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Friday - Apr. 22, 2022
 

WLRN: DeSantis' power is on full display as he pushes lawmakers on Disney and redistricting

Democrat: DeSantis unchained: Disney fight shows a powerful governor, emboldened and vengeful


FlaPol: Legislature approves Gov. DeSantis' controversial congressional redistricting map

Politico: Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat

Herald: Wild scene in Florida House: As Democrats loudly protest, congressional map passes

AP: Florida passes congressional map over Black lawmaker protest

Roll Call: Florida map boosts Republicans partly at Black voters' expense

FlaPol: House Democrats lead sit-in to protest vote on Gov. DeSantis congressional map


My News 13: Experts say lawsuits are certain after Florida House OKs new congressional map


Politico: Florida lawmakers vote to dismantle Disney's special privileges over 'Don't Say Gay'

AP: Disney self-government in peril after Florida House vote

FlaPol: House passes bill ending Disney Plus carve-out, gavels out amid protests


Sentinel: Charlie Crist defends Disney, says DeSantis acting like he wants to be 'king of Florida'


Herald Tribune: Is the magic still there? Disney fans react to feud with DeSantis, Florida lawmakers


FlaPol: 'Just let me live': Transgender Floridians, allies say trans youth are no longer safe in Florida following new DOH guidelines


The Hill: LGBTQ advocacy group launches billboard campaign to repeal Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law


WUSF: DeSantis signs health department measure that includes medical-marijuana regulations


News Herald: DeSantis drops into Destin to announce red snapper season extended to 57 days


WLRN: State ag commissioner proposes Florida's first renewable energy goals


WLRN: Florida students share their (sometimes) rocky roads to college graduation


WLRN: Environmental group releasing more clams into Sarasota Bay this weekend


TCPalm: ACLU of Florida challenges Fort Pierce redistricting plan, but City Commission moves forward


Ledger: All Polk lawmakers support DeSantis' congressional maps, vote to end Disney's self-governance


News Herald: 'A monumental step': Panama City Beach voters approve 7 changes to 50-year-old city charter


NWF Daily News: 'Ramping up enforcement': Okaloosa passes waterway rental ordinance to combat BUIs, other issues


PNJ: Should Escambia allow economic tax breaks for new business developments? Voters to decide


Bradenton Herald: Bradenton wants $10M to sell City Hall. Will a nationwide ad attract better offers?


FlaPol: State suspends Destin nursing home license, orders it to discharge 100-plus residents


NWF Daily News: Gaetz family extortionist sentencing postponed until June


AP: Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot


FlaPol: Personnel note: FFBF promotes Courtney Larkin to Legislative Affairs Director

NYTimes: A Look Inside the Textbooks That Florida Rejected

FlaPol: State education officials release examples of 'impermissible' materials in math textbooks

Herald: After week of suspense, Florida reveals why some math texts are too woke


Herald: How will state's textbook rejections impact Miami schools? Hint: School boards have last say

PNJ: State rejects Escambia schools' K-5 math textbooks. Time is running low to find new ones


FlaPol: Gov. DeSantis recommends Sen. Manny Diaz as Education Commissioner

AP: DeSantis recommends Manny Diaz for education commissioner


Herald Tribune: Buchanan and Steube stick with districts they currently represent, avoiding primary

FlaPol: Vern Buchanan announces he will seek re-election in CD 16

FlaPol: First to the ball? Greg Steube announces re-election campaign in CD 17


FlaPol: Aaron Bean exploring run in new Jax-area congressional seat


FlaPol: Dennis Ross makes clear he's sticking with CD 15 run


Times: Money flows into Florida congressional races despite uncertain boundaries


FlaPol: Robert Gonzalez debuts with $84K in four-way GOP contest for HD 119


FlaPol: Jimmy Patronis earns 60 Sheriff endorsements


FlaPol: HD 5 candidate Shane Abbott lands endorsements from Alex Andrade, Michelle Salzman


FlaPol: Florida Police Benevolent Association backs Vance Coley in HD 5


FlaPol: RNC boot camp aims to empower campaigns with data


Times: Hillsborough schools' handling of sexual harassment under federal scrutiny


Times: Finding superintendent finalists in one of Florida's biggest school districts


Times: Saint Leo University and Marymount California call off merger plan


Sentinel: 'Sick to my stomach': Orlando Free Falls altered harnesses raise safety questions, expert says


News 4 Jax: Jacksonville officer shoots, kills man who was wielding ax, police say


Sentinel: 'I'm going to start shooting people': 911 calls released in Hungry Howie's hostage standoff


Herald: Broward family savagely beat gay man because they felt he made son gay, victim told cops

Sun-Sentinel: Family beat gay man utterly close to death because they believed he made their relative gay, records say


Herald: After years of suspicion, South Florida dentist charged in murder of FSU professor Dan Markel


Sentinel: Port Canaveral-based Royal Caribbean cruise ship struck by cargo ship in Bahamas


Herald: Miami-Dade home prices hit new high, crushing American Dream for many people

Capitolist: Miami real estate posts third-highest sales month in history

FlaPol: Miami-Dade County leaders target solutions to skyrocketing housing costs


Times: Housing bubbles have hit Florida hard. Is it ready for another one?


Bradenton Herald: Manatee County takes a giant leap in helping the homeless with a coordinated effort

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Sentinel: Corporations pull back from LGBTQ Pride sponsorships, affecting South Florida events

Sun Sentinel: US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks

Sun Sentinel: X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup. Could this be good for the platform?

Sun Sentinel: What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a look

Sun Sentinel: 5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutions

Sun Sentinel: State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked

Sun Sentinel: Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans

Sun Sentinel: Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threat

Sun Sentinel: Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision

Sun Sentinel: HBCUs depend on federal funding. Their leaders are walking a tightrope on Trump's DEI attacks

Sun Sentinel: Billion-dollar battery plant pauses construction amid electric vehicle and tariff uncertainty

Sun Sentinel: Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?

Sun Sentinel: Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that

Sun Sentinel: Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud

Sun Sentinel: Migrants and ICE officers contend with heat, smog and illness after detoured South Sudan flight

Sun Sentinel: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

Sun Sentinel: Germany's Merz says he found Trump open to dialogue and committed to NATO

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