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Florida governor Ron DeSantis ends Disney theme park's special status

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill giving him control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district. A five-member board will now be appointed to oversee the government services provided in the state's Disney properties. DeSantis is taking aim at Disney over the company's opposition to the state's "Don't Say…

France 24

Ron DeSantis installs rightwing figures on board of former Disney district

Florida’s Republican governor offers insight into his potential 2024 run with Reedy Creek choices after taking control of district

The Guardian - US

Fabiola Santiago: Like the hemisphere’s evil regimes, crafty Florida GOP craves a one-party state

Now, I can truly affirm that I have seen it all in Gov. DeSantis’ Florida.

Miami Herald

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: The GOP's war on woke

It’s hardly a secret that politicians like to define their opponents with simplistic, negative code words that can offset their positive messages and turn off potential voters.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: As lawmakers cower, DeSantis looms ever larger

A state legislator from North Florida with the unlikely name of Wankard Pooser once filed a bill to abolish Florida’s “figurehead” Legislature. His reasoning: Lawmakers only did what the governor told them to do anyway.

Tribune News Service

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Jacksonville, Florida roundup

Florida is holding elections, including for municipal offices in Jacksonville, on March 21, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Pa. lawmakers subpoena Norfolk Southern in Ohio derailment probe

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Was Florida red tide made worse by Hurricane Ian? Here’s what we know

Twenty-two days after Hurricane Ian made landfall, the first signs of a red tide bloom emerged on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Tribune News Service

Man paralyzed by officer who mistook gun for Taser sues

A Florida man is suing after being paralyzed by a police officer who mistook his handgun for his Taser and shot him in the back

The Independent UK

Grocery chain Publix' revenues soar to $54.5 billion, up 13.6%

Publix generated $54.5 billion in sales last year, up 13.6% from $48 billion the year before, the Lakeland, Florida-based company reported Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida bill seeks death penalty for child rapists, challenging US justices' prior rulings

TAMPA, Fla. — Acting on a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday to allow the death penalty for adults convicted of sexual battery of children younger than 12.

Tribune News Service

FBI arrest man who tried to smuggle homemade explosive device onboard Florida-bound flight

FBI says powder from ‘commercial grade firework’ was hidden in lining of suitcase headed to Sanford, Florida

The Independent UK

Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested

Authorities say a man was arrested after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at an eastern Pennsylvania airport

The Independent UK

Trump set to headline diminished gathering of conservatives

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference was once one of the premier gatherings on the GOP campaign calendar

The Independent UK

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #50

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

The Independent UK

Propane-filled car flips over in Florida train derailment

Officials in Florida are keeping a watchful eye on a train car carrying 30,000 gallons of propane that tipped over in a derailment along the Gulf Coast

Reason

DeSantis' Disney Drama Turns Culture War Into Political Gains

In the old days, conservatives would have viewed unelected officials being appointed to oversee corporate decisions as a worrying intrusion of state power into private affairs. DeSantis has figured out how to get them to cheer for it.

The Independent UK

Jalen Carter: Everything we know about top NFL prospect charged with racing in fatal car crash

Defensive tackle from Florida was set to be first player picked in NFL draft

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All-22 from the scouting combine: Defensive linemen detail their favorite plays

Defensive linemen Bryan Bresee, Keeanu Benton, Keondre Coburn, Gervon Dexter, and Zacch Pickens describe their best college plays.

Reuters

Cuba blasts US govt for granting asylum to pilot of stolen plane

Cuban authorities have accused the U.S. government of being "complicit in piracy" for granting political asylum to a pilot who fled to Florida on a small "kidnapped" plane last October.

USA Today Sports Media Group

SEC basketball standings entering March

Georgia basketball will have to play in the first round of the SEC tournament after losing to Florida.

The Independent UK

States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas

Medical licensing officials in multiple states are scrambling to stop nurses with fraudulent academic credentials from caring for patients, after three Florida schools were accused of selling thousands of bogus diplomas

Daily Mirror

Mum who was 'high on meth 24/7' shares how she turned her life around

Natalee King, from Florida, US, spent time in prison for drug-driving and suffered with depression after her late husband was crushed to death a truck during a tragic training accident in 2013

Tribune News Service

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals conviction, argues she was unfair proxy for Jeffrey Epstein ‘to satisfy public outrage’ over financier’s jail suicide

NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell appealed her sex trafficking conviction on Tuesday, claiming the feds unfairly used her as a proxy for Jeffrey Epstein after he killed himself in their custody.

Salon

DeSantis is the second coming of Nixon

Nixon, like DeSantis, had great resentment toward the so-called elites and it colored his worldview in toxic ways

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