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Reedy Creek discusses Disney expansion as DeSantis fight looms

With Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature angling to take control of it, Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District leaders met this week to discuss the future of Disney property, including the potential building of another major theme park by 2032.

Orlando Sentinel

Judge rejects DeSantis administration’s bid to toss lawsuit over migrant flights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Leon County Circuit Court judge on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Ron DeSantis brought by a North Miami Beach state senator who has accused Florida’s governor of illegally using taxpayer funds to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts last September.

Miami Herald

Gas stoves ignite right-wing culture war

From Tucker Carlson on Fox News to Ted Cruz in the Senate, conservatives are getting heated about gas stoves

Salon

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As more migrant boats keep arriving, Keys responders find themselves stretched thin

MIAMI — It was early December, and Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay had had it with the federal government’s response to what he considered a “humanitarian crisis” as more and more migrants arrived by boat in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

Trump to ramp up efforts to secure 2024 Republican nomination after slow start

Events aim at giving ex-president a narrative reset after being criticized for his ‘low energy’ and inactivity, sources say

The Guardian - US

Florida commission urges sweeping mental health reforms

A state commission is urging Florida to enact sweeping reforms to its patchwork system of mental health care.

Tribune News Service

Trial exposes nuances, conflicts and contradictions of US immigration policy

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal trial zeroing in on the Biden administration’s immigration policies this week provided a glimpse into the minutiae of everyday decisions that lead to the detention and release of tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants who cross the southern border.

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Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

The Texas Tribune

Shocking video shows Florida man arrested at gunpoint under DeSantis’s ‘abominable’ voter fraud raids

People arrested in Florida for voter fraud say they didn’t know they were breaking the law

The Independent UK

Donald Trump jumps ahead of his rival in latest 2024 US presidency nomination poll

Polls conducted since the beginning of the year for the US Presidential 2024 bid show that former president Donald Trump has overturned what had looked like a healthy poll lead for DeSantis

Daily Mirror

DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted illegal immigration last fall by sending dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast

The Independent UK

Fabiola Santiago: Big Daddy DeSantis deploys National Guard — hopefully the only troops he’ll ever lead

As the nation turned its attention to President Joe Biden’s new and, perhaps, game-changing immigration policy, a surprise mix of rules to deter unchecked entry, plus create pathways to immigrate legally, Big Daddy DeSantis stepped in with his own guns in Florida.

Miami Herald

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White House says DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response

Tribune News Service

White House accuses DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response in Florida

WASHINGTON — The White House issued a sharp rebuke of Ron DeSantis on Wednesday after the Florida governor activated the state’s National Guard in response to a surge in Cuban migrants arriving by sea, accusing the Republican of “creating a problem” as the Biden administration is attempting to crack down…

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Salon

Don't look away: Ron DeSantis is coming

Just inaugurated for a second term, the Sunshine State's happy warrior isn't staying in Tallahassee much longer

Zenger

Jewish Litigators Take Aim At Critical Race Theory With New Initiative

The Deborah Project, a public interest law firm dedicated to protecting Jewish civil rights in the American educational system.

Ballotpedia

State Supreme Court balance at stake in Wisconsin

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 11, Brew.

The Texas Tribune

As Donald Trump mounts his 2024 presidential bid, his support among Texas officials is waning

About two months into his comeback bid, few prominent Texas Republicans have endorsed Trump — and some are showing more willingness to cross him publicly.

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Miami Herald

Florida says it’s helping feds deal with migrant surge but not directly intervening

MIAMI — Florida’s emergency response to the influx of migrants from Cuba and Haiti arriving by boat will be one of surveillance and not interdiction as 150 to 200 troops and officers work with federal Homeland Security officials “to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities,’’…

Tribune News Service

Several migrants detained after group of 25 lands on Fort Lauderdale beach

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At least 25 migrants came ashore on Fort Lauderdale beach Tuesday evening, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he activated the Florida National Guard in response to a recent increase in landings in South Florida.

Tribune News Service

In Warren vs. DeSantis, here’s what the judge might be considering

TAMPA, Fla. — Court-watchers, politicos and assorted interested parties have been eagerly awaiting a federal judge’s ruling in the case of Warren vs. DeSantis — the ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney suing the governor to get his job back.

The Independent UK

Head of Florida Democrats resigns after disastrous midterms

The head of the Florida Democratic Party has resigned after a disastrous midterm election in the onetime battleground state

McClatchy Washington Bureau

While Keys copes with migrant arrivals, Florida fights US immigration policy in court

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge on Monday began hearing arguments in a legal battle between Florida and the Biden administration over immigration, a long-running political fight that in recent days has taken center stage in the Florida Keys where hundreds of migrants have arrived by boat.

Orlando Sentinel

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro out of Florida hospital as calls mount for his expulsion

ORLANDO, Fla. — The White House is facing mounting pressure to expel former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro from Florida after supporters of the right-wing leader stormed and trashed government buildings in his home country this past weekend.

The Independent UK

Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys

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