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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasts ‘faddish ideology’ in inauguration address
Democrats criticized the speech, mostly because of what wasn’t said.
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss charges against former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum
Gillum, who narrowly lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Republican Ron DeSantis, pleaded not guilty, and a trial is scheduled in April.
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Charges for Trump among most important political questions for 2023
Informed Dissent.
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Florida’s war on woke among the most important political stories of 2022
Informed Dissent.
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Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters wants Florida school-board races to be partisan
School-board races are required to be nonpartisan contests under the Constitution.
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Gov. DeSantis vows to ‘flip’ more Florida school boards in 2024
After success in 2022, the Governor wants more in ’24.
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Florida’s insurance commissioner resigns amid state’s property insurance crisis
Altmaier, who made the resignation effective Dec. 28, has been Florida’s top insurance regulator since 2016.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he’s ‘ready to sign’ abortion ‘heartbeat bill’
‘I’m willing to sign great life legislation.’
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Florida Dems fail to stop DeSantis from using his likeness for toll credit program advertising
“I think we all know that the governor is anticipating running for president,” Driskell said before the meeting.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis denies report of ‘U-Turn’ on Disney’s special governing district
DeSantis’ remarks came hours after Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger reportedly told employees he was “sorry to see us dragged into that battle.”
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Fate of suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren now in hands of federal judge
“A trial is a search for the truth. And over the past three days, everyone had the opportunity to hear the truth,” said Warren.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants to limit protests at State Capitol
Protests have long been commonplace inside the state Capitol.
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‘They brought this upon themselves’: Florida Gov. DeSantis says he’s not ready to cut Disney a break
“We stand up for our folks and I don’t care what a Burbank-based California company says about our laws.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ top aides, Perla Huerta and others added to lawsuit involving migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard
Also, it added Vertol Systems Company, Inc., which received a state contract to provide the flights.
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‘We are fighting for free speech’: Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren testifies in trial to get his job back
Warren’s attorneys have argued that the governor overstepped his authority by suspending Warren.
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Judge rejects Moms for Liberty lawsuit against Florida school board
“It allows the (school board) chair to interrupt speech only when it is ‘too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant.”
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‘We will make housing more attainable,’ and other remarks from new Florida House Speaker Paul Renner
Renner spoke to the House during an organization session. Here are his remarks.
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‘Change starts right here and right now’: Florida Democrats look to ‘Long Game’ to rebuild
Democrats only hold 35 of 120 House seats and 12 of 40 Senate seats.
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Florida House Speaker says it’s ‘a good idea’ to change law so DeSantis can stay on as governor if he runs for president
New House Speaker Paul Renner said it was a “good idea” for the Legislature to alter Florida’s “resign-to-run” law.
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‘Positively dystopian’: Judge blocks Florida’s anti-woke law for universities
Walker made several references to the author George Orwell in Thursday’s ruling, using a quote from “1984” to open his opinion.