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In the race for Florida governor, it’s either Crist or the big adult baby boy currently in charge
There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect candidate.’
Ron DeSantis
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Florida Gov. DeSantis tells court he shouldn’t have to testify under oath over Andrew Warren suspension
The governor has talked to the media at length about why he suspended Warren, but doesn’t want to give a legally binding statement.
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‘This is Florida under Ron DeSantis’: Charlie Crist ad slams governor over incest report
“This is Florida under Ron DeSantis, children forced to give birth to children,” reads the ad.
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Opponents of Florida’s congressional redistricting plan fight effort to shield lawmakers from testifying
The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the congressional redistricting plan during an April special session.
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In the race for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist clash on education issues
Crist is betting on his ability to convince voters that he can reinstate “respect to educators.”
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Rick Scott says Florida property insurance rates ‘skyrocketed’ in Ron DeSantis’ era
“People are going bare now because they can’t afford it.”
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Federal judge calls Florida’s Stop WOKE act ‘dystopian’
“We believe in academic freedom, so long as you say what we want you to say. That sounds like something George Orwell wrote.”
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Calculating the loss of Hurricane Ian’s powerful path through Florida
State law enforcement officials reported Thursday evening that the death toll attributed to Ian had risen to 92.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants to shield documents in lawsuit over congressional redistricting plan
The requested documents range from communications related to the anti-gerrymandering “Fair Districts” constitutional amendments that voters passed in 2010.
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After Hillsborough voters removed him from the bench, Jared Smith seeks a DeSantis appointment
The former judge, who faced heavy scrutiny for his behavior, is eyeing a seat on the 6th District Court of Appeals in Lakeland.
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President Biden will meet with DeSantis in Florida as he surveys Hurricane Ian damage
DeSantis and Biden have publicly put aside sharp political differences during the response to Hurricane Ian.
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Tampa woman is ‘person of interest’ in investigation into DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard migrants flights
In 2018, Huerta moved into a condo in Tampa, Florida, near MacDill Air Force Base.
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Over 222,000 Florida insurance claims filed in wake of Hurricane Ian
The data showed 222,261 claims filed in Florida, with estimated insured losses of $1.61 billion.
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Federal judge rejects challenge to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, but allows option to refile
The lawsuit alleged, in part, that the law violated First Amendment and due-process rights.
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Lifelines after landfall: Southwest Florida grapples with Hurricane Ian’s impact
As people return to Fort Myers to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian, some are finding that harder than others.
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Federal disaster relief for Florida will expand in Ian’s aftermath, says FEMA
More than 1.9 million electric customers remained without power from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast.
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Hurricane Ian will be one of Florida’s ‘indelible’ storms, Gov. DeSantis says
“This is going to be one of these historic storms…”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he ‘appreciated’ quick action from Biden on Hurricane Ian response
“We’re going to support whatever Gov. DeSantis asks of us.”
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Pointing to real estate prices, GOP megadonor Peter Thiel says Florida is in danger of ‘becoming like California’
Thiel’s comments come as Florida overwhelmingly leads the country in home price increases.
