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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls for special session on immigration, other issues
DeSantis’ call for a special session was slammed by Orlando Democratic House Rep. Anna Eskamani
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Orlando Weekly covers Gov. Ron DeSantis with news on education policy, book bans, Disney’s special district, free speech issues, and state politics.
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DeSantis defends college board appointee who criticizes women prioritizing their careers
Scott Yenor details his views against same-sex relationships, including that LGBTQ+ practices bring ‘dreaded diseases’
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DeSantis says he won’t appoint himself to replace Rubio in the Senate
Although he doesn’t anticipate Rubio will officially leave his post in the Senate before Jan. 20, DeSantis said he is still on course to announce his pick next week
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COVID-19 probe requested by Florida Gov. DeSantis finds no evidence of criminal activity
DeSantis asked the Supreme Court to investigate wrongdoing related to the COVID-19 vaccines
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Donald Trump doesn’t think DeSantis will appoint Lara Trump to U.S. Senate seat
‘I probably don’t, but I don’t know. Ron’s doing a good job and that’s his choice. Nothing to do with me.’
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‘There has to be something in it for DeSantis’: The Florida governor’s dilemma on picking Lara Trump for Senate
‘This is a piece of gold that DeSantis has that he’s not going to give up without something in return’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis is upset over newly confirmed ‘leftist judge’
The Senate voted 49-45 to confirm Embry Kidd, and DeSantis was quick to call out GOP senators who skipped the vote.
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Trump taps Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for Sec of State; will DeSantis take Rubio’s seat in Senate?
It may come down to whether Ron DeSantis still has presidential aspirations.
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DeSantis not seeking spot in Trump administration, happy ‘quarterbacking’ Florida
Says Democrats become an ‘endangered species’ in the Sunshine State
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Florida Gov. DeSantis spends day before election bashing recreational marijuana amendment
‘I don’t think they’re going to think it’s something that’s appropriate to be in the state of Florida’s Constitution’
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Florida activists call out DeSantis for ignoring climate crisis
Activists in Jacksonville, Orlando and St. Petersburg on Tuesday blasted the governor’s stance on climate change
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DeSantis blames gas station owners and ‘loophole’ in state law for Florida fuel shortage
He added that fuel supply is in the private sector and Florida is ‘not Venezuela’
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DeSantis doesn’t think Florida should limit development in areas susceptible to disasters
‘It is not the role of government,’ DeSantis said
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says climate change and weather control are conspiracy theories
‘There’s precedent for all this in history. Like it is hurricane season, you are going to have tropical weather’
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DeSantis says Florida is in charge of recovery amid ‘crap’ being shared online
FEMA has been fighting online posts and other attacks for nearly two weeks about hurricane rescue and recovery operations
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DeSantis OKs voting changes in wake of hurricane, but NAACP, ACLU and others want more
Representatives of civil rights and voting rights groups said Friday that he needs to go further
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Florida may have to pay $750K in legal fees over DeSantis’s ‘Stop Woke Act’
The underlying case involved a challenge to part of the state law that placed restrictions on addressing race-related issues in workplace training
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Florida Gov. DeSantis will conduct his own, separate investigation of Trump assassination attempt
Without giving specifics, DeSantis said the incident appears to include multiple violations of state law
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Florida Supreme Court to fast-track case alleging DeSantis interference on abortion-rights amendment
The governor has rebuffed the backlash against Agency for Healthcare Administration’s webpage
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Scientologist megadonor gives $1 million to DeSantis PAC fighting Florida abortion, marijuana amendments
The ‘world’s top donor to the Church of Scientology’ gave $1 million to the Florida Freedom Fund last week
