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After clearing gallery, Florida Senate approves 6-week abortion ban

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After an emotional debate including outbursts from spectators that prompted the president to clear the gallery, the Florida Senate voted 26-13 on Monday for a six-week ban on abortion.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney-DeSantis war of words heats up at annual meeting

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company for its policy positions that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only “anti-business but anti-Florida.”

The Independent UK

Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis

The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks

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Trump arrives in New York City ahead of Tuesday court appearance

Ex-president departed Florida around midday and is expected to appear at the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon

The Guardian - US

DeSantis orders investigation into Disney district governing board’s legal maneuver

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Blindsided by a decision by the Disney-aligned governing board to undercut his authority over the special taxing district that oversees development at Walt Disney World, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday ordered an investigation into what he said appears to be “self-dealing” and other “ethical violations.”

Miami Herald

Conservative Florida Lawmakers Want To Expand LGBT Censorship to Charter Schools

New bill makes a mockery of parents’ rights, school choice, and educational freedom.

Reason

Trump’s Secret Service agents set to testify to grand jury in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Secret Service agents are reportedly set to testify about former President Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents at his Florida resort home.

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Donald Trump hunkers down in New York as he prepares to face charges

The former president will learn the exact details of charges laid against him on Tuesday afternoon

Evening Standard

Melania appears to skip Trump’s indictment trip as Eric joins father’s flight

Former president facing criminal charges over Stormy Daniels hush money payment

The Independent UK

Donald Trump jets off from Florida to New York as he rants America 'going to HELL!'

Donald Trump left his Mar-a-Lago mansion in a motorcade and arrived at Palm Beach airport in Florida, from where he took off and headed to LaGuardia airport in New York

Daily Mirror

Hurricane Ian hit Cat 5 in Gulf, was officially Florida’s most expensive storm

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian is officially the most expensive storm in Florida’s history, with a price tag of $109 billion in damage.

Miami Herald

More than half of U.S. states allow permitless carry of concealed guns after Florida bill becomes law

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill.

Axios

NOAA: Ian was Cat 5 before weakening at Florida landfall

Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly

The Independent UK

Florida voters may decide next year on constitutional amendment to make school board elections partisan

The Florida House of Representatives on March 31 voted 79-34 along partisan lines, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed, to pass House Joint Resolution 31. HJR 31 would amend the state constitution to make school board elections partisan.

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Daily Mirror

Tornado watch: Alabama, Florida, Georgia warned as deadly twisters to wreak havoc

These fresh warnings come days after tornadoes ripped through the US South and Midwest killing 32 people. In one grim incident the storms brought down the roof of a packed concert hall killing one

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL draft: Seahawks spent ‘extensive time’ with Anthony Richardon’s agent

According to Corbin Smith, general manager John Schneider spent extensive time with Richardson's agent at Florida's pro day.

Reason

Florida Libel Law Reform Bills, Post 1: The Challenge to New York Times v. Sullivan

I thought I'd blog this week about the Florida libel law reform bills, the House version (which was favorably reported out of the Civil Justice Subcommittee to the Judiciary Committee) and the Senate version (which passed by an 8-3 vote in the Judiciary Committee and is now in the Rules…

The Independent UK

Trump set to travel to New York; face booking, arraignment

Former President Donald Trump is planning to leave Florida for New York on Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign

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‘It’s so much worse’: Children’s author Judy Blume condemns books censorship in the US

The novelist, whose book ‘Forever’ was recently removed from school districts in Florida, spoke with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg

Inverse

This Dental Device Was Sold to Patients To Fix Their Jaws — Now, Their Smiles Are Warped

Boja Kragulj, an accomplished clarinetist who once performed with orchestras in New York, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville, Florida, has already lost four teeth.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lions 2023 NFL draft prospect: O’Cyrus Torrence, OG, Florida

Scouting report on Florida OG O'Cyrus Torrence and how he fits the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL draft

Ballotpedia

Virginia up next—state’s filing deadline is April 6

Welcome to the Monday, April 3, Brew.

The Independent UK

Watch live: View of Mar-a-Lago ahead of Trump’s expected court appearance

Watch a live view of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Florida estate, on Monday (3 April) ahead of the former president's expected court appearance.

The Independent UK

Watch live: View of Trump’s plane ahead of his expected arraignment

Watch a live view Donald Trump's plane as he prepares to leave Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, on Monday (3 April) ahead of the former president's expected court appearance.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Republicans’ hostile takeover of higher education

Florida’s House Bill 999 offers a terrifying preview of conservatives’ agenda for higher education. The bill, which was introduced in February, would grant Florida’s Board of Governors sweeping control over the state’s public universities and transform the state’s public education system into an incubator for far-right politics.

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