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DeSantis urges Legislature to address problems facing Florida condo residents
‘We do need to do something this year,’ DeSantis said
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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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‘Unnecessary development’: Florida Republicans take aim at DeSantis plan to develop state parks
Environmental groups quickly criticized the initiative and were joined Thursday by Republican lawmakers
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DeSantis appoints ‘pro-life’ radiologist to the Florida Board of Medicine
Steven Christie, also an attorney, authored a book called ‘Speaking for the Unborn’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis describes Idalia and Debby recovery efforts as ‘night and day’
Debby made landfall Monday morning near Steinhatchee as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports term limits for U.S. Supreme Court, if congress does it too
‘If you’re going to do it, do it for everybody in office,’ DeSantis said
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can now be charged, judges say
Two South Florida appeals courts overturned rulings that dismissed charges against a pair of defendants
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Revised lawsuit says DeSantis ‘disenfranchised’ voters by suspending Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell
The federal lawsuit alleges that DeSantis’ decision violated due-process and First Amendment rights
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DeSantis wipes out culture funding statewide, bringing anxiety to Florida arts groups
The governor completely cut all state arts grants, saying ‘I can’t sell the Fringe Festival to taxpayers’
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Gov. DeSantis’ net worth tops $1.7 million following presidential run, book sales
DeSantis’ finances have received a jolt from his 2023 book, ‘The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis vetoes agriculture bill over fears it could help with ‘housing of illegal alien workers’
Some farmers cut back on planting this year and might again next year because of labor shortages related to the state’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants
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DeSantis vetoes Florida vacation rental bill, calling it ‘bureaucratic red tape’
Oversight of vacation rentals for years has been a thorny issue for the Legislature, as advertising for properties on platforms such as Airbnb has ballooned
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DeSantis calls U.S. surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence an ‘unconstitutional power-grab’
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday
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DeSantis vetoes bill requiring Florida Department of Health to issue warnings for unsafe water
DeSantis, in a veto letter, objected to the amount of authority that would have been given to the Department of Health
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning balloon releases
Violating the law will mean a $150 fine for people older than 6
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DeSantis signs Florida bill allowing homeowners to kill bears, vetoes left lane bill
DeSantis’ office announced Friday night that he had signed 14 bills from this year’s legislative session and vetoed three
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DeSantis signs bills to help boost research into cancer, rare diseases
DeSantis last week signed a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that includes $127.5 million for the program
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Disney ends legal battle with DeSantis, reaches $17 billion development deal
The district summary said the development agreement is for 15 years, ‘solidifying a long-term partnership’ between the company and the district
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $116.5 billion state budget, vetoes nearly $1 billion
Among the vetoes was $32 million in cultural grants
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After DeSantis scrubs ‘climate change’ from state law, Florida begins repealing renewable-energy goals
The goals, put in place in 2022, have called for utilities to gradually increase the amount of renewable energy that they produce or buy
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Federal judge rejects part of Florida law banning noncitizens from helping register voters
Judge Walker issued a permanent injunction against the part of the law that targeted non-citizens, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause