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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill renaming Palm Beach airport after Trump

The president's company recently filed an application for airport-related trademarks

The Independent UK

DeSantis Seeking Power To Remove Undocumented Immigrants From The U.S. Under Trump

The new proposal comes as he calls for a special legislative session to deal with undocumented immigration in the state.

Latin Times

Florida lawmaker's party switch increases Republican supermajority in the House

Democratic Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés is switching parties, which will extend Republicans' supermajority in the House

The Independent UK

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All signs point to Beyoncé as the 2024 Democratic National Convention’s surprise guest on its final night

It sure looks like Beyoncé will make a surprise appearance on the final night of the 2024 DNC.

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How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.

WEKU

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida

The Independent UK

DeSantis fatigue grows among Florida Republicans as 2024 campaign falters

Governor trails Trump for his party’s presidential nomination but there are signs that support is tailing off in his home state

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Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edge

A historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues

The Independent UK

Florida taxpayers pick up bill for Ron DeSantis’s culture war lawsuits

Governor’s Disney battle and extremist policies are met with costly lawsuits covered by ‘blank check’ from Republican legislature

The Guardian - US

Advocates in Florida clamor for a fix for the formerly incarcerated who want to vote

There's no easy way for Floridians returning from prison to figure out what's needed to regain their voting rights. And advocates are critical of language set to be added to voter registration cards.

WEKU

New Disney penalties hint at DeSantis’ punitive streak

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised that Disney won’t get the last word.

Tribune News Service

Democrats bid to use censorship law against DeSantis and ban his book

Opponents say memoir The Courage to Be Free, published in February, violates law governor signed last year

The Guardian - US

DeSantis’ sway over Florida Legislature unprecedented ahead of 2024 bid

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Florida lawmakers met for their annual legislative session last year, they championed bills that led to months of headlines for Gov. Ron DeSantis about sexual orientation, abortion, immigration, voting and the teaching of the nation’s racial history.

Tribune News Service

Florida permitless carry bill speeds through process despite concern on both sides

Before Florida’s legislative session even begins, the bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit is just a few steps away from becoming law.

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Pupils to sue DeSantis over AP class ban

"DeSantis decided to deny the potentially life-changing class and effectively censor the freedom of our education"

WEKU

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

Ballotpedia

Governor Ron DeSantis aims to ban COVID-19 mandates in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on January 17, 2023, announced a legislative proposal to permanently ban mandates relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. He stated that the legislation would aim to “permanently protect Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, protects parents’ rights, and institutes…

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‘We are not going down without a fight.’ Abortion advocates rally as more restrictive laws likely in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians will rally this weekend in solidarity with abortion rights advocates across the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States

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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.

The Independent UK

DeSantis suspends state attorney who refused to prosecute trans people and abortion providers

Andrew Warren joined dozens of prosecutors across the US who refused to criminalise abortion and gender-affirming care

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