Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida, Author at Orlando Weekly

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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to prohibit ‘indoctrination’ in classrooms

The teacher-training bill was one of the most-controversial education issues of this year’s legislative session

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida May 3, 2024May 21, 2025

The teacher-training bill was one of the most-controversial education issues of this year’s legislative session

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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills to hide his own travel records, target Disney’s monorail

DeSantis has been traveling across the country as he prepares for a potential 2024 presidential campaign

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida May 12, 2023September 13, 2024

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Florida House and Senate advance proposed record spending plans for 2023-2024 year

DeSantis has requested that funding for the state guard go from $10 million in the current year to more than $95 million in 2023-2024

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida March 29, 2023March 31, 2025

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Special session called over Reedy Creek Improvement District

The session will address recent hurricane assistance, immigration relocation and more

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida February 4, 2023September 20, 2024

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Florida legislators move from stick to carrot with plan to pull $200 million from school districts that enforced mask mandates

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida March 9, 2022August 3, 2023

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Republican-friendly redistricting, more voting restrictions, legal abortion essentially banned, and more stuff your elected reps have been up to

Legislative session notes 2022

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida February 9, 2022March 12, 2025

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Florida Democratic leadership calls special session targeting vaccine mandates a ‘[dick-]measuring contest’ between Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden

by Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida November 16, 2021January 3, 2025