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Climate change could make freak events like Fort Lauderdale’s rain bomb more common

MIAMI — Fort Lauderdale’s flood was worse than any hurricane in local memory, unmatched by anything on the record books and happened faster and harder than anyone planned or prepared for.

Miami Herald

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…

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Gustavo Arellano: Can an anti-immigrant bill turn Florida blue the way Prop. 187 did for California?

LOS ANGELES — When I heard about Florida's plan to crack down on immigrants who lack legal status, I immediately thought of California's Proposition 187.

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Commentary: Where was DeSantis when Broward needed him?

Jeb Bush would have stood in the middle of State Road 84, right in front of Lester’s Diner, helping a motorist get out of her stranded Subaru.

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Editorial: Yet another scheme to make it harder to vote in Florida

Here we go again. Like the dogwoods that bloom every spring in Tallahassee, the Legislature’s annual obsession with making it harder to vote has returned — just as we all knew it would.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

The governor and lawmakers will introduce a bill that would end an exemption that allows Disney to inspect its own rides for safety and assign inspections to a state agency.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis wants the state to regulate Disney rides. Here’s what that could mean

A proposal to strip Disney World of its ability to self-inspect its rides and monorails could also alter its participation in an agreement that allows major theme parks to self-report injuries on their attractions.

Orlando Sentinel

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Ron DeSantis threatens prison near Disney theme park in latest retaliation

After being humiliated by its outgoing board, the Florida governor has hit upon another idea to punish the company

The Guardian - US

'I feel manipulated,' daughter says at mother's murder trial

The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida says she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis threatens to build prison next to Disney World as he continues vendetta against company

Florida governor has been feuding with the company after it publicly opposed the state’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’

The Independent UK

DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World

The Independent UK

DeSantis ramps up power struggle with Disney World

Disney's restrictive development agreement undercut the Florida governor's talking point that he defeated "woke corporatism" in Florida.

Axios

Janet Jackson begins tour with this epic set list — and Sheinelle Jones as dancer

Janet Jackson kicked off her highly anticipated Together Again tour this weekend in Florida with an epic, 40-plus-song set list and a guest appearance from "Today" co-host Sheinelle Jones.

Los Angeles Times

DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Monday that the Florida Legislature will soon reassert control over Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, promising to void development agreements and even floating the idea of building a state prison near the world-famous attraction.

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Who says Florida property insurers aren’t taking new customers? See whether yours added or subtracted policies

Apparently not all Florida-regulated property insurance companies are too financially troubled to take on new customers.

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‘Croczilla’ surfaces in Florida, allowing for bucket-list encounter

A Florida photographer has been sharing jaw-dropping footage of a 14-foot American crocodile nicknamed “Croczilla” because of its size and menacing appearance.

Digital Camera World

Florida DJI drone ban grounds $200m fleet and angers police and state officials

A Florida law passed in 2021 has gone into force, grounding all State-owned DJI drones, and the police aren't happy

Daily Mirror

Brit killed in Florida hit-and-run was dragged under vehicle after 'significant' booze

Sabian Lawley, 22, had been out socialising into the early hours of the morning when he was struck by an unknown vehicle in Jupiter, Florida, in March 2022, an inquest at Truro, Cornwall heard

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The Independent UK

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities

The Guardian - US

Republican donor pauses Ron DeSantis funding over abortion and book banning

Thomas Peterffy says Florida governor ‘seems to have lost some momentum’ in undeclared bid for 2024 presidential nomination

Tribune News Service

Mexico, Caribbean, Florida all expecting summer influx of sargassum seaweed

Travelers heading to Florida, Mexico and Caribbean destinations this summer should be prepared for the influx of sargassum expected to make landfall on beaches.

Tribune News Service

Charles H. Bronson State Forest is a hidden gem in Central Florida

It was a quiet morning as dawn was breaking over the horizon, sunlight just barely peeking through the clouds when I pulled up to one of my favorite sights: an empty trailhead.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Daily Record

Memorial football match to be held in honour of Southerness teenager who died suddenly on holiday

Michelle Dunn has arranged the game between Heston Rovers and Greystone Rovers in tribute to 16-year-old son Matthew, who passed away during a dream tribute to Florida

Miami Herald

‘Not a crime’: At Miami Beach Pride, bills targeting LGBTQ+ community take center stage

Mailen Mejuto isn’t sure whether she wants kids in the future. But one thing is for certain: the 28-year-old knows she wouldn’t want to raise them in Florida.

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