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DeSantis begins ramping up South Carolina outreach for 2024, with backing from state lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies are starting to lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign in South Carolina, moving to build a political operation and court local leaders in a state likely to be fiercely competitive in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Republican US Rep. Cory Mills calls defamation bills not worthy of ‘free state of Florida’

The GOP-backed bills to make it easier to sue the news media in Florida face opposition from conservatives, including Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills and the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, who call the measures unconstitutional.

Orlando Sentinel

Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Expanding School Choice to All Florida Students

The Florida governor has a history of using state power to bully Florida schools over speech he doesn't like. H.B. 1 may accomplish his goal while ceding power to parents.

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Jacksonville’s local elections advance to a runoff

The general election for Jacksonville, Florida, was on March 21, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 13.

Ballotpedia

Is Michelangelo’s David pornography? Italians invite Florida parents to visit statue in person

The board of the Tallahassee Classical School pressured Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

Chicago Sun-Times

Good Numbers For DeSantis In New Hampshire And Iowa Polls Where It Could Have Major Concern

The race for the 2024 presidential election continues to intensify and could see an head-to-head battle for the GOP nomination

Zenger

Meet the field: Americans competing in the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Meet the Americans competing in the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

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DeSantis signs massive school voucher expansion into law

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Every Florida family will be eligible for state money to send their children to private schools regardless of income, under a massive expansion of the state voucher program signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tribune News Service

Art, not pornography: Florence museum invites Florida parents to see the David

Galleria dell’Accademia director issues invitation in wake of incident that forced principal to resign after parents’ complaints

The Guardian - US

2023 NFL draft: Who were the last 23 players picked fifth overall?

Here are the last 23 players who were selected at this spot in the draft.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A principal is fired, invited to Italy after students are shown Michelangelo's 'David'

A picture of the Renaissance statue is shown each year to sixth-grade art students at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, but this month it drew fury. Italians, though, are praising the educator.

WEKU

Trump attorney says Ron DeSantis will be left a ‘bloodied pulp’ if he takes on former president

Comments come at a time when Trump has been both upping his attacks on the Florida governor and drawing condemnation for his violent rhetoric against the likes of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

The Independent UK

Florida, abortion refuge in US south, poised to pass six-week ban

Governor signals he will sign the proposed bill, which would slam door shut for many patients traveling to Florida for care

The Guardian - US

Jockey has finger reattached after being bitten by unruly horse in "freakiest" incident

Pablo Morales, 34, was in the stalls ready for the start of a race at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida when a horse in the next stall nearly bit off his right little finger

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The Independent UK

Suspect in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse accepts plea deal in Florida

A convicted drug trafficker has pleaded guilty in US federal court to participating in the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Why Medicaid expansion will overcome Florida politics

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature last week approved the expansion of Medicaid to more low-income adults, leaving only 10 states that continue to reject the federal government’s incentives under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion, aimed at adults who make too much money to qualify for conventional Medicaid but not enough…

Tribune News Service

There’s a new invasive mosquito species in Florida. Will this one spread disease?

An invasive mosquito with a curved mouth and a striped body is the latest addition to a growing list of nonnative mosquito species bridging the gap between the tropics and Florida.

Evening Standard

Museum invites Florida parents to view Michelangelo’s David after statue branded ‘pornographic’

Tallahassee Classical School has roughly 400 students from kindergarten through the 12th grade and has had three principals in three years

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The Independent UK

DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump 'chaos' candidacy

Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are gaining confidence in his White House prospects as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount

The Independent UK

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing ‘David’

A Florence museum and the city's mayor are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 Florida 4-star RB Anthony Carrie includes MSU in top 6

Michigan State football is one of six schools still in the running for a big-time running back prospect in the 2024 class

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos of new Panthers DL Shy Tuttle

25 photos from the NFL career of new Panthers DL Shy Tuttle

The Independent UK

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing 'David'

A Florence museum and the city's mayor are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos of new Panthers TE Hayden Hurst

25 photos from the NFL career of new Panthers TE Hayden Hurst

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Donna Deegan (D), Daniel Davis (R) Advance To May 16 Runoff In Jacksonville Mayoral Election

Donna Deegan (D) and Daniel Davis (R) will advance to the May 16, 2023, runoff election for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida.

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