{"id":55914,"date":"2025-05-30T00:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T04:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55914"},"modified":"2025-05-30T00:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T04:04:43","slug":"desantis-signs-bill-allowing-gold-silver-to-be-used-as-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/05\/30\/desantis-signs-bill-allowing-gold-silver-to-be-used-as-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis signs bill allowing gold, silver to be used as currency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that allows certain gold and silver to be used as currency in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"a09073\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a09073;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-1-5.webp?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55915 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to utilize our authority under the Constitution in the state of Florida to make sure that gold and silver are recognized as proper legal tender. So you\u2019re going to be able to conduct transactions in gold, conduct transactions in silver,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cThat means these precious metals can start functioning like real currency again, not just investment vehicles for the wealthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill will go into effect on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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