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FDLE head Mark Glass presents emergency rule during Florida Cabinet meeting on September 11, 2026.
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The DeSantis Administration made an end run around its own law, circumventing public input.

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Sanibel seeks residents' input in updating growth plan written in 1970s
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FILE - Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks as her husband Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a campaign event in 2023. Erik Dellenback, the executive director of the Hope Florida program, First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature welfare-assistance program and an affiliated foundation, is poised to step down from the job.
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