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DeSantis Signs Bills to Expand and Empower Government Programs Targeting Migrants and Voters
Republican lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Legislature voted to approve the bills during a special session last week.
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DeSantis Ally Chosen to Lead New College Gets $400,000 Raise From Governor’s Fellow Loyalists
The appointment comes after the governor appointed six new conservative trustees tasked with transforming the New College, long known as a progressive institution and haven for LGBTQ students.
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Biden Heads to Florida Determined to Fight for Social Security and Medicare
It’s a delicate moment for Social Security and Medicare, programs that economists say will drive the national debt to unprecedented highs over the next few decades.
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DeSantis Could Soon Have Total Control Over the ‘Disney Government’
The proposal would largely leave the district and its abilities intact but change its name to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and require the governor to appoint a five-member oversight board.
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Florida Lawmakers Meet to Decide Fate of Disney and Legalize DeSantis’ Trafficking of Migrants
The session’s focus is on social issues including sexual orientation, gender, and immigration as the Republican governor exploits national political fissures on his path to a potential 2024 presidential run.
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DeSantis’ Handpicked Trustee at the New College of Florida Wants to Fire Every Teacher
This could move the college, a haven for marginalized students, away from diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as well as teaching of critical race theory.
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Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Set to Go Before State Supreme Court
The court said it will hear the case, which has been part of a legal fight since the law took effect last July.
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Prosecutor Suspended by DeSantis Loses Bid to Get Job Back
Former elected prosecutor Andrew Warren argued that he was suspended over his personal political positions on abortion and transgender issues.
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DeSantis Targets the Freedom and Privacy of Students, Asks Universities to Hand Over Transgender Medical Treatment Data
The governor has been criticized by LGBTQ advocates for policies seen as discriminatory, including banning instruction on sexual and gender identity.
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‘We Cannot Allow These Threats Against Free Speech to Continue’: Professors Ask Judge to Block DeSantis’ Censorship Effort
The Republican governor in late December requested that state colleges submit spending data and other information on programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.
