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DeSantis’ veto of electric cars bill cost taxpayers $277 million, critics say

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis was more concerned about Iowa corn farmers than Florida taxpayers when he vetoed a popular bill that could have saved the state $277 million by adding electric vehicles to state and local government fleets, a Democratic critic says.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 7, 2023

Republican US Rep. Cory Mills calls defamation bills not worthy of ‘free state of Florida’

The GOP-backed bills to make it easier to sue the news media in Florida face opposition from conservatives, including Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills and the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, who call the measures unconstitutional.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 27, 2023

Editorial: First Amendment is under siege from all sides

Hostility to the First Amendment is a bipartisan endeavor. Too many elected officials take an oath to uphold the Constitution without having bothered to read the document.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Florida bill would force bloggers to register with state

A Republican lawmaker in Florida wants bloggers who write about elected officials to register with the state

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Gingrich decries ‘insane’ Florida bill for register of bloggers critical of DeSantis

Bill before Florida legislature to make online critics of governor register is ‘an embarrassment’ says former House speaker

The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2023

Florida Republicans want bloggers who write about DeSantis to register with the state

‘It’s hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of the First Amendment. We don’t register journalists. People who write cannot be forced to register’

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Florida lawmaker's bill would force political bloggers to register with state

ORLANDO, Fla. — Journalists and First Amendment experts on Friday slammed a bill from state Sen. Jason Brodeur that would require bloggers of all backgrounds to register with the state government if they write about certain Florida elected officials.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 3, 2023

Fla. GOP bill would "register" bloggers

"It's hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of the First Amendment," attorney says

Salon · Mar 3, 2023

‘Ghost’ candidate probe unearths big business transfers to dark money groups

ORLANDO, Fla. — When state investigators delved into the finances of several entities tied to Florida’s 2020 “ghost” candidate scandal, they unearthed major cash contributions from some of the state’s biggest business interests, including an affiliate of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 3, 2023

Florida judge rejects request to subpoena journalists’ documents in ‘ghost’ candidate case

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former and three current Orlando Sentinel journalists do not have to hand over records relating to Florida Power & Light’s and other organizations’ possible involvement in the “ghost” candidate scheme to Eric Foglesong, a political consultant charged with falsifying campaign finance records, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 18, 2023