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Reason

Florida’s century-old Sunshine Laws under duress as DeSantis tries to redefine them

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two years ago, Orlando television reporter Mike DeForest requested some routine travel and budget expenses from a state agency that had given him contractor license records within days, but this request took more than three months. He decided to ask why, so he asked for more records.

Tribune News Service

What Trump's 'arrest' claim says about his hold on politics and the 2024 election

Donald Trump claimed on social media that he will be arrested on Tuesday and called for mass protest. His unfounded claims showed his continued influence on the Republican Party.

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Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show. Florida is going after venue anyway

When the historic Plaza Live theater in Orlando hosted an event last December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” the show drew a full house, noisy street demonstrators — and a small squad of undercover state agents there to document whether children were being exposed to sights that ran afoul of…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Editorial: With defamation bill, DeSantis attacks free speech by the media and keeps Floridians in the dark

In the “free state of Florida,” Gov. DeSantis and Republican legislators want to gut free speech.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visiting Michigan in April

DETROIT — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom some Republicans are encouraging to seek their party's presidential nomination in 2024, is scheduled to visit the battleground state of Michigan in April, according to an invitation distributed by the Midland County GOP.

Tribune News Service

As bailiffs seize jets from Canadian airline, Boeing order in the balance

In the early morning Canadian cold on March 11, the beginning of spring break for school-age kids in Ontario, families duly assembled at the Region of Waterloo International Airport west of Toronto to fly on Flair Airlines to the sun in Orlando, Florida.

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Bill allowing death penalty for child rapists in Florida gets bipartisan support

A bill that would challenge existing Supreme Court precedent by allowing the death penalty for people who sexually batter young children moved through its first committee in the Florida Senate with a unanimous vote on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Twp missing Florida boaters found dead in lake near Legoland

Authorities say they've recovered the bodies of two boaters, nearly two days after they went missing in an accident on a Florida lake near the Legoland theme park

The Independent UK

Skipper drank, gave teens alcohol before deadly Biscayne Bay crash, lawsuit alleges

MIAMI — The driver of the boat that crashed off the Upper Florida Keys over Labor Day weekend, killing one teenage girl and permanently disabling another, was drinking that day and supplied the teens and their friends with alcohol, according to a new lawsuit filed by the injured girl’s family…

Miami Herald

Restricting pronoun use in schools gets early backing in Florida Senate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers say Florida school employees should not be allowed to call students by pronouns that differ from those given to them at birth — even in cases when a parent is OK with it.

Miami Herald

A Florida bill could ban schoolgirls under 11 learning about periods

GOP-sponsored House Bill 1069 would restrict what public schools in the state teach children about health and sexuality

The Independent UK

Three men found guilty of murdering rapper XXXTentacion

He was shot dead while being robbed of $50,000 in Florida in 2018

Evening Standard

Could Ron DeSantis stop Trump’s arrest?

Despite what Trump’s MAGA allies say, the Florida governor likely has little authority to stop the former president’s extradition from their mutual home state. Eric Garcia writes

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Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis wants to ban federal digital currency, despite debunking of concerns

TALLAHASSEE — Echoing recent claims by Alex Jones and other right-wing personalities that the federal government wants to create a Communist-style surveillance system to track the spending habits of Americans, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he wants to ban such activities in Florida.

Daily Mirror

Blob of seaweed twice the width of entire US heading for Florida and threatening beaches

Beaches in the path of the gargantuan blob's path are bracing for being buried under three feet of rotting seaweed - and it's not just tourism that could be threatened

Los Angeles Times

Def Leppard's Rick Allen wants to move on from 'confusion and shock' of Florida attack

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen said he wants to focus on the positive, a week after he was assaulted allegedly by a teenager vacationing in Florida.

The Independent UK

Trump launches furious lewd, homophobic attack on DeSantis as Florida governor muted on indictment

Former president lashes out on Truth Social after Florida governor’s dig at him over possible indictment

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WEKU

House GOP demands testimony and documents from New York prosecutor investigating Trump

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans argue DA Alvin Bragg's probe is politically motivated and won't stand up in court. Donald Trump looms over a Republican retreat in Florida.

Zenger

Late-winter Showers To Sour Spring Break For Parts Of Florida

Showers and thunderstorms will move into Florida, aiding in the effort to end the ongoing drought.

The Guardian - US

XXXTentacion: three men found guilty of murdering rapper

Performer was shot outside a motorcycle shop in Florida in 2018 and robbed of $50,000

The Guardian - US

Def Leppard drummer thanks fans for support after violent attack in Florida

Rick Allen was assaulted in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami Beach, where officials imposed a curfew after two deadly shootings

Miami Herald

DeSantis calls possible Trump indictment ‘manufactured circus,’ attacks top prosecutor

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he would not be involved in a what he called a “manufactured circus” over a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump by a New York prosecutor over allegations that Trump paid hush money to a porn actress before he was elected in 2016.

The Independent UK

Judy Blume joins public outcry over Florida bill to ban girls talking about periods in school

The proposed bill is the latest in a series of legislation to transform Florida’s education system

USA Today Sports Media Group

3-round post-NFL free agency mock draft: Three quarterbacks go in top 4

In our post-free agency three-round mock draft, quarterbacks dominate the top four picks.

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