a></h3> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-footer"> <span class="flashwp-fp04-post-date flashwp-fp04-post-meta"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> March 17, 2025</span> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-snippet"><p>Florida lawmakers are investigating property insurers that transferred money to affiliated firms while claiming industry losses. 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Ron DeSantis opened Florida’s 2025 legislative session with a State of the State address highlighting several priorities. After defeating marijuana and abortion amendments in…</p> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-read-more"><a href="https://ricksblog.biz/desantis-targets-ballot-initiatives-taxes/"><span class="flashwp-read-more-text">Continue Reading</span></a></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-93851" class="flashwp-fp04-post"> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ricksblog.biz/underhill-wins-appeal-will-not-have-to-pay-35k-fine/" title="Permanent Link to Underhill wins appeal, will not have to pay $35K fine"><img width="480" height="360" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20480%20360'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Court-Room-480x360.jpg"><noscript><img width="480" height="360" src="https://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Court-Room-480x360.jpg" class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></noscript></a> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-details"> <h3 class="flashwp-fp04-post-title"><a href="https://ricksblog.biz/underhill-wins-appeal-will-not-have-to-pay-35k-fine/" rel="bookmark">Underhill wins appeal, will not have to pay $35K fine</a></h3> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-footer"> <span class="flashwp-fp04-post-date flashwp-fp04-post-meta"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 27, 2025</span> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-snippet"><p>From The News Service of Florida: An appeals court Wednesday rejected a decision by the Florida Commission on Ethics in a case involving a former…</p> </div> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-read-more"><a href="https://ricksblog.biz/underhill-wins-appeal-will-not-have-to-pay-35k-fine/"><span class="flashwp-read-more-text">Continue Reading</span></a></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-93457" class="flashwp-fp04-post"> <div class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ricksblog.biz/desantis-cronyism-fills-fiu-presidency-position/" title="Permanent Link to DeSantis cronyism fills FIU presidency position"><img width="480" height="360" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20480%20360'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="flashwp-fp04-post-thumbnail-img wp-post-image" alt="Gov. 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