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The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star edge rusher from the state of Florida

Bob Iger will likely address ongoing battles with Florida and the ongoing Disney layoffs in the quarterly earnings report.

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Nationally, governors issued 26 executive orders from May 1-7. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) led the field with 16, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) with three. Governors in 41 states issued the fewest orders with zero.

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

This bill "appears to be cruelty for cruelty's sake,” attorney says

As of May 7, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, legislators passed four during the week of May 1-7. This…

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”