Ron DeSantis
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In Orlando, DeSantis announces cancer grants applications are open, touts increased research dollars
Florida is accepting applications for $70 million in cancer “innovation” funds.
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The James Fishback campaign has ended. What about the movement behind it?
He finished a distant third with 10% of the vote in the race for the Republican nomination for governor
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Former Florida Republican lawmaker Michael Caruso arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Caruso made his grandson, who is under 12, perform oral sex on him during a cruise trip, according to the arrest affidavit.
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Florida AG Uthmeier submits rewritten Amendment 3 language for review
His proposed new title is “Increased Homestead Exemption, Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments.”
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Nearly 1.5 million Floridians have voted in advance of Tuesday’s primary elections
Among outstanding vote-by-mail ballots, Democrats had about 100,000 more, 401,250, to the Republicans’ 302,317.
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DeSantis says Central Florida will start testing flying cars by the end of the year
The governor referenced “Back to the Future” and “The Jetsons” several times while making the announcement
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Judges grill DeSantis administration attorney over Medicaid termination letters
Florida was first sued three years ago over how it disenrolled people from the safety net health care program in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Byron Donalds says he’ll remove local officials who indulge in ‘sanctuary’ policies
Byron Donalds is positioned to succeed Ron DeSantis in the governor’s mansion next year
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DeSantis takes aim at AOC, says it’s not time to let Dems off the hook for ‘Woke 1’
DeSantis never uttered Ocasio-Cortez’ name, instead describing her as “one of the big lefties.”
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David Jolly blasts Byron Donalds’ ‘attack’ on LGBTQ+ rights amid Florida governor’s race
Donalds says he won’t back down on ‘cultural differences’ with Jolly
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Florida opens civil probe into Anthony Fauci
This is “as part of an official investigation into awards, professional opportunities, financial incentives, grants, and COVID-19 guidance that impacted Florida businesses and consumers,” Uthmeier’s office said.
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Uthmeier says he’ll push to increase criminal penalties for poaching next legislative session
The penalties for illegal hunting or taking of wildlife in Florida could be about to get more punitive.
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Florida Dems press DeSantis administration for details about AI contract for SNAP
Florida Democrats want to know how the state plans to use artificial intelligence to lower its error rate in SNAP.
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Florida’s no-children-at-drag shows law upheld by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, a measure put in place with the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida AG Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions
If they take taxpayer funded vouchers for their schools, they should accept vaccine exemptions for students, he says.
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Uthmeier announces felony charges against a Canadian citizen who voted in Florida elections
Florida is one of four states that uses the DHS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to detect noncitizen voters.
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Florida Democratic chair calls on Ashley Moody to release grand jury report on Hope Florida
Moody approved a transfer of the $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation as part of a larger $67 million agreement the Florida Agency of Healthcare Administration
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Byron Donalds wants to ax ultra-processed foods in schools
Donalds wants ultra-processed food, artificial dyes, and “harmful additives” removed from school meals.
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Measles cases have reached a 35-year high
The largest number of current cases are in South Carolina (670), Utah (522), Texas (188), Virginia (176), Florida (141) and Pennsylvania (134).
