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Ron DeSantis endorses challenger ahead of RNC chair election following midterms disaster

Florida governor is considered one of the frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination next year

The Independent UK

Photos: 2023 PFL Challenger Series 1 weigh-ins and faceoffs

Check out these photos from the 2023 PFL Challenger Series 1 official weigh-ins in Orlando, Fla.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Florida sets record in Obamacare enrollment as people clamor for health insurance

Florida led the way with the highest number of people in the country who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, with more than 3.2 million people enrolling, or 20 percent of the country’s totals.

Miami Herald

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Photos: The PGA Show in Orlando is back in a big way

The event typically attracts more than 40,000 PGA of America professionals, manufacturers, media members and golf industry insiders.

USA Today Sports Media Group

At the Races: Citizens, disunited - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Rep. George Santos claims financial firm made millions, but it is located in a Florida mailbox store

The financial management firm that Rep. George Santos claims funded his campaign and manages tens of millions in assets is headquartered in a Florida mailbox store.

Tribune News Service

Scott to run again for Senate, sticks to ‘Rescue America’ plan

ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is running for a second term next year and will continue to push his much-maligned “Rescue America” plan.

Orlando Sentinel

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Family rush to dramatic 'miracle' rescue of man from shark-infested waters

Dylan Gartenmayer said he could see sharks swimming as far as 10 feet away from him when he got lost off Florida's coast, yet he managed to stay safe and afloat

Daily Mirror

Academic Freedom in Florida

Some cause for concern

Reason

High Orlando rents are ‘a new normal,’ expert says

The explosive cost of rent around the country continued to cool in December, according to a report released Thursday, but one expert says the high prices of the past two years are likely to be “the new normal” for Orlando, Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney fans bid $10,000 on bottle of water from a shut-down ride

Disney fans should beware of bogus listings for water from Disney's Splash Mountain ride.

Fortune

DeSantis setting national curriculum

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and others are treating CRT as if it were a major threat to American life

Salon

Florida students threaten to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies ban

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said he's prepared to take the students' case to the U.S. Supreme Court as outrage grows over ban.

Axios

Florida’s notorious ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ guilty, ending 40-year quest to bring him to justice

MIAMI — After four decades of evading justice, the "Pillowcase Rapist" was found guilty in a Miami court for sexually assaulting a woman in the 1980s.

Miami Herald

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The Independent UK

DeSantis out-polls Trump as ex-president hosts ‘Libs of Tik Tok’ and Babylon Bee dinner

Florida governor remains only potential 2024 contender polling competitively against Trump

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker: Don’t change high school AP course to appease DeSantis and ‘Florida’s racist and homophobic laws’

In a letter, Pritzker told the nonprofit College Board that Illinois will reject a revised African American Studies course if it doesn’t include “a factual accounting of history, including the role played by black queer Americans.”

Orlando Sentinel

Crump threatens to sue DeSantis over African American Studies course

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Wednesday he would sue Gov. Ron DeSantis if he doesn’t allow Florida high school students to take a new AP African American Studies course that the governor contends promotes woke ideology and critical race theory.

The Independent UK

Head of main Florida power company retiring amid controversy

The leader of Florida's primary electric company is stepping down after it became embroiled in controversy

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Florida's Rejection of an AP African American Studies Course Is a Rejection of School Choice

Why is Gov. Ron DeSantis acting just like his opposition by attempting to dictate what students are permitted to learn?

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.

Tribune News Service

Citing Parkland case, DeSantis suggests allowing death penalty in Florida without a unanimous jury

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the idea this week of changing state law to allow juries to impose the death penalty without unanimous agreement, suggesting that perhaps only eight out of 12 jurors need to vote in favor.

The Independent UK

Arrest made in mysterious murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, police say more suspects likely

Father of four was ambushed while driving home after dropping his children off at his ex-wife’s house

The Independent UK

After 18 years, $1.5B dike repair done at Florida's Lake O

After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project has officially been completed to repair a sprawling dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee that protects thousands of people from potentially catastrophic flooding during hurricanes

Tribune News Service

Florida Republicans promise school vouchers for all but don’t reveal funding plan

Florida Republican lawmakers this year will consider offering every K-12 students thousands of dollars each year for their families to spend on education.

WEKU

Bolsonaro backers in Florida decry what they see as a stolen election in Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro, who lost his presidential re-election bid late last year, has been staying in an Orlando suburb since Dec. 30. Some supporters have traveled from Brazil in hopes of seeing him.

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