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What does the Florida primary tell us about November elections? Is that an ominous sign for Democrats?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After the months of fire and fury from Democrats declaring outrage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the number of voters who participated in their party’s summer primary to pick a DeSantis challenger was ... about the same as it was four years ago.

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Campaign websites of Crist and DeSantis provide windows into past promises, current policies

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist don’t have much in common, but they have this: Both have run campaigns for governor before.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis’ sham felon voting arrests

Who gave those ex-cons that Florida just arrested the crazy idea they could legally vote? Turns out: the state of Florida. All 18 of those arrested told state investigators they received a voter registration card from their local elections office. And officials in Tallahassee acknowledged it was the responsibility of…

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DeSantis asks judge to throw out ousted Tampa prosecutor’s bid to get his job back

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back against ousted Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren’s claim that the governor violated his free speech rights when he suspended Warren last month.

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DeSantis says Florida is getting redder. He’s campaigning like he believes it

In the last month alone, Ron DeSantis has released a much-discussed ad mimicking “Top Gun,” left Florida to campaign in a quartet of far-away swing states and talked about throwing Anthony Fauci across a river.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Florida school assignment suggesting Trump’s 2020 stolen election claims were true goes viral

A spokesperson for the school district has since said the “assignment does not meet the expectations of the School District of Manatee County”

The Independent UK

Where Is the Republican Plan To Reform Public Health?

The GOP has understandably cast Anthony Fauci as a villain, but there are few plans to overhaul public health bureaucracies.

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Ron DeSantis’ school board coup

Controversial Parkland report allowed DeSantis to take over the school board in Florida’s most liberal county

Salon

One map, two routes: Youngkin, DeSantis chart paths to November

The Virginia and Florida governors' midterm campaign stops for GOP candidates show very different approaches to the midterms.

Axios

Novak Djokovic’s absence from the US Open has made him a hero to the right

The three-time champion at Flushing Meadows is forbidden from entering the US. Many conservatives have used him to push their agenda

The Guardian - US

DeSantis ban on ‘woke’ investments could hurt state pension fund, experts say

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — After banning CRT in the classroom and board room, Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new target in his culture war against “wokeness” with another acronym most folks have never heard of — ESG.

Orlando Sentinel

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s in-laws donated to Ron DeSantis campaign

Parents of Mr Newsom’s wife, Kenneth F Siebel Jr and Judith A Siebel, contributed $5,000 to the Friends of Ron DeSantis PAC

The Independent UK

A storm is coming: Last days of the GOP?

If Democrats can win after all, Trump is toast and the current GOP is finished. But what comes after that?

Salon

‘What’s this about?’: body-cam footage shows confusion as Florida man arrested for voter fraud

Byron Smith registered to vote after a key amendment, but didn’t know he was ineligible – now he faces up to five years in prison

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Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: You thought Fidel Castro was dead? Nope, he’s rocking the race for Florida governor

Greetings from Florida’s gubernatorial campaign trail, Hialeah edition.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Look to authoritarian parties abroad to see where the GOP is headed

At critical junctures in their histories, political parties reassess their platforms, methods and the qualities and values they desire their politicians to embody. The Jan. 6 coup attempt that intended to keep President Donald Trump in office illegally was such a moment for the GOP, which ever since has been…

Miami Herald

More Cuban kids are showing up at the border without parents. Some are in South Florida

Hundreds of unaccompanied Cuban children have shown up at the U.S.-Mexico border this past year, as more parents appear to be sending their kids away amid deteriorating conditions in Cuba that have already brought a record number of people from the island to the United States.

Miami Herald

Cases against 20 arrested voters in Florida on shaky legal ground. State issued them voter IDs

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top election officials stood in a Broward County courtroom and announced the arrest of 20 people for voting illegally, the state’s case is starting to fall apart.

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The Independent UK

The secret millions behind Florida religious schools banning gay children

Under Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, the Sunshine State has allowed private religious schools to scoop up taxpayer-funded vouchers with apparently minimal oversight. Io Dodds explains how the program has led to Florida taxpayers subsidising anti-LGBT+ policies

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #28

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

The Independent UK

Crist leaving US House to focus on Florida governor race

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is resigning his seat in Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Charlie Crist resigns from Congress to campaign against DeSantis full-time

Governor Ron DeSantis, who is currently running for reelection, leads in most polls.

Roll Call

Charlie Crist resigning House seat after winning gubernatorial primary - Roll Call

Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist is resigning his House seat a week after winning the Florida gubernatorial primary.

Orlando Sentinel

Maxwell Frost poised to go from Uber driver to first Gen Z member of Congress

ORLANDO, Fla. — At any point over the past year, anyone hailing a ride on Uber in Orlando could have had a future congressman behind the wheel.

The Guardian - US

Maybe US mainstream media should begin using the term ‘fascism’

My tweet about Ron DeSantis provoked outrage in rightwing media – perhaps it hit the nerve of the fascism now taking root in the Republican party?

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