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DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin will now lead Visit Florida
Griffin has worked in the governor’s office since March 2022, starting as a deputy press secretary
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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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Florida Gov. DeSantis announces deportation flights out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The federal government has deported 100 people held at the notorious site in an old airstrip and flown out hundreds more to other hubs
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DeSantis thinks it would be ‘appropriate’ to redraw congressional districts in Florida
House Minority Leader called the plan a ‘dangerous abuse of power and an attempt to put Donald Trump’s agenda ahead of the people of Florida’
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DeSantis and new CFO Blaise Ingoglia target two Democratic-leaning areas in Florida DOGE crackdown
‘We are going to start doing onsite DOGE inspections and audits of county and municipal governments,’ DeSantis said
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DeSantis defends construction at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz amid legal battle
The state has a $37 million contract that includes funding for permanent and temporary fencing and roadway construction
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Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to DeSantis’ congressional redistricting plan
Voting-rights groups argued that part of the plan violated the state Constitution
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Gov. DeSantis picks Blaise Ingoglia for Florida CFO, says he would have never chosen Joe Gruters
DeSantis extolled Ingoglia’s conservative record on issues like illegal immigration, voting integrity, and cracking down on human trafficking
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DeSantis wants to prevent ‘tech overlords’ from taking over Florida
While offering few details, DeSantis warned of ‘very dangerous’ impacts of rapidly changing AI
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DeSantis signs bill to pull back $2.1 billion from reinsurance money expected to go unused
The bill came after lawmakers created two programs to ensure property insurers could help pay hurricane claims
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Florida could move forward with DeSantis’ plan for alternative university accreditation organization
Longtime accrediting agency Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has clashed with Florida education leaders in recent years
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DeSantis vetoes healthcare education bill backed by Florida Nurses Association
The group supported the bill, pointing to issues such as Florida trailing other states in passage rates on a national nurse licensure exam
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Big DeSantis campaign donor set to reap millions from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camp
The company has brought everything from large trailers to golf carts to a command post into the camp
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ net worth tops $2M thanks to book deal
This was the third consecutive year that DeSantis got a financial boost from his 2023 book
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DeSantis vetoes millions in state funding requests for Central Florida projects
Homelessness services, youth mentorship, HIV prevention and more … we have a list.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $115 billion-plus budget with $567 million in vetoes
The 2025-2026 budget comes in less than the 2024-2025 budget, which was $117.46 billion
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DeSantis signs $1.6B tax package to give cuts on school shopping, hurricane supplies, commercial leases
Sales taxes will also disappear on admissions to state parks, tickets for NASCAR Cup Series Championship Races and more
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DeSantis wants to ‘upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels’ by developing a new university accreditor
The move comes in response to existing agencies the governor says require schools to ‘bend the knee’ to get accredited
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DeSantis signs bill to make changes to debris removal, home rebuilding as hurricane season looms
The bill also would seek to prevent a repeat of an incident where a crane collapsed into a St. Petersburg office building when Hurricane Milton slammed into the area
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DeSantis claims ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will have ‘zero impact’ on Everglades restoration
Environmental advocates and local officials say the project threatens drinking water and protected land
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill that could help bring Trump’s presidential library to Florida
DeSantis’ office announced Monday he had signed the bill and 13 others from the legislative session