Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation that would have increased damages caps for people injured by government negligence, rejecting the first such increase to pass the Florida Legislature in 16 years. The measure, HB 145, earned overwhelming bipartisan support when it passed in March but faced rejection on Monday. DeSantis argued that
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