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DeSantis to Disney: Keep your mouth shut and the checks coming, or else
Informed Dissent.
Ron DeSantis
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‘That is not inflation. That is price gouging’: Florida Dems slam DeSantis over housing crisis
Democrat Nikki Fried embarked on a two-week tour about the housing issue.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to bolster child foster care
Foster care legislation has been a priority of Senate President Wilton Simpson.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis backs Jeff Brandes’ call for property insurance Special Session
On Monday, the governor said the need for lawmakers to address current conditions is growing.
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Florida will appeal after federal judge sided with Black and Hispanic advocacy groups over voting law
The groups and The League of Women Voters of Florida say SB90 was an effort to restrict minority voters from accessing the ballot.
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New document in Florida redistricting lawsuit asks court to move and ‘decide upon a new map as early as the last week in April’
The document says county supervisors of elections need know the details of districts to plan for August primaries.
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Arguments in Florida redistricting lawsuit are due today
Plaintiffs filed the lawsuit after Gov. DeSantis said he would veto a congressional redistricting plan passed by the Legislature.
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DeSantis says both he and Biden want to advance plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada
The governor on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the delay.
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‘Litigation is coming’: Equality Florida pledges lawsuit against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
“Litigation is coming. And it will be swift and fierce, and we believe successful.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill limiting school board term limits, and intensify scrutiny of library books
“You can throw the bums out in the election.”
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Florida GOP lawmaker apologizes for suggesting being ‘gay is not a permanent thing’
Garcia has come under fire in recent months for her comments on racism, abortion and the LGBTQ+ community.
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Former Florida governors Rick Scott and Charlie Crist fill Ukraine messaging void, as Ron DeSantis stays quiet
Crist, Scott take strong pro-Ukraine positions in wake of Volodymyr Zelenskyy speech.
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Under new law, Florida universities could lose funding if caught teaching CRT
Under the conforming bill, which passed Monday, universities would be ineligible for what is known as performance funding
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Florida Board of Education nominee wanted Rush Limbaugh books in elementary classroom
The books would have been a prop for a 2016 Cord Byrd speech at a Nassau County school.
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DeSantis appoints QAnon-adjacent defender of Jan. 6 insurrection to Florida Board of Education
‘When Trump supporters peacefully protest, suddenly “Law and Order” is all they can talk about!’
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Florida House passes bill that allows businesses to sue cities if local ordinances impact revenue
“This is just going to give the bad actors another opportunity to threaten local governments to get their ways.”
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Florida will not recommend COVID-19 vaccine for ‘healthy children’
Florida set to recommend no COVID-19 jabs for children.
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DeSantis wants to know if its legal to drastically alter historically Black Florida district
“Ron DeSantis’ effort to disenfranchise every minority voter north of Orlando is an act that will not go without a fight.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis still refuses to believe in the existence of racist infrastructure
‘They’re saying that highways are racially discriminatory. I don’t know how a road can be that.’
