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How Ron DeSantis helps the billionaires who help him
Listen now (21 min) | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent years courting the billionaires and big-dollar donors he's counting on to finance his…
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After a personal meeting, and a $10,000 donation, DeSantis approved a $10 million earmark
Records show a Palm Beach County museum got $10 million in taxpayer money after a key leader met personally with Ron DeSantis and gave the governor…
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Report: After DeSantis intervened, a state college scrapped its search for a new president and will hand the job to a politician
Something is rotten in Florida's Heartland.
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Three days after Disney sued DeSantis, lawmakers tripled the governor's budget for lawyers
The DeSantis-dominated Florida Legislature gave the governor $6 million in taxpayer money that could help sustain his war on Mickey Mouse.
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Well...that happened
A quick look at what Florida lawmakers just did — and how they voted.
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April 2023
Florida lawmakers try to solve a toxic waste problem — and help an industrial giant
The Trade Show (2023 ed.), Vol. 14
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Florida leaders are talking tough about Disney. They may give the company a big tax break, too.
Disney would likely save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in property taxes under a timeshare tax break moving through the Florida Legislature.
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The Florida Legislature is working on a bunch of favors for big power companies
The Trade Show (2023 ed.), Vol. 13
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Florida lawmakers may let companies slash wages for tens of thousands of workers across the state
Last-minute legislation would undo living wage laws that have been adopted in communities across Florida, including Miami, St. Petersburg and…
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Tax cuts on diapers, toothpaste and trigger locks. And tax breaks for homebuilders, power companies and home-alarm firms.
The Florida House and Senate just rolled out $1 billion-plus packages of tax cuts. Let's see what's in 'em.
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Will Florida lawmakers let Universal Orlando take another $4 million in tax breaks?
The Trade Show (2023 ed.), Vol. 12
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Records show DeSantis wanted to make university president searches a secret
DeSantis allies used the new law to install a politician as president of the University of Florida. And now lawmakers are advancing bills to hide even…
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