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Florida Legislature approves universal school vouchers bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill creating universal school vouchers, and sent it to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his expected approval.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage

Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World have reached a tentative deal with the company that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis doesn’t recall eating pudding with three fingers on private flight

‘I don’t remember ever doing that,’ Florida governor tells Piers Morgan

The Independent UK

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Parkland parents forcibly removed, arrested at U.S. House hearing on gun control

The parents of one of the 17 people killed in a 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, were forcibly removed on Thursday from a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on guns, videos showed.

Reuters

Teacher resigns over parent's complaints kids were taught about Michelangelo's 'David'

Hope Carrasquilla was told to resign as principal of the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida after parents found Michelangelo’s "David" and other landmark pieces of art offensive

Daily Mirror

At the Races: TikTok takeover - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Florida Decides To Extend LGBT School Censorship to All Grades After All

This was never about shielding just the youngest kids from sexual topics.

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Pro-DeSantis group brings on top political strategist as campaign heats up

A top Republican strategist and adviser to the governor of Virginia has joined a high-dollar fundraising group aimed at getting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis elected to the White House, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Florida school principal says she was fired for teaching children about Michelangelo’s David

A parent called the lesson ‘pornographic’

The Independent UK

Disney World hosts LGBTQ+ conference amid DeSantis crackdown on rights

Hosting of Out and Equal Workplace summit is seen as response to governor’s fight against LGBTQ+ rights in Florida

The Guardian - US

DeSantis walks back 'territorial dispute' remark on Ukraine

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis is walking back his characterization of Russia's war on Ukraine as a “territorial dispute."

The Independent UK

Aiden Fucci pens letter of remorse for killing Tristyn Bailey – but doesn’t apologise directly to her

Killer, 16, was jailed for life for fatally stabbing teenager 114 times in woods near his Florida home

The Independent UK

Florida passes on millions of dollars in federal gun violence prevention funds

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is leaving up to $15 million in federal money on the table that could be used to fight gun violence.

Orlando Sentinel

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘When are they going to arrest him already?’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s potential indictment in the Stormy Daniels case and other criminal investigations he faces

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The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis admits he can’t spell ‘sanctimonious’ insult Trump gave him

Donald Trump has taken to calling the Florida governor “Ron DeSanctimonious”

Wales Online

Parents of 9-year-old with allergy may lose £19k Florida holiday over sandwich

Dolly Fisher, 9, has a deadly egg allergy which may be at risk on the flight

Miami Herald

5 years after fatal FIU bridge collapse, a cautious new design is almost ready

MIAMI — Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state engineers are finally ready to give it another go.

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Abortion ban betrays women — and may break Florida GOP’s hold on power

Anti-reproductive rights extremists in the Florida Legislature are on the brink of going too far. A proposed ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (that in reality could be as little as one or two) will strip fundamental rights to bodily autonomy from millions of people, exposing the ugly…

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Florida Supreme Court issues five opinions from March 13-19

The Florida Supreme Court issued five opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 19 opinions in 2023 — 12 fewer than this point a year ago. The five opinions are below:

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Florida Republicans ignore Parkland’s lessons

Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible.

Tribune News Service

Something in the water? Researchers studying high amounts of late-stage breast cancer in Florida county

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Broward County, Florida’s rate of advanced breast cancer exceeds the state and national average, and researchers want to learn why.

The Independent UK

DeSantis backtracks on statement calling Ukraine war ‘territorial dispute’ after backlash

Florida governor says he ‘regretted’ using the phrase ‘territorial dispute’ about war in Ukraine

Bangkok Post

First 3D printed rocket fails shortly after launch

Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, late Wednesday night. A demonstration mission, the rocket was not carrying people or a customer payload, and no one was hurt.

The Independent UK

GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president

Miami Herald

Where is Gov. DeSantis traveling on state business? Florida Legislature wants to make it a secret

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing an increase in public records requests for the governor’s travel schedule, Florida legislators are advancing a bill that would shield from the public any information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go.

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