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Thursday - Jan. 26, 2023
 

Times: The pandemic is central to Ron DeSantis brand. Will voters still care in 2024?


FlaPol: Texas Republican event hosts 2024 alternatives to Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump


Politico: Lawsuit threatened as nonprofit reconfigures African American studies course rejected in Florida

WUSF: Ben Crump threatens a lawsuit as Black lawmakers slam DeSantis' action on African American studies

WUSF: High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Ledger: Advocates rally in Lakeland, criticize DeSantis for blocking African-American studies class


Sun-Sentinel: DeSantis orders Florida’s 100th execution in same week he suggests death penalty reform, citing Parkland


FlaPol: Marco Rubio suggests Joe Biden 'almost deliberately' swiped classified docs as Senator


NBC News: Sen. Rick Scott is running for re-election pushing his controversial 'Rescue' plan


The Floridian: Scott Reintroduces the 'Let's Get to Work Act'


FlaPol: Rick Scott calls for Senate hearings after DirecTV drops Newsmax


The Floridian: Kat Cammack Named to Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Gov


FlaPol: Melbourne lawyer floats Primary challenge to Rick Scott


WUSF: Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy is retiring amid controversy

Bradenton Herald: FPL CEO, who was under fire recently, retiring after leading utility 11 years


Democrat: After $22B loss, state workers pension system rebounding, facing new investing restrictions

Sentinel: Florida pension managers chase best returns despite uproar over ‘ESG’

The Capitolist: State pension fund managers give assurances that ESG factors aren't considered in investment strategy


Sun-Sentinel: Broward Schools superintendent fires back in defense after state’s scathing letter on safety


FlaPol: Boom: Space Florida rockets closer to $1B annual impact


FlaPol: Florida universities promise to enforce civil discourse on campuses


Sentinel: Only one dead manatee this winter in area of most losses near FPL plant


WLRN: After 18 years, $1.5B dike repair done at Florida's Lake O


Bradenton Herald: Florida sets record in Obamacare enrollment as people clamor for health insurance


FlaPol: Driver safety has deteriorated post-pandemic, with crashes and shootings rampant on Florida roads


FlaPol: Undergrounding lines helping FPL restore power following hurricanes


Sun-Sentinel: Broward set to strengthen whistleblower protections to make them ‘more effective’


Times: DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspects


WUSF: XBB.1.5 COVID mutation dominant in South Florida, but immunity keeps worst at bay


CBS Miami: 25 charged in fraudulent nursing diploma scheme centered in South Florida


CBS Miami: Human trafficking victim talks about her experience at Miami forum


WUSF: No red tide is reported along Pinellas beaches and Sarasota Bay for first time in months

Politico: Florida doctors worried DeSantis gives 'fringe' dermatologist a platform


CBS Miami: Ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren asks Gov. DeSantis to reinstate him

Times: Andrew Warren to DeSantis: Take back your suspension. Governor: No.


My News 13: Lt. governor announces efforts to 'broadly curb' schools' diversity and equity curriculums


WLRN: Florida lawmakers likely to revisit abortion ruling after legislative session


Sun-Sentinel: Florida seeks $30 million more in bonuses for police recruiting


City & State FL: State University System Board of Governors names New College of Florida trustee


Yahoo News: New era at New College kicks off with contentious meetings, report of death threat


Post: New law in the works: Projecting antisemitic images onto buildings would be a felony


The Capitolist: Jeremy Matlow backs out of FL Dem Chair race, references pressing matters in Tallahassee


The Capitolist: 5 questions for RPOF Chair candidate Evan Power


The Capitolist: 5 questions for RPOF Chair candidate Christian Ziegler


Democrat: Rep. Gallop Franklin, Sen. Corey Simon pledge to bring 'dollars' to struggling Gadsden


PNJ: Rep. Joel Rudman wants to make it easier to recall corrupt officials. Who would it target?


Post: Will Florida athletes have to report their menstrual history to play? Here's the latest


FlaPol: Derelict vessel removal getting more attention, effort from state


FlaPol: House panel advances bill to require greater financial disclosure from Mayors, City Councilmembers


Herald: 'We know who the radicals are': What people think of Florida teachers hiding bookshelves


FlaPol: New teacher training about choosing books includes felony warning


WUSF: Manatee officials get clarification on library guidelines as teachers shield books from students

Bradenton Herald: Manatee school officials, parents speak out after bookshelves covered for new FL law


News4Jax: DCPS errs ‘on the side of caution’ in clearing schools of content condemned by DeSantis administration


Ledger: Polk School Board agrees to buy books for new libraries as conservative groups protest


FlaPol: Law enforcement seeks $20M to replace, expand biometrics system


The Capitolist: Medical coalition backs Ryan Chamberlin in HD 24 Special Election


Democrat: Florida education agency investigates Leon superintendent, pointing to 'personal views'


News4Jax: Political observers weigh in on Jacksonville City Council's vote to ban projecting unwanted messages on property


Times: Tampa election first locally to test new absentee ballot law


FlaPol: Cord Byrd waives vote-by-mail restrictions for Estero, Sanibel after Hurricane Ian


City & State FL: ‘Graphite and glitter’


Sentinel: Mom sues Orange County school district for volunteering ban over OnlyFans page

 
 
 
 
 
 
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TB Times: Mayors, scientists join Spotlight Tampa Bay's climate change panel

TB Times: Calls to Florida gambling helpline doubled after launch of online sports betting

Sun Sentinel: Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated

TB Times: DeSantis signs bills aimed at health care access, but they do little to help uninsured

Herald: Rubio may be on Trump's VP shortlist, but can two Floridians run on the same ticket?

Herald: DeSantis signs healthcare modernization bills that do little to treat Florida uninsured

TB Times: A Florida paramedic doubted this response to overdoses — then he saw it working

Sun Sentinel: DeSantis signs 'Live Healthy' bills, including programs to train doctors, boost mental-health care

TB Times: 1 in 5 Florida Republicans just voted against Trump. Should he be worried?

TB Times: Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney case

TB Times: Human smuggling case against migrant van driver heads to trial in Florida

Sun Sentinel: Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper

Sun Sentinel: 9 takeaways from California, Illinois and Ohio elections

Sun Sentinel: Delray Beach City Commission appoints a special investigator

TB Times: Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to sports betting compact

TB Times: Pasco may not lose millions in taxes from Live Local Act after all

Sun Sentinel: Florida online sports betting challenge is denied by state's Supreme Court, but fight is not over

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