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Inside Florida Gov. DeSantis’ record $114.8 billion budget proposal
The budget for the current year, which started July 1, totaled $109.9 billion.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to defund diversity and inclusion initiatives at state universities
“Diversity, equity and inclusivity programs will also include disability and accessibility services — I guess DeSantis wants to abolish those too,” Eskamani said in a Twitter post.
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Judge tosses lawsuit accusing DeSantis administration of withholding Martha’s Vineyard migrant flight records
Dempsey concluded that the center did not prove the department and Vertol had withheld documents.
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Florida Senate housing bill would ban rent control, and instead give tax breaks to developers
“The bill also does not provide any immediate relief to Florida tenants, which is where the biggest challenges lie.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports death penalty for child rapists
He also reiterated a call to allow murderers to be sentenced to death without unanimous jury recommendations.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis appoints anti-trans, anti-abortion author to Sarasota’s New College board of trustees
Ryan Anderson is also a former senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
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‘Black history is American history’: Florida Gov. DeSantis faces potential lawsuit over rejection of Black AP history course
“Are we going to let Gov. DeSantis, or anybody, exterminate Black history from the classrooms in Florida?”
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Andrew Warren calls on Florida Gov. DeSantis to reinstate him after federal court ruling
“Duty requires you to accept the court’s findings that the executive order is illegal, even if that finding is perhaps unwelcome.”
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Florida Supreme Court’s 15-week abortion ban ruling is likely to come after the legislative session
“We want to make sure that what we have done will stick,” DeSantis said.
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Black leaders vow to ‘fight like hell,’ after Florida Gov. DeSantis rejects AP African-American studies course
“Black history matters. Black history is not inferior. And Black history does not lack educational value.”
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DeSantis isn’t Trump without the baggage, he’s Trump without the entertainment value
Informed Dissent.
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Federal judge rejects Florida Gov. DeSantis’ request to evaluate trans kids in Medicaid fight
The rule went into effect in August, and Hinkle refused in October to issue a preliminary injunction to block it.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to shield anti-vaxx doctors from discipline
He also wants permanent bans on vaccine mandates and mask mandates in schools.
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Trump says DeSantis would’ve dropped out of Florida Governor’s race without his endorsement
Trump went on to claim he got DeSantis over Democrat Andrew Gillum, whom Trump called a “crackhead.”
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Florida professors accuse DeSantis of violating a court order blocking the Stop WOKE Act
The motion filed Wednesday pointed to Walker’s Nov. 17 order, which prohibited the Board of Governors from enforcing the law against any university.
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Appeals judges turn to Florida Supreme Court to help define ‘riot’
The appeals court said plaintiffs have argued that the law does not define what it means to participate in a violent public disturbance.
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Florida’s new Agriculture Commissioner wants to shield gun and ammo sale data
Simpson, the former Senate President, was sworn in as Agriculture Commissioner last week.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis outlines plan to spend $3.5 billion on environment projects
Everglades Trust CEO Anna Upton issued a statement Tuesday calling the new plans “unquestionably historic.”
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Florida’s ‘intellectual freedom’ college surveys are ‘highly problematic,’ says witness
“This survey, in perpetuity, has a chilling effect,” Lichtman said.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis demands colleges release data on how much they’re spending on CRT and diversity courses
During an inauguration speech Tuesday to start his second term, DeSantis took aim at ideological issues on campuses.