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DeSantis signs Florida education reform bill that limits school book challenges
More than 1,200 objections were filed to school-library books and other materials last school year
By Ryan Dailey, NSF
Tags: Florida News, Education, Florida book ban, Ron DeSantis, Florida banned books, Florida school books
Florida Gov. DeSantis says he'll sign bill to restrict challenges to school books by nonparents
'It is done intentionally, and it is part of an agenda, and that’s wrong,' DeSantis said during a news conference
By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Education, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida book bans, school book challenges, Florida education bill
'It's unjust': Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat safety and wage laws
The bill was a priority of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and other business groups.
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Florida heat bill, Florida heat safety bill, Florida heat, Florida HB 433, HB 433, Tiffany Esposito, Ron DeSantis, Florida labor bill, anti-worker bills, Florida Chamber of Commerce
Federal court orders Florida to explain its standing in immigration suit against Biden
Moody and DeSantis have made a high-profile issue of criticizing the federal government’s handling of immigration issues
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida immigration, President Biden, Attorney General Ashley Moody
Controversial Florida bill blocking civilian review boards from investigating cops heads to DeSantis
The measure would affect at least 21 cities with civilian review boards, including Orlando
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, police review boards, Florida police, Florida law enforcement
Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden's student-debt forgiveness plan
Along with Florida, the other states that filed the lawsuit are Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Ohio and Oklahoma
Tags: Florida News, Education, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, President Biden, Ron DeSantis, student-loan debt, student-debt forgiveness
DeSantis fentanyl bill-signing turns into attack on transgender athletes in Florida
Surgeon General Ladapo brings up transgender athletes for no known reason
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Surgeon General Ladapo, transgender athletes, fentanyl, Florida fentanyl bill
Disney granted delay in legal battle with Florida Gov. DeSantis over oversight district
Disney asked for a 60-day extension in submitting an opening brief to 'facilitate' negotiations
Tags: Florida News, Orlando Theme Parks, Ron DeSantis, Orlando theme parks, Disney World, Ron DeSantis, Disney legal battle, Disney lawsuit
Disney asks for delay from appeals court in legal battle with Florida Gov. DeSantis
Tags: Florida News, Orlando Theme Parks, Ron DeSantis, Disney World, Ron DeSantis, Orlando theme parks, Disney legal battle, Disney lawsuit
Gov. DeSantis signs bill to use gambling money for Florida's environmental projects
Much of the money will come from a 2021 gambling deal that the state reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Environment, Ron DeSantis, environmental projects, Florida environment, Florida gambling money, Florida casinos, Ron DeSantis, Florida Everglades, Seminole Tribe of Florida
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning state money from going to local public-transit advertising
DeSantis on Wednesday signed a wide-ranging transportation package
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida transportation bill, public-transit advertising
'This state will start to smell like marijuana': Gov. DeSantis complains about marijuana, abortion amendments in Florida
The governor criticized the recreational marijuana measure, which will appear as Amendment 3 on the November ballot, calling it the 'weed one'
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida marijuana, Florida abortion, marijuana amendment, abortion rights amendment, Florida amendments
Letter to the editor: The City of Orlando must re-evaluate its approach to a Pulse memorial
'Instead of disassociating from the OnePulse Foundation's flawed approach, the City appears intent on replicating its missteps.'
Tags: Views + Opinions, LGBTQ+, Pulse, Reader Reactions, Pulse, Florida, Pulse Nightclub, gun violence, Pulse shootings
Florida bill blocking local workplace heat protection standards is now in DeSantis' hands
The bill is what’s known as a 'preemption' measure, meaning it would take authority away from local governments
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, workplace heat protection standards, Florida heat protection, Florida jobs, Florida labor
'President Biden’s opening in Florida': Democrats say abortion could affect races up and down November ballot
Focus on the abortion issue exploded Monday shortly after the seven-member Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Elections, Abortion Rights, President Biden, Ron DeSantis, Florida abortion, Florida Democrats, Florida Republicans, Florida GOP, abortion ban, abortion ruling, Florida 2024 ballot
Florida GOP extends voter registration lead over Democrats by more than 855,000
Democrats historically held a registration lead in the state, but Republicans overtook them in 2021
Tags: Florida News, Elections, Florida GOP, Florida Democrats, Florida voters, Florida election, Ron DeSantis
What the Florida Supreme court abortion rulings mean for voters
The court approved a six-week ban, but will also give voters a chance to ensure access to abortion with ballot amendment in November
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion ban, abortion bill, six-week abortion ban, Ron DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court, Attorney General Ashley Moody
DeSantis suspends Orlando commissioner Regina Hill days after arrest
Hill was indicted last week on charges of elder exploitation, personal ID fraud and mortgage fraud
By McKenna Schueler and Chloe Greenberg
Tags: Orlando Area News, Ron DeSantis, Regina Hill, Ron DeSantis, City of Orlando, Orlando City Commissioner, elder abuse, fraud, Orlando city commission, Orlando city council, crime, Orlando crime, Regina Hill indictment, Regina Hill arrest, Regina Hill suspension, suspension Regina Hill
Florida Supreme Court likely to rule on abortion, recreational marijuana amendments Monday
If the proposals reach the ballot, they would need approval from 60 percent of voters to pass
Tags: Florida News, Florida abortion ban, Florida marijuana, Ron DeSantis
Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing people to purchase giant bottles of wine
'If that means they want to buy and sell a big old bottle of wine like this, then by golly they're going to be able to,' DeSantis said
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida wine bill, Ron DeSantis, wine containers
Federal judges back Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map that eliminated Black district
The three judge panel said opponents did not prove lawmakers acted with 'racially discriminatory purpose'
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida redistricting, Florida congressional map
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to end squatters' rights, increase penalties
The bill grants law enforcement the authority to remove residential squatters
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, squatters bill, squatters' rights
Florida Gov. DeSantis and Disney settle ongoing legal feud
The settlement also came as the district board on Wednesday appointed Stephanie Kopelousos to the $400,000-a-year position as district administrator
By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Disney World, Disney World lawsuit, Orlando theme parks
Over 20 AGs from around country, except for Florida's Ashley Moody, call on Congress to change hemp definition
The letter calls on Congress to address the 'glaring vagueness' created in the 2018 farm bill
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Tags: Cannabis News, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Ron DeSantis, hemp definition, THC, canibinoid, marijuana, canabis
Lawsuit challenges Florida law that restricts employment of Chinese faculty at public universities
The challenge alleges, in part, that the law is unconstitutional because it is trumped by federal immigration laws
Tags: Florida News, Education, Ron DeSantis, China, Florida public universities, Florida immigration
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Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says
By Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
The Hammered Lamb faces business hit after Orlando Sentinel shares incorrect health inspection data
By Chloe Greenberg
The castle-like remains of an eccentric scholar's unfinished artist sanctuary is now on the market in Florida. Located in Monticello, near Tallahassee,…
By Colin Wolf
It was a gorgeous day of "music, art and freedom" when the Florida Groves Festival returned to the Orlando Amphitheater at the…
By Matt Keller Lehman
A mid-century modern gem has just hit the market in Orlando. The residence, located at 1928 Monterey Ave. near the Country Club of…
Orlandoans turned out in force for the Yes on 4 Campaign Launch and rally this weekend. The afternoon event at Lake Eola…
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