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Florida pastors ask GOP leaders to shield Haitians from deportation
According to the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, 93,000 Haitians with TPS currently work in the state.
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Appeals court crushes Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis
The Stop WOKE Act tried to curb teaching identity-based content such as Critical Race Theory.
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Bi-partisan group of former Florida politicians file lawsuit against property tax amendment
This is the third active challenge to the proposed amendment.
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Federal appeals court rejects DeSantis’ suit against ‘woke’ college accreditation process, again
The appeal questioned whether the federal government can rely on ratings by private accreditors to disburse federal funds.
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‘Likely illegal’: Florida’s pro-immigration groups respond to new rule banning undocumented students from state colleges
The change could cost the education system roughly $15 million in lost tuition and fees and could go against the Florida Constitution.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis is poised to leave office considerably wealthier than he started
As of now, the governor’s personal wealth has grown by over 600 percent since taking office.
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Civil rights groups sue Florida officials after DeSantis designated CAIR a terrorist organization
DeSantis said Wednesday that he anticipated a lawsuit challenging the designation.
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DeSantis labels antifa, CAIR Florida as a domestic terrorist groups under new law
He tried an earlier executive order slapping the label on the group, but a federal judge has blocked it.
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As most of the U.S. abandons the death penalty, Florida is executing prisoners at a record pace
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight decades.
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‘This is such a terrible opinion’: Florida GOP not happy about Supreme Court’s ruling on late-arriving mail-in ballots
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried cheered the Supreme Court’s ruling, calling it a “huge win for the freedom to vote and to have your vote counted.”
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‘Wasn’t my proposal’: DeSantis distances himself from property tax cut amendment
“I think it’ll likely pass,” DeSantis continued. “I mean, because if you read it, I think most people are going to be supportive of it. But I don’t know that.”
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DeSantis signs Florida budget, touts more than $800 million in cuts
“The footprint of government is not growing in Florida. If anything it’s shrinking.”
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DeSantis says he vetoed bi-partisan bill allowing kids to earn scholarships for volunteering at polls because SPLC supported it
Governor cites civil rights organization as his reason to reject a bill unanimously approved by the Legislature.
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DeSantis says he will veto Florida bill allowing larger lawsuit payouts against local governments
Governor says the bill would have increased the number of ‘unmeritorious’ lawsuits being filed.
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‘Bit of an overreach’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes bill limiting e-bike speeds
“Maybe there’s problems, but what it will lead to is more surveillance of people by law enforcement, and we don’t need that.”
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DeSantis signs bill renaming Florida roads and airport after Trump, Charlie Kirk
The bill passed along largely partisan lines, with one Democrat, Sen. Darryl Rouson of Tampa, voting for it.
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New political committee ‘Stop Unfair Tax Shifts’ takes aim at Florida’s property tax cut amendment
The measure was pushed over the past year by Gov. Ron DeSantis and ultimately approved in a special session by the GOP-controlled Legislature earlier this month.
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Despite being plagued with financial, humanitarian and legal issues, DeSantis hails Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as a success
“Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role it was designed to serve,” DeSantis said. “Today, it now has zero detainees.”
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Florida still owes $603 million on immigration enforcement contracts
Among the largest bills is $102 million owed to a portable toilet company.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law-enforcement bill, warns of state crackdown on ‘teen takeovers’
None of the bills signed Tuesday involved teen takeover events.