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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Thursday, June 29th, 2023

DeSantis administration redirects millions in COVID money The DeSantis administration steered $92 million last year in leftover federal COVID stimulus money to a controversial highway interchange project that directly benefits a top political donor. The...
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A Ron DeSantis veto stops a Florida bill that would have made it easier for governments to buy electric vehicles

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that could have made it easier for officials to choose electric cars for government fleets.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approves a new state-controlled agency to take over Gainesville Regional Utilities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to create an authority to replace the longstanding Gainesville Regional Utilities agency.
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Judge weighs changes to voter registration in Florida

Voter registration groups urged a federal judge to block parts of a new law on Florida voter registration, arguing it is discriminatory.
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Feds target a new Florida law that restricts property ownership by people from China and other countries

The U.S. Department of Justice urges a judge to block a new Florida law restricting people from China from owning property in the state.
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Judge sides with Disney in stockholder’s attempt to get records relating to the company’s opposition to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law

A judge sided with The Walt Disney Co. in a stockholder’s attempt to get records related to the company’s opposition to Florida's Don't Say Gay law.
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

LISTEN HERE: Climate change and its effect on Florida’s temperature Many heat records are already being broken this summer. Human-caused climate change means a warmer North Atlantic Ocean. But meteorologists are unclear how a periodic...
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Ron DeSantis vetoes two Florida bills that would have reduced incarcerations over technical violations and allowed more records to be expunged

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vetoed two criminal-justice bills passed during the 2023 Florida legislative session.
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Judge refuses to block Florida’s new law that will change union dues deductions

A judge refused to block part of a new Florida law that prevents government employees from having union dues deducted from their paychecks.
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Florida appeals two transgender treatment rulings

Florida is appealing two rulings this month by a judge that rejected efforts to limit healthcare treatments for transgender people.
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Court arguments set on Florida law that restricts race-related workplace training

A court will hear arguments Aug. 24 about a Florida law restricting how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training.
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Medical marijuana telehealth bill signed in Florida

Florida patients will be allowed to use telehealth to renew physician approvals for medical marijuana, under a bill signed Monday.
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