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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Ron DeSantis vetoes $35m Tampa MLB team facility after calls for gun reform

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Ron DeSantis has punished the Tampa Bay Rays for speaking out about gun violence by blocking $35m in state funding for a new training facility, a report says.

The Florida governor made the move after the team called for action in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, a source told CNN.

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