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Ron DeSantis

classroom

After he loses a school board election, Foganholi is named by DeSantis to the State Board of Education

The group Educated We Stand said, “In a true democracy, elected officials are chosen by the people, not anointed by political power.”
Hillsborough River State Park

GOP lawmakers join the opposition to Florida’s proposal to add golf and pickleball to state parks

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office defended the idea of making these changes to Florida State Parks “more visitor-friendly.”
Omagh Ireland

DeSantis will mix American football and economic development in a trip to Ireland

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will include business-development efforts in a trip to Ireland to watch Florida State University.
Man in gray suit stands behind podium with a green sign in front of a projector screen.

Voters issue stunning rebuke to DeSantis and developers in Manatee and Sarasota races 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 3 local developers were rebuked with six out of seven candidates they supported defeated.
social media

A trial is set in the legal fight over Florida’s 2021 law restricting social media platforms

The law prevents platforms from banning political candidates and requires social media companies to have standards about banning users.
Three men gathered around two microphones inside of a radio studio.

Getting Dozier School victims their compensation is “time sensitive”

Nearly two dozen men, most of them elderly, inspected draft copies of the proposed applications for Dozier School reparations.
social media

A legal fight over Florida’s social media law is on again

A judge in 2021 issued a preliminary injunction to block the law on First Amendment grounds. An appeals court upheld most of that decision.

The Scoop: Thurs. August 15th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Investigating the ban on a USF student group for a Pro-Palestine protest. Learn more about the ongoing controversy surrounding abortion.
Ethics

Florida Commission on Ethics will update the state’s ethics rules based on a controversial new law

The new Florida ethics law was controversial, in part, because it added more stringent requirements for people who file complaints.
Fentrice Driskell

Florida Democrats pen letter urging DeSantis to rethink denying federal funds for low-income families

Listen: The state has rejected federal funding to assist families with groceries next summer.  Florida Democratic leaders want Governor Ron DeSantis to reconsider before the deadline Thursday. A summer food program would provide the state...
Florida redistricting

A court will weigh ‘legislative privilege’ and whether Florida legislators should testify in a redistricting case

An appeals court will hear arguments next month in a dispute about whether Florida lawmakers should be shielded from testifying in lawsuits.
meat

Florida’s ban on ‘cultivated’ meat is challenged

A producer of lab-grown poultry filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida ban on selling or manufacturing “cultivated” meat.
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