Tag: florida
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Facebook was paid $38,542 from Florida campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Florida, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $38,542 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.01 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Florida Department of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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Here are the top 10 places Florida candidates and PACs are spending campaign money
In Florida politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $302.3 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 2, 2022. More than $165.9 million or 54.9 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list. A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a campaign…
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Florida Department of Education rejects 41% of K-12 mathematics textbooks
The Florida Department of Education rejected 54 K-12 mathematics textbooks for reasons such as the inclusion of what it deemed prohibited instructional topics and the failure to align with state education standards. The rejected textbooks made up 41% of the 132 textbooks submitted to the education department for review. Twenty-eight books were rejected for the…
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The top 10 Florida candidates raised 20.8% of all donations
In Florida politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $532.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. More than $110.7 million or 20.8 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Florida candidates (1/1/2021 – 2/28/2022) Here are the 10 Florida candidates who have…
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Florida Voters in Charge outraises every other Florida PAC with $75.56 million
In Florida, Florida Voters in Charge has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Florida Department of State, Florida Voters in Charge raised $75.56 million and spent $73.84 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and…
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Florida Speaker Sprowls spends $8,148 of campaign funds this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Florida Department of State, Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls has raised no money and spent $8,148 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Feb. 28, 2022. The speaker of the Florida House is the leader of the state’s lower chamber. Rep. Sprowls is a member of…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Florida
In Florida politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $393.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022. The top 10 PACs raised more than $234.8 million, or 60 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Florida state-level politics in the 2022…
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DeSantis signs Parental Rights in Education bill
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Parental Rights in Education bill (HB 1557) into law on March 28, 2022. The bill prohibits public school curriculum on gender identity or sexual orientation for kindergarten through third-grade students and prohibits lessons on these topics for older students if they are not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for…
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Florida Gov. DeSantis receives $109.8 million, with Republican Governors Association as top donor
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Florida Secretary of State, the governor received $109,869,159 in total contributions and spent $13,706,657 between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. DeSantis is…
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Voters in Belleair, Florida, approve charter amendment to require a unanimous town commission vote to abolish municipal and police detriments
Voters in Belleair, Florida, approved a charter amendment to require an unanimous vote of the town commission to abolish a municipal department. The charter amendment also requires a unanimous vote, which must be done by ordinance, to abolish the police department. The ballot measure required that actions to abolish the police department be passed by…