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Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints daughter of Senate President to USF board
Her appointment to the university board will require Senate confirmation.
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Florida threatens sanctions against Ben & Jerry’s over Israel boycott
Similar action was briefly taken by the State Board of Administration in January 2019 against the home-sharing platform Airbnb.
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Hillsborough County could see surge in COVID cases next month, says USF epidemiologist
The expected spike is due, at least in part, to the slowing of vaccinations and the scaling back of mitigation efforts such as social distancing and mask wearing.
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Florida doctors rip Gov. DeSantis over state’s pandemic response
“While hospitals in our state were filling up, DeSantis was shouting about ‘Freedom over Faucism,’” said Ashby who leads the group of 405 Florida physicians.
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Nikki Fried slammed for photo-op with ‘Trump supporter’ Tom Brady
Brady has acknowledged being a friend and golfing buddy of former President Donald Trump.
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After visiting St. Pete, Gov. DeSantis says he won’t call a red tide state of emergency
“They just wanted to do it for a political talking point.”
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Florida GOP probe ‘unable to substantiate’ sexual harassment allegations against Joe Gruters
Politico reported that a male aide offered to give Gruters a ride home after an evening at a Tallahassee bar and that at some point Gruters allegedly sexually harassed the aide.
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After state threatens to cut funding, Hillsborough County School Board votes to renew charter schools contracts
An attorney for the Hillsborough board said Tuesday the threatened funding would amount to about $950 million.
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Florida has new rules for smoking pot, but doctors might not be aware
85 percent of physicians who certified patients for marijuana during the 12-month time span wrote orders for smokable marijuana.
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As COVID cases spike, report says Florida ranks 49th in country for nursing-home worker vaccinations
Florida last week accounted for one in five new COVID-19 cases nationally, according to the federal government.
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Federal court blocks order allowing exemption for CDC rules on Florida cruise ships
The one-paragraph decision did not explain the appeals court’s reasons for approving the stay but indicated that detailed opinions will be released.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urges Cuba military to overthrow government
“The best role for the military is the Cuban military to realize that time is up.”
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NAACP and others call on judge to block ‘unconstitutional’ parts of Florida’s new anti-protest law
The groups on Wednesday asked Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker for a preliminary injunction to block a central provision of the measure (HB 1).
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Florida Board of Education approves new curriculum pushing ‘American exceptionalism’
Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at the board’s Wednesday meeting to tout the updated standards.
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‘They’re much different situations’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shows support for Cuban protesters blocking roads
“The blatant hypocrisy from the governor and republican lawmakers is deeply disturbing…”
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DeSantis administration appeals block of Florida’s new social media deplatforming ban
Tuesday’s notice to appeal, as is common, did not detail the state’s arguments.
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Florida agrees to pay $17.5 million for improper reporting of SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s SNAP, which until 2008 was known as the Food Stamp Program, relies on states to administer benefits.
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Florida politicians throw support behind Cuban protesters
Violence against protesters “is unacceptable,” Demings said in a prepared statement Monday.
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DraftKings and FanDuel dropped $20 million into effort to legalize Florida sports betting
DraftKings and FanDuel each contributed $10 million to the Florida Education Champions political committee late last month.
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Following Surfside catastrophe, Republican Florida House leader says there’s no need for immediate building code changes
The GOP leader cautioned against seeking legislative remedies before the actual cause of the South Florida disaster is determined.