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Yoga, jogging and etiquette courses: Ghislaine Maxwell’s new life as prisoner 02879-509

Ghislaine Maxwell has been making new friends and working in a prison library since being sent to Tallahassee minimum security prison last year. Her etiquette courses have apparently proven popular among inmates, writes Bevan Hurley

The Independent UK

Gov. DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to respond to South Florida migrant surge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the Florida National Guard on Friday to help respond to the surge of migrants that have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks.

Miami Herald

DeSantis silent on what state will do about migrants in South Florida, says ‘stay tuned’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is aware that hundreds of Cubans and Haitians have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks, but he is not saying what his administration — one that has embraced hardline immigration policies — plans to do about it.

Miami Herald

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Editorial: Floridians need sunshine, not shady business

It was a cloudy day in Tallahassee Tuesday, as Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in for his second term at the helm of one of the biggest governments in the world.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Gov. DeSantis declares ‘freedom lives here’ as he begins second term

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Declaring “freedom lives here in our great Sunshine State of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in Tuesday for a second term amid widespread belief he’ll soon become a candidate for president.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis’ second inauguration is being watched closely as a preview of what’s to come

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis will be sworn in Tuesday to his second term as Florida’s 46th governor, and it is already being seen as the start of his audition for the presidency.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ culture wars grabbed headlines — and legal challenges that cost $17 million

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political strategy has won national attention for his ability to shrewdly select culture war issues and use a compliant Florida Legislature to advance them.

Miami Herald

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Emails show use of private emails, encryption app in discussing Florida’s migrant relocations

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Newly released records from Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that his public safety czar, Larry Keefe, communicated with a Destin-based contractor hired to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts using a private email account with the call name “Clarice Starling.”

Orlando Sentinel

John Romano: The boy nobody noticed, and a player with a heart big enough to change lives

TAMPA, Fla. — He would wait each week in a tunnel near the players’ locker room after football games at Notre Dame Stadium. His spine cruelly curved, his arms and legs forever hindered by nerve disease, the boy in the wheelchair was hard to miss. And easy to ignore.

Tribune News Service

More Ghislaine Maxwell documents are released, but the secrets remain under lock and key

MIAMI — Ghislaine Maxwell calls a Tallahassee federal prison home, but the convicted sex trafficker’s secrets are still being closely guarded.

Miami Herald

Miami judge rejects another DeSantis voter fraud case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Miami judge has tossed out another voter fraud case brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ elections police, the third case to fall apart since the governor announced the arrests.

Tribune News Service

The battle between DeSantis and Warren: Takeaways from a Tallahassee courtroom

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Last week’s trial of Hillsborough County’s suspended state attorney and his fight to get reinstated provided big moments and revelations.

Tribune News Service

Records show more Florida payments to company involved in migrant flights. Where did $3.4 million go?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The price tag is rising for Florida’s opaque program to relocate migrants from Texas to Democrat-leaning states.

Miami Herald

Records show more Florida payments to company involved in migrant flights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The price tag is rising for Florida’s opaque program to relocate migrants from Texas to Democrat-leaning states.

Miami Herald

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Why ousted Florida prosecutor might lose his lawsuit against DeSantis — and why he might not

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s trial against Gov. Ron DeSantis wrapped up Thursday evening.

Tribune News Service

Chief of staff for Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren undercuts argument in DeSantis lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s chief of staff told Warren not to sign a pledge that he wouldn’t prosecute abortions, according to testimony Thursday, the third day of trial in Warren’s lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove him from office.

Miami Herald

Watchdog wants Gov. DeSantis’ office held in contempt over unreleased migrant flight records

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A public records watchdog on Wednesday asked a Tallahassee judge to charge the DeSantis administration with contempt of court for continuing to withhold public records about its handling of the relocation of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in September.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. DeSantis’ office relied on GOP sheriffs, others to target prosecutor Andrew Warren

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On the first day of the trial in which ousted Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren is trying to get his job back, a top official for Gov. Ron DeSantis testified that he did a thorough job figuring out that Warren was a troublingly progressive prosecutor who was…

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‘You’ve been suspended’: Ousted Tampa prosecutor testifies in DeSantis trial

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ousted Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren told a judge Tuesday that he learned he was suspended through an email — and minutes later, from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “public safety czar,” Larry Keefe.

Miami Herald

1 killed, 4 wounded after shooter fired into crowd at Florida A&M University, police say

MIAMI — A gunman fired at least a dozen shots into a crowd, killing one and wounding four others, including a 16-year-old boy, at an outdoor basketball court on Florida A&M University’s campus in Tallahassee, police said.

Tribune News Service

Tampa woman takes plea deal in Gov. DeSantis voter fraud case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of the 20 people arrested by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new election security force accepted a plea deal on Monday that allows her to avoid any punishment.

Tribune News Service

No. 16 FSU , Jordan Travis beat Florida, 45-38

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis entered Friday night’s game against the Gators as one of the nation’s most underappreciated players.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: DeSantis’ ‘dystopian’ idea of free speech

The hypocrisy of Florida’s freedom governor was on display again last week after a federal judge halted enforcement of a state gag order at Florida’s colleges and universities. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District in Tallahassee called Florida’s new Stop WOKE Act, which restricts speech…

Tribune News Service

FSU crushes Louisiana for fourth straight blowout entering game vs. Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Most coaches like to give their staff and players 24 hours to enjoy a victory. Not so for Florida State after the No. 19 Seminoles’ 49-17 rout of Louisiana on Saturday.

Orlando Sentinel

Wealthy donors finance DeSantis’ sojourns across US, Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of super-wealthy people helped foot the bill as Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstormed Florida and the rest of the country campaigning for his reelection and stumping for political allies running up to the midterm elections this month.

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