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Florida Republicans advance bill to shield white people from feeling guilty of past racism
Opposing critical race theory has become a political rallying cry for Republicans across the country.
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Florida Dems rip DeSantis, former lawmakers for inaction on state’s affordable housing crisis
“A lot of folks didn’t take it very seriously, and quite frankly, couldn’t have cared less.”
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Florida GOP wants to give DeSantis a $1 billion emergency fund that he could use at his discretion
“You’re spending a billion dollars of your constituents’ money. We don’t know where it’s going or what it’s for.”
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Florida Democrats layout legislative priorities amid GOP ‘culture war’ bills
“What we can expect from Republicans in this session will be culture wars that distract us from the real issues at hand.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is upset NASCAR rejected a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ crypto sponsor
Is NASCAR fronting for the Joe Biden ‘regime?’
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Florida Surgeon General says feds were wrong to try to stop pandemic
“That should never have been something that the federal leadership convinced Americans is possible.”
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University of Florida president Kent Fuchs says he will resign in 2023
He said he plans to return to conducting research and teaching.
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Florida asks judge to temporarily block Biden administration rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated
“Florida’s health care workers now face the immediate prospect of forced vaccination,” the petition said
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to allow parents to sue schools over Critical Race Theory
“Let’s be clear, Gov. DeSantis and his administration know full well that CRT (critical race theory) is not taught in K-12 schools or workplaces,” said Sen. Shevrin Jones.
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Federal judge will hear arguments in University of Florida faculty dispute
For weeks, the state’s flagship university has been under scrutiny after media reports about its handling of professors’ expert testimony and a conflicts-of-interest policy initiated last year.
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Florida drops appeal in lawsuit against Biden immigration policies
During a news conference in Jacksonville, DeSantis called for state lawmakers to “fight against the Biden border crisis.”
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DeVos family among top November donors to Florida Gov. DeSantis’ re-election PAC
The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee had about $66.7 million in cash on hand as of Nov. 30.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ budget would increase K-12 spending, but cut funding to state universities
The Florida Education Association teachers union criticized DeSantis’ proposal because it does not target money to raise salaries for veteran teachers.
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Florida Democrats blast Gov. DeSantis for balancing state budget with federal ‘cushion’
Democrats say the budget needs to do more for affordable housing, health care and public education.
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Florida Gov Ron DeSantis pitches $99.7 billion ‘Freedom First’ budget
“This is a huge, huge budget. This is a huge deal,” DeSantis said during a news conference at the Capitol.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to fight climate change without doing any ‘left-wing stuff’
The projects are almost entirely focused on moving the encroaching water we’re already dealing with more efficiently.
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Seminole Tribe suspends online sports-betting operations, following court ruling
The Seminoles “will temporarily suspend operations of its mobile app in Florida”
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Florida judge rejects state’s request to overturn healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Rodgers also split with federal judges in Missouri and Louisiana who have issued injunctions against the Biden administration rule.
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As Seminole Tribe makes case, the fate of Florida gambling is unclear
After the ruling, the tribe has continued to allow people in Florida to place wagers on a sports-betting mobile app, which rolled out Nov. 1.
