Disney files countersuit against Gov. DeSantis, days after he said he’s ‘moved on’ from feud

‘The contracts are valid contracts and are binding on the (Central Florida Tourism Oversight) District,’ the counterclaim said.

by News Service of Florida August 21, 2023June 16, 2024

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DeSantis-appointed Disney chief can’t hold both positions, ethics lawyer says

Commission lawyer Steve Zuilkowski wrote it would be ‘inconsistent’ with state law for Gilzean to maintain his position

by News Service of Florida August 18, 2023April 27, 2025

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Taxpayer-funded security for Ron DeSantis surged during presidential campaign

Florida spent nearly $10 million on protecting and transporting the DeSantis family in past year

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida August 16, 2023June 20, 2024

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Gov. DeSantis says he’s ‘moved on’ from feud with Disney, wants company to drop lawsuit

‘I’m not fine with giving extraordinary privileges, you know, to one special company at the exclusion of everybody else,’ DeSantis said.

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida August 14, 2023August 23, 2023

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After DeSantis suspends Worrell, her chief of staff is fired while on maternity leave

Law enforcement showed up at Keisha Mulfort’s doorstep the day after DeSantis issued an executive order suspending state attorney Monique Worrell

by McKenna Schueler August 14, 2023December 19, 2024

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DeSantis ‘reloads’ presidential run by replacing his campaign manager

Don’t call it a reboot, please — definitely do not think about boots, white boots, boots of any kind

by Jessica Bryce Young and News Service of Florida August 8, 2023December 20, 2024

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Kamala Harris refuses ‘unnecessary debate’ with DeSantis on whether slaves benefited from slavery

Harris blasted the new Florida standards as ‘propaganda’ being pushed on children

by News Service of Florida August 2, 2023August 5, 2025

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Media committee backs Disney in federal-court fight against Florida Gov. DeSantis

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press state retaliation against the entertainment company violated the First Amendment

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida July 31, 2023August 8, 2023

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‘Marxist studies, that’s not a loss for Florida’: DeSantis shrugs off high faculty turnover at New College

New College has been filling positions that account for nearly a third of the school’s faculty

by News Service of Florida July 28, 2023May 29, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis uninjured in car crash on way to presidential campaign event

The crash happened Tuesday morning on the way to a presidential-campaign event in Tennessee

by News Service of Florida July 25, 2023August 3, 2023

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What do Florida’s new ‘whitewashed’ Black history standards mean for the state of education?

An interview with UCF Professor Robert Cassanello, who specializes in Florida’s civil rights history

by McKenna Schueler July 21, 2023May 15, 2025

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Media and advocacy groups take aim at Gov. DeSantis’ ‘executive privilege’ claim

They urged an appeals court to reject arguments that ‘executive privilege’ shields DeSantis’ administration from releasing records

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida July 14, 2023August 3, 2023

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‘Preposterous’: Disney CEO bites back at DeSantis’ claim that the company is ‘sexualizing children’

Iger also defended the company’s right to question Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida July 13, 2023January 17, 2024

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DeSantis claims Florida’s crime is at a ‘record low.’ But he’s using incomplete data

Orange County stats cover 75% of residents, but 16 counties, comprising 40% of Floridians, reported no numbers at all

by Weihua Li July 13, 2023April 6, 2025

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Gov. DeSantis calls request for federal investigation into migrant flights ‘absurd’

Critics have said DeSantis has used migrants as “pawns”

by News Service of Florida July 12, 2023August 3, 2023

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Judge to hear arguments in lawsuit between Disney and DeSantis over special districting feud

Judge Margaret Schreiber will face a tangle of legal issues as she considers Disney’s request to dismiss — or at least put on hold — the lawsuit

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida July 10, 2023July 28, 2025

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‘Not on our f*cking watch’: Florida Democratic Party chair releases new party ad blasting state GOP, DeSantis

The 70-second ad blasts the state GOP, blaming the majority party for issues such as unaffordable housing and income inequality in Florida

by McKenna Schueler July 10, 2023May 12, 2025

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Gov. DeSantis says Florida goes ‘even further’ than Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

His comments came after the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings that will prevent colleges from using admission practices based on race

by News Service of Florida June 30, 2023November 4, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis approves another industry-backed bill gutting local tenant protections

Critics have described the bill as predatory, anti-consumer, and a prime example of Big Government trampling local governments’ freedoms.

by McKenna Schueler June 29, 2023April 21, 2025

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DeSantis appeals federal judge’s ruling that blocked Florida law restricting drag shows

Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a motion seeking a stay, which would allow the state to enforce the law except against Hamburger Mary’s

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida June 29, 2023August 3, 2023