Tag: Florida

Andrew Gillum on Trial for Fraud, Lying to FBI During Campaign Against Ron DeSantis

April 20, 2023
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A former candidate for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, faces 17 counts of fraud and lying to the FBI during his 2018 campaign against now-Gov. Ron DeSantis. Gillum, who was Tallahassee’s mayor before he ran for governor and was considered a rising star within the Democrat Party, is now on trial in a federal court in Tallahassee….

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Florida Senate Introduces Amendment to Nullify Disney’s Last-Minute Deal

April 19, 2023
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Florida Republican state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia introduced an amendment on April 18 aimed at taking power back from entertainment giant Disney World and its self-governing Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID). The amendment by Ingoglia is set to appear before the Senate Rules Committee on April 19 and could retroactively nullify a development agreement between Disney World and the RCID in…

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Florida Gasoline Shortages Continue as Two-Thirds of Stations in Miami Area Empty

April 19, 2023
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Gasoline shortages across southern Florida continued to plague drivers for yet another day on April 18, according to data from fuel tracker GasBuddy.com. Data showed that nearly 60 percent of all gas stations in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas were out of fuel as of Tuesday morning, while another 21 percent of all gas…

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LIVE 9:30 AM ET: Governor DeSantis Speaks in North Charleston, South Carolina on Florida Blueprint

April 19, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about the “Florida blueprint” in North Charleston, South Carolina at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 19. …

Governor DeSantis Speaks in North Charleston, South Carolina on Florida Blueprint

April 19, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about the “Florida blueprint” in North Charleston, South Carolina at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 19. …

New District To Find Last-Minute Disney Deal Illegal, Source Says

April 18, 2023
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The Disney Company’s last-minute deal to retain control of Disney World’s special district is legally flawed for multiple reasons and will probably be voided, a source close to the deal’s investigation said. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already launched a state investigation into the February deal—one made less than three weeks before the state took…

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DeSantis Supports Bills Authorizing Death Penalty for Child Rapists

April 18, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has backed legislation that would allow capital punishment for pedophiles convicted of sexual battery against a child under the age of 12—a law that would directly challenge the Supreme Court’s landmark Kennedy v. Louisiana ruling. “We are authorizing the death penalty for child rapists, which is cutting against recent Supreme Court…

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DeSantis Backs Bud Light Boycott

April 18, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday urged people to continue boycotting Bud Light amid the company’s controversial promotion of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. DeSantis told political commentator Benny Johnson that he would not be drinking Bud Light because he didn’t want to enable “woke companies” and their aims of “trying to change our country, trying…

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DeSantis Joins Bud Light Boycott

April 18, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday urged people to continue boycotting Bud Light amid the company’s controversial promotion of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. DeSantis told political commentator Benny Johnson that he would not be drinking Bud Light because he didn’t want to enable “woke companies” and their aims of “trying to change our country, trying…

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Florida Rep. Greg Steube Endorses Trump for President

April 18, 2023
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Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, making him the fifth Florida lawmaker to do so. Steube announced his endorsement of Trump in an appearance on Newsmax on April 17 in which he called Trump “the only person that can reverse on day one all these disastrous policies of the Biden…

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