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The Death of Walt Disney's Private Dream City?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance.

Reason · Jun 1, 2022

Editorial: Trump-appointed judge slams Florida’s attack on the First Amendment. That’s a relief

In their frenzy to protect Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights to spread falsehoods on social media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans appear to have misunderstood — or flat-out ignored — the First Amendment.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

'God’s gift to lawyers': DeSantis' culture war laws get him sued a lot

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t had any problem pushing his firebrand conservative agenda through the Florida Legislature, scoring national headlines that have propelled him to the top of potential GOP contenders for president in 2024.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 1, 2022

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Now the far right is coming for college

Republicans are channeling tax dollars to right-wing institutes at colleges across the nation. What's the endgame?

Salon · May 31, 2022

Poll finds Floridians divided over new ‘parental rights,’ ‘don’t say gay’ law

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians are roughly evenly divided over the new state law restricting lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to results of a Florida Atlantic University poll.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Report: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to prove whistleblower’s claim Florida manipulated COVID data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A claim by data expert Rebekah Jones that her bosses at the Florida Department of Health intentionally falsified COVID case data as Gov. Ron DeSantis was attempting to reopen the state is unfounded, according to an internal inspector general’s report conducted by her former agency.

Miami Herald · May 28, 2022

The war on ‘woke capitalism’

Rightwing populists and industry sceptics are mounting a backlash against a vision for business that looks beyond profits

Financial Times · May 27, 2022

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Disney Cited In Anaheim Corruption Probe: Report

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has found itself in a new political scandal, this time involving an influence peddling scheme that forced the mayor of Anaheim, California, to resign earlier this week.

Benzinga · May 26, 2022

Ron DeSantis backed by billionaires

DeSantis, seeking a second term this November, is receiving support from the wealthiest private donors in the U.S.

Salon · May 26, 2022

Condo safety bill clears Legislature, heads to governor’s desk

Aging high-rise condos will have to undergo safety inspections while condo boards will have to save money for structural repairs if the governor signs a new condo safety bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Editorial: Florida’s new elections chief won’t bury the 'big lie'

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new chief elections official, Cord Byrd, could have saved himself a whole lot of justifiable criticism Tuesday if he had simply acknowledged what most Americans know is true — that Joe Biden won the presidency fair and square in 2020.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Federal Judges Block Parts of Florida Law That Force Social Media To Carry Political Messages

A new ruling says Twitter and Facebook are not “common carriers" and thus cannot be forced to carry politicians' messages.

Reason · May 24, 2022

Don’t vote for Kelli Stargel, GOP candidate for Congress, her daughter says in video

ORLANDO, Fla. — A daughter of state Sen. Kelli Stargel is urging Floridians not to vote for her mother, posting a social media video that slammed the Lakeland Republican’s stance on LGBTQ and abortion issues.

Orlando Sentinel · May 24, 2022

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Schumer calls for end to crack cocaine sentencing disparity: ‘Cocaine is cocaine’

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

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Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

Florida lawmakers want to fix property insurance. Here are the big issues.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Legislators, in coordination with Gov. Ron DeSantis, are proposing a number of fixes during their special session this week on Florida’s spiraling property insurance market.

WEKU · May 23, 2022

An appeals court finds Florida's social media law unconstitutional

In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said social media companies' moderation and curation efforts were protected by the First Amendment.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment

Orlando Sentinel · May 23, 2022

Appeals court blocks key parts of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Big Tech censorship law

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court ruled Monday it is unconstitutional for Florida to prohibit social media companies from banning politicians, dealing a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to combat what he declares to be online censorship.

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Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

New Florida program helps ‘hometown heroes’ buy their first homes, governor says

To help people buy homes in the communities they serve, a new program will assist “vital” workers among 50 professions with down payment and closing costs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2022

US 2022 primaries: Trump seeks to boost Republican candidates

Sarah Sanders, David Purdue and Marjorie Taylor Greene are among the Trump-backed candidates in Tuesday’s primaries.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

Pete Davidson, Ron DeSantis, Volodymyr Zelenskyy among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Ron DeSantis and New Yorkers Pete Davidson and Mary J. Blige are among Time magazine’s wide-ranging selections for the 100 most influential people of 2022.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

Editorial: First abortion, next birth control — women understand the stakes

Over the past few weeks, Americans have come to understand just how deeply Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that established women’s rights to control their reproductive health care, is ingrained in the nation’s legal foundation. The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion has put the…

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Florida faces a big summer of travel and tourism. The ‘people had to come,’ governor says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is experiencing yet another boom in tourism well into May this year — with the slow days of summer long gone, industry experts say.

Miami Herald · May 21, 2022

Fabiola Santiago: Biden abandons Florida Dems in tough races to run a fool’s errand in Cuba, Venezuela

Who benefits from President Joe Biden’s sudden U.S. opening to repressive communist Cuba? Not American democracy — and not Florida, where the move almost feels like a betrayal by Biden and his administration.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022

Editorial: Buffalo shooter acted alone, but was inspired by many

There is no DNA for bigotry. Hatred is acquired after birth. So what explains mass murders like the one at a Buffalo supermarket, where 10 people were slain by a radicalized youth who drove 200 miles with a semi-automatic rifle to find a concentration of Black victims?

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