Florida Politics

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Trump Jr. blasts UF president pick Ono as ‘woke psycho’

A chorus of prominent conservatives is criticizing the selection of Santa Ono as the University of Florida’s next president, raising questions about his viability.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/29/trump-jr-blasts-uf-president-pick-ono-as-woke-psycho/?

ps:What are the maga republicans afraid of with people being awake to actual history, etc.!!!!!!!!!!

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Orlando postal worker gets 5+ years in prison for fentanyl conspiracy

A U.S. Postal Service worker in Orlando was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison Wednesday for distributing fentanyl disguised as pharmaceutical pills and using drug money to buy multiple sports cars.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/29/orlando-postal-worker-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-fentanyl-conspiracy/?

Editorial: Not even Disney is spared under Trump’s anti-business agenda

It’s not just the liberal bleeding hearts who are feeling the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to terminate the temporary protected status of 350,000 Venezuelans.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/29/editorial-not-even-disney-is-spared-under-trumps-anti-business-agenda/?

ps:And to think that them and others paid him millions, to now be thrown under the bus like all others that think they have a friend in this criminal!!!!!

Legislature wants to make it impossible for local governments to build back better after hurricanes

Hello, is this the 911 operator? I need to report someone who’s a danger to themselves and others. It’s the Florida Legislature.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/29/legislature-wants-to-make-it-impossible-for-local-governments-to-build-back-better-after-hurricanes/?

Animal abusers will face harsher penalties under newly signed bills

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills  Wednesday that will increase fines and sentences for people convicted of abusing pets or restraining them outside during natural disasters.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/animal-abusers-will-face-harsher-penalties-under-newly-signed-bills/?

Gun violence prevention group vehemently disputes Marion Hammer’s assertion of a payoff

Marion Hammer, the National Rifle Association’s first woman president and a longtime Second Amendment lobbyist in Tallahassee, is suing the organization for alleged breach of contract.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/gun-violence-prevention-group-vehemently-disputes-marion-hammers-assertion-of-a-payoff/?

A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway

Florida police arrested more than two dozen people under a controversial new immigration law that makes it a crime to enter the state while undocumented — after a judge blocked the measure saying it was likely unconstitutional, a Tampa Bay Times analysis has found.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/29/a-judge-blocked-floridas-immigration-law-police-arrested-25-anyway/?

DeSantis vetoes bill to repeal ‘free kill’ medical malpractice law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday officially vetoed a bill that would have overturned what has been called Florida’s “free kill” law.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/29/desantis-vetoes-bill-to-repeal-free-kill-medical-malpractice-law/?

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DeSantis signs law restricting cellphones in schools

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will expand a restriction on cell-phone use in Florida schools.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/30/desantis-signs-law-restricting-cellphones-in-schools/?

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Immigration arrests surge in Central Florida. Could they max out Orange’s jail?

Pressure from the Trump administration to escalate immigration arrests has led to a huge spike in the number of people detained by ICE in Central Florida and raised fears that the Orange County jail could eventually hit its capacity.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/31/immigration-arrests-surge-in-central-florida-could-they-max-out-oranges-jail/?

Insurance costs edge higher for Florida homeowners and condo owners

The upward rise in costs for homeowner insurance in Florida resumed during the first quarter of 2025, with average premium costs edging higher after dipping slightly in late 2024, new data released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation shows.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/31/insurance-costs-rise-again-for-florida-homeowners-and-condo-owners/?

Editorial: Americans should be able to easily e-file taxes for free

For millions of Americans, filing taxes is already a frustrating, time-consuming ordeal. Now, a free online tool that promised to make the process easier is under political threat.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/31/irs-trump-tax-filing-turbotax/?

‘Loyalty pledges’: New UF president’s $15M contract ties pay to DeSantis agenda

The University of Florida’s tentative $3 million-a-year offer for President-elect Santa J. Ono includes an unusual clause that may ease some of his right-wing critics’ biggest concerns: His job performance — and potentially his pay — will be tied to how well he upholds educational reforms championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/01/loyalty-pledges-new-uf-presidents-15m-contract-ties-pay-to-desantis-agenda/?

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Replica 1738 fort in St. Augustine honors first free Black settlement

“Viva Mose!” shouted the crowd of dignitaries, state park rangers and community members gathered at Fort Mose Historic State Park near St. Augustine on a sunny Friday in early May. The chant — translated as “Long live Fort Mose!” — celebrated the ribbon cutting of a newly constructed replica of a 1738 fort that holds a special place in America’s Black history.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/01/replica-1738-fort-in-st-augustine-honors-first-free-black-settlement/?

ps:I'm amazed that the governor has allowed this to happen!! Not woke enough for him????

‘Corrupt’ Tallahassee ICE raid hits close to home, drums up community protest

Vacated construction sites, rapid protest organizing, and confusion — the immigration raid in Tallahassee this week hit close to home for many Panhandle residents.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/05/31/corrupt-tallahassee-ice-raid-hits-close-to-home-drums-up-community-protest/?

Would Floridians notice if state government shut down?

While the Florida Legislature exhibits nowhere near the level of bile-spitting, brainless dysfunction you get in Washington, they haven’t exactly been a model of a sleek, responsive government machine.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/02/would-floridians-notice-if-state-government-shut-down/?

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Maxwell: Florida fights efforts to save manatees; insurance costs rise again

Today we’re looking at new developments in stories featured in two previous columns. And fair warning: Both are pretty depressing.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/03/florida-fights-manatee-order-insurance-prices-rise-maxwell/?

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Top DeSantis aide named next Florida education commissioner

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Board of Education has tapped a top aide of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the state’s next education commissioner, a choice meant to influence K-12 and higher education policy in the state while bolstering a conservative legacy that could long outlast the governor’s time in office.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/04/top-desantis-aide-named-next-florida-education-commissioner/?

Orlando ends minority- and women-owned business program, citing Trump rules

The City of Orlando has scrapped a four-decade-old program meant to help businesses owned by women and minorities land a piece of its millions of dollars in contracts, citing new federal rules against such initiatives.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/04/orlando-ends-minority-and-women-owned-business-program-citing-trump-rules/?

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Federal judge refuses to block part of Florida law restricting ballot initiatives

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge Wednesday refused to block parts of a new Florida law that placed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, turning down arguments by groups seeking to take issues to voters in 2026.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/04/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-part-of-florida-law-restricting-ballot-initiatives/?

Federal judge refuses to temporarily halt most of the new ballot initiative restrictions

In an early blow to groups attempting to get amendments on the ballot for the 2026 election, a federal judge declined on Wednesday to temporarily block most of the new restrictions on citizen-led initiatives.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/04/federal-judge-sides-with-state-over-new-ballot-initiative-restrictions/?

Industry group says Trump tax bill could kill nearly 22,000 solar jobs in Florida

Florida installed the second most solar power capacity in the country last year, and is predicted to become the top-ranked residential solar power state in the nation in 2028, but that growth could be severely impacted by the removal of tax credits in the major spending and tax bill which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote last month.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/industry-group-says-trump-tax-bill-could-kill-nearly-22000-solar-jobs-in-florida/?

Person posed as ‘60 Minutes’ producer to hunt for info on secretive Florida land deal

For Matt Chipperfield, the request seemed like any other.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/05/person-posed-as-60-minutes-producer-to-hunt-for-info-on-florida-land-deal/?

Osceola Sheriff Lopez charged with racketeering and suspended from office

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez has been charged with racketeering and suspended from office for involvement in a “massive” illegal gambling operation that generated more than $20 million in proceeds and spanned Central Florida, state and federal officials announced Thursday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/05/osceola-sheriff-lopez-charged-with-racketeering-and-suspended-from-office-according-to-desantis-order/?

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Maxwell: Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift

You probably know that Florida’s GOP politicians have taken a wrecking ball to the state’s university system. And the narrative is that they’re on a noble crusade to exorcise evil, “woke” ideology from college campuses.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/06/florida-university-politics-cronies-maxwell/?

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Hope Florida Foundation to amend tax return to show golf tourney made more money

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis held a two-day golf tournament at a high-end resort in Panama City Beach last year to raise cash for the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit associated with the First Lady that is under investigation.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/09/hope-florida-foundation-to-amend-tax-return-to-show-golf-tourney-made-more-money/?

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Editorial: Gov. Ron DeSantis goes on an execution spree

Gov. Ron DeSantis is on pace to set a record that no one should admire and that any Floridian of conscience should regret.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/10/florida-executions-are-multiplying-but-why-editorial-2/?

Florida executes man convicted of raping and killing a woman 3 decades ago

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/09/florida-executes-man-convicted-of-raping-and-killing-a-woman-3-decades-ago/?

Maxwell: DeSantis orders Orlando Sentinel to stop investigating his scandal. That’s not happening.

Late last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration publicly threatened the Orlando Sentinel reporter who has been investigating the Hope Florida scandal.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/10/desantis-tries-to-stop-florida-newspaper-investigation-maxwell/?

ps:Monkey see Monkey do!!!!

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Fired Florida state parks whistleblower sues state agency for retaliation

The fired state employee who leaked plans to develop nine Florida state parks with golf courses, hotels and other amenities claims in a new lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration retaliated against him.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/11/fired-florida-state-parks-whistleblower-sues-state-agency-for-retaliation/?

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DeSantis erases 'LGBTQ and Hispanic communities' from Pulse remembrance statement

One day before the nine-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed flags to be flown at half staff in remembrance. His statement, however, omits mention of LGBTQ and Hispanic communities, two groups that made up most of the victims.

https://local.newsbreak.com/florida-state/4049414222306-desantis-erases-lgbtq-and-hispanic-communities-from-pulse-remembrance-statement?

Maxwell: Floridians forced onto Slide Insurance while CEO gets $21 million

Let’s start today with a flashback look at a trio of headlines.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/11/maxwell-floridians-forced-onto-slide-insurance-while-ceo-gets-21-million/?

ps:I know they mentioned 3 reasons, but what I didn't see is a 4th for your governor who aloud this to happen!!!!!

Florida lawmakers save state parks from golf, then yank away funding for preserving land

Hey kids, here’s a civics lesson for you. The Florida Senate and House of Representatives — or as they’re sometimes called, “Dumb and Dumber” — make a lot of headlines by passing dopey laws, but that’s not their real job.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/12/florida-lawmakers-save-state-parks-from-golf-then-yank-away-funding-for-preserving-land/?

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“Workers in Florida are reaching a tipping point”: DeSantis ‘slapped in the face’ as he faces defeat in the never-ending war with unions

Florida – The Florida Education Association (FEA) has made a big announcement that will change the state’s labor landscape: 100 of its local teachers’ unions have successfully passed the state’s new recertification procedure. This victory comes in the middle of a fight over public sector unions that has been going on for a long time. It comes less than two years after the state passed stricter legislation to cripple organized labor.

https://thewoodlandstamarac.com/workers-in-florida-are-reaching-a-tipping-point-desantis-slapped-in-the-face-as-he-faces-defeat-in-the-never-ending-war-with-unions/

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DeSantis says protesters on roadways can be run over by drivers. Is that true?

MIAMI — The thousands of Floridians expected to march in the No Kings National Day of Defiance on Saturday had better be on their best behavior, warned Florida’s governor.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/14/florida-gov-ron-desantis-says-protesters-on-roadways-can-be-run-over-by-drivers-is-that-true/?

DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida’s eighth execution in 2025

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering two people in 1993 in Duval County, setting the stage for a potentially record-tying eighth execution this year.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/13/desantis-signs-death-warrant-for-floridas-eighth-execution-in-2025/?

Lawmakers agree not to fund DeSantis’ Hope Florida call line

Legislative leaders agreed Friday not to fund a call line critical for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Hope Florida program, dealing a blow to one of his signature priorities.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/14/lawmakers-agree-not-to-fund-desantis-hope-florida-call-line/?

Editorial: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi owes loyalty to the people, not Trump

Pam Bondi runs the Department of Justice as if she were Donald Trump’s personal consigliere rather than a lawyer bound by professional ethics, the U.S. Constitution and her responsibility to the people.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/14/bondi-owes-loyalty-to-us-not-trump-editorial-2/?

High prices charged by Florida insurers revealed by cost-per-$1,000 analysis

Behold, the insurance secrets that surface when you look at publicly available data a different way, by ranking companies by what they charge per $1,000 of insured value:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/15/high-prices-charged-by-florida-insurers-revealed-by-cost-per-1000-analysis/?

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Commentary: Florida is the ‘free state’ where the press needs permission

Ron DeSantis has always avoided accountability, but now he’s going after the First Amendment itself.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/15/commentary-florida-is-the-free-state-where-the-press-needs-permission/?

ps:Just like his idol!!!!!

Hope Florida charity paid for hotel rooms, perks for DeSantis officials

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis touted last year’s Governor’s Cup charity golf weekend as a fundraising success for the fledgling Hope Florida Foundation, saying it raised “massive amounts of money.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/16/hope-florida-charity-paid-for-hotel-rooms-perks-for-desantis-officials-2/?

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Editorial: Medicaid cuts mean Republicans should (gasp!) expand Obamacare

The House Republican reconciliation bill seeks to pay for $5 trillion of tax cuts by slashing health care spending, potentially leaving millions of Americans uninsured.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/17/medicaid-cuts-mean-republicans-should-gasp-expand-obamacare-editorial/?

Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here’s a look by the numbers

TALLAHASSEE — On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion, marking the end of a lawmaking season that was largely defined by inter-party clashes in the Republican-dominated capitol.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/17/florida-budget-puts-millions-in-reserves-as-economic-uncertainty-brews-heres-a-look-by-the-numbers/?

Public adjusters could become harder to find if new Citizens Insurance payout policy spreads

Fewer public adjusters might be available to help policyholders settle claims with insurance companies if a new payout policy quietly being rolled out by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. becomes adopted across the rest of the industry, the director of the state’s public adjuster association is warning.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/17/public-adjusters-could-become-harder-to-find-if-new-citizens-insurance-pay-policy-spreads/?

Florida’s budget: Property tax rebates, sales tax cut fail

GOP leaders’ marquee plans to deliver tax relief to Floridians dealing with the rising cost of living fizzled as they wrapped up a lengthy, contentious session this week.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/17/floridas-budget-property-tax-rebates-sales-tax-cuts-fail/?

Federal judge holds AG James Uthmeier in contempt of court

For the first time in recent history, a federal judge on Tuesday found Florida’s attorney general in contempt of court for referring to the court’s order blocking a new state immigration law as illegitimate and unlawful.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/17/federal-judge-holds-ag-james-uthmeier-in-contempt-of-court/?

Florida’s House speaker stood up to DeSantis, and shifted the power dynamics

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida would normally be traversing the state this time of year, trumpeting his legislative accomplishments and the fellow Republican lawmakers who had fallen in line to achieve them. So it was during his first six years in office, especially as he prepared to run for president.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/18/floridas-house-speaker-stood-up-to-desantis-and-shifted-the-power-dynamics/?

Federal court refuses to halt Florida manatee requirements

TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge’s order that requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/18/federal-court-refuses-to-halt-florida-manatee-requirements/?

State university system board approves 3 DeSantis allies as new presidents

TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to remake higher education in Florida, the state university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday signed off on controversial new leaders at two universities and approved hiring a former lieutenant governor as president of a third.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/18/state-university-system-board-approves-3-desantis-allies-as-new-presidents/?

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Florida budget keeps full funding for AP, IB school programs next school year

During recent budget negotiations, the Florida Legislature backed away from a plan to slash funding for Advanced Placement and other college-level classes taken by thousands of high school students statewide.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/18/florida-budget-keeps-full-funding-for-ap-ib-school-programs-next-school-year/?

Judge who found Florida attorney general in contempt can get tougher if he violates order

MIAMI — It seemed inevitable that U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams would hold state Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court after he violated her order to stop enforcing a new law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/19/judge-who-found-florida-attorney-general-in-contempt-can-get-tougher-if-he-violates-order/?

Lawmakers grant Florida DOGE power to fine cities, counties

Florida cities and counties could soon face fines if they don’t grant Gov. Ron DeSantis’ DOGE team access to their data systems, personnel and buildings as it hunts for financial waste and targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/19/lawmakers-grant-florida-doge-power-to-fine-cities-counties/?

Florida AG pitches ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to set up an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades he is calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/19/florida-ag-pitches-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center/?

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Animal rights groups work to delay Florida’s planned bear hunt in December

Animal rights activists lost their fight against a Florida bear hunt last month. Now with the hunt’s final approval drawing near, they’re hoping a canine caveat, a hunting permit end-run and other strategies might at least delay a season they oppose.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/20/animal-rights-groups-work-to-delay-floridas-planned-bear-hunt-in-december/?

Editorial: DeSantis’ biggest whistleblower deserves justice

James Gaddis is a beacon of hope in Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/20/desantis-biggest-whistleblower-deserves-justice-editorial/?

ps:Good for him!!

Florida contractor cuts nursing care for 100 medically fragile children

CLEARWATER — Melissa Decampos barely had time to grieve when her daughter took her life eight years ago.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/20/florida-contractor-cuts-nursing-care-for-100-medically-fragile-children/?

ps:We have this insurance for our grandkids and for the most part it has been very good. Our older gc has been changed to CMS insurance per the Helping Hands worker. According to her it's a part of Sunshine Health?? But suppose to be better?? We will have to see, but up to this point we've had no problems with Sunshine Health or the new one CMS, Children's Medical Services.

Maxwell: In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools

Chalk one up for the Floridians who are willing to stand up and make themselves heard.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/20/florida-abandons-attack-on-ap-classes-maxwell/?

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DeSantis signs bill to revamp condo laws, citing residents’ higher costs

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill to revamp condominium-safety laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that killed 98 people.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/23/desantis-signs-bill-to-revamp-condo-laws-citing-residents-higher-costs/?

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LaVon Bracy Davis, RaShon Young win Democratic primaries in special legislative election

LaVon Bracy Davis is one step closer to succeeding her mentor Geraldine Thompson after the sophomore lawmaker won the Democratic nomination for state Senate in Tuesday’s special election.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/24/lavon-bracy-davis-rashon-young-win-democratic-primaries-in-special-legislative-election/?

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Editorial: How does DeSantis choose who lives, dies? Tuesday’s execution raises questions

When the state decides to take a life, the rationale behind it should be crystal clear, as should the series of decisions that propel inmates from their death row cells to the execution chamber. Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, feels differently. His secrecy is raising increasingly troubling questions.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/23/troubling-new-questions-cloud-death-penalty-editorial/?

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Maxwell: At University of Florida, White supremacy honored while diversity efforts axed

Today we have two disturbing stories about education in Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/25/florida-schools-of-hope-corruption-uf-white-supremacy/?

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4 years after Surfside condo collapse, investigators zero in on design and construction flaws

MIAMI — Four years after the collapse of Champlain Towers South killed 98 people in Surfside, investigators piecing together the rubble are homing in on shoddy construction as what most likely caused the 40-year-old beachfront condominium to fall at 1:22 a.m.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/24/4-years-after-surfside-condo-collapse-investigators-zero-in-on-design-and-construction-flaws-2/?

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history

Last week, Florida’s recently appointed attorney general, James Uthmeier, announced that he had a pretty snazzy idea: Build the state’s biggest immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades and call it “Alligator Alcatraz.” (Presumably “Gator Guantánamo” was already taken.)

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/26/floridas-alligator-alcatraz-everglades-prison-ignores-both-environment-and-history/?

DeSantis dismisses environmental concerns regarding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that the temporary detention center being constructed at an isolated Everglades airfield will have “zero impact” on Everglades restoration, rebuking concerns by environmental advocates and local officials who say the project threatens drinking water and protected land.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/06/25/desantis-dismisses-environmental-concerns-regarding-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center/?

ps:Of course he would!! Why would he care either!!!!

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Tickled Pink: Flamingos on Merritt Island show birds are giving Florida a second chance

Central Florida refuge one of several areas where flamingos have established toeholds in a Sunshine State recovery

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/26/florida-flamingos-merritt-island/?

Florida will help create less ‘woke’ college accrediting body, DeSantis says

Florida will join some other Southern states to form a new less “woke” accrediting body to set standards for state universities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/26/florida-will-help-create-less-woke-college-accrediting-body-desantis-says/?

ps:What is he afraid of? People actually learning true history?????

Editorial: Manatees’ defenders score a major court victory. But hundreds are still dying

Yes, Florida has to follow the Endangered Species Act when it comes to protecting its beloved, highly imperiled manatees — at least for now, a federal appeals court has ruled.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/26/editorial-manatees-defenders-score-a-major-court-victory-but-hundreds-are-still-dying/?

Native leaders blast construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/26/native-leaders-blast-construction-of-floridas-alligator-alcatraz-on-land-they-call-sacred/?