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After 16 Florida elections, Charlie Crist gears up for one more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The last time Charlie Crist was considering a run for Florida governor, in 2014, he shared a moment of clarity with one of his consultants.

Tribune News Service

Will fight over property insurance roil Florida governor’s race? - Roll Call

A crisis in property insurance could upset GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential ambitions as Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist looks to oust him.

Roll Call

Ron DeSantis says monkeypox emergency declarations are a scaremongering tactic

DeSantis says he is ‘sick’ of politicians ‘trying to sow fear into the population’

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Florida will not declare a state of emergency over monkeypox, DeSantis says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not declare a public health emergency over the monkeypox outbreak despite more than 500 cases in the state. At the same time, Florida Surgeon General Joe Lapado reminded the public that the efficacy of the Jynneos vaccine now…

Tribune News Service

Cruise Lines Relax COVID Testing and Vaccination Policies

For trips shorter than six days, vaccinated passengers will no longer need to obtain a negative test result before boarding.

Reason

Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants

Even if Trump isn't reelected, it’s likely the next GOP president will try to implement Schedule F.

Axios

Seven Florida clergy members of different faiths link up for spate of lawsuits against post-Roe abortion bills

The group, which includes two Christians, three Jews, one Unitarian Universalist, and a Buddhist, argues that the ban violates their freedom to practice their religious faith

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Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia

Despite DeSantis, it’s business as usual at R House drag brunch. Just a little less skin

MIAMI -- At drag brunch at Wynwood’s R House on Saturday, the mimosas were flowing, sashed and veiled brides-to-be were dancing in their seats and the dollar bills were flying.

Miami Herald

So, who’ll take the reins from ‘one term’ Joe Biden and is Kamala Harris really popular enough to follow him?

Swirling factions, plummeting approval ratings and mounting concerns about his age mean Democrats are increasingly nervous about Joe Biden. But, as Sarah Baxter writes, without a natural successor the risk of re-opening the door to Donald Trump is all too real

Evening Standard

Florida insurance firms, not homeowners, reap benefit of $2 billion taxpayer-financed fund

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nearly five dozen Florida companies have submitted plans to tap into a $2 billion taxpayer-financed plan designed to shore up the struggling property insurance industry that would only save homeowners about 1% to 3% on their annual premiums.

Orlando Sentinel

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she ‘would be honoured’ to join Trump on 2024 presidential ticket

The Georgia congresswoman said she had a great relationship with the president and spoke with him frequently

The Independent UK

Don trumps Ron: DeSantis is no dirtbag

Sorry, Republican elites, but a stiff-necked Bible bully who graduated both Yale and Harvard can't win Trump's base

Salon

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis plans to fight ‘woke CEOs’ at financial services like Paypal and others

“Do we govern ourselves through our constitution and through our elections or do we have these masters of the universe occupying these commanding heights of society?” the Republican governor said during a press briefing

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Texas Observer

Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids

Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Attacking corporations for responsible policies betrays Republican principles

The party that once coddled corporations is now punishing them for supporting climate-change mitigation, LGBTQ rights, gun reform, abortion rights and more. Much as they like to pander to the anti-“woke” extremists in their base, Republican officeholders should consider that corporations today, just like those in the heyday of country…

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Upcoming minimum wage ballot measures

Welcome to the Monday, August 1, Brew.

Orlando Sentinel

Banning care would endanger trans kids, advocates say

Central Florida LGBTQ advocates blasted a proposed ban on gender-affirming medical procedures for patients younger than 18 during a rally Sunday, saying the prohibition would increase the risk of suicide for transgender children and teens.

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Jan. 6 hearings chip away at Trump's hold on GOP, as 2024 hopefuls circle

Trump is still the dominant figure in Republican politics, but he appears more vulnerable after the persistent focus on his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Salon

DeSantis accused of extremism

The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services had some firm words for her Governor

Reason

Gavin Newsom Thinks California Is Freer Than Florida. Is He Crazy?

If Newsom wants to pick a fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, he should try a different topic.

Miami Herald

After DeSantis slams Miami drag show, other performers, businesses worry they’re next

MIAMI — After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “Parental Rights in Education” law — dubbed the “don’t say gay” law by its critics — the co-owner of R House, which hosts a popular drag brunch in Miami’s Wynwood district, had no qualms speaking out against it.

Reason

After 'Censorship' Claims, Hulu Will Air Democrats' Abortion and Gun Ads

Plus: DeSantis threatens Miami restaurant over drag performances, Hawley blasts Amazon acquisition that might lower health care prices, and more…

Miami Herald

Editorial: Drag queens and sex ed take center stage in Florida’s summer of culture war

Florida's summer of culture wars heats up today with two controversies — drag queens and sex education in schools — both making national headlines. Both deal with parental choice and are favorite battlegrounds for Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the warpath to ensure reelection.

Financial Times

A whole new world? Disney after ‘Don’t Say Gay’

The entertainment giant’s bungled response to a controversial Florida bill has raised difficult questions for its LGBT+ fans

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