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Ron DeSantis tried to give $25 million to a gun company
Emails show the DeSantis administration dangled a big incentive package in front of rifle-maker Remington Firearms. But Remington's top executive…
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Jason Garcia
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The billionaires financing union-busting in Florida
A constellation of conservative groups just pushed a union-busting bill through the Florida Legislature. Federal tax records show they have a lot more…
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Jason Garcia
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How the state of Florida tries to control speech about Black people, women and LGBTQ+ people — under the guise of 'individual freedom'
Listen now (19 mins) | A lawyer for Ron DeSantis revealed the real motive behind one of Florida's most controversial new laws.
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Jason Garcia
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Florida's insurance cops are asleep on the beat, private school vouchers are paying for TVs and Disney tickets, and another billionaire got…
Your periodic reminder that local news still matters.
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Jason Garcia
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August 2023
A lawyer for Ron DeSantis revealed the real motive behind one of Florida's most controversial laws
Ron DeSantis claimed he wanted to make sure learning about systematic racism was a choice. He actually wants to make sure no one learns about systemic…
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Jason Garcia
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Report: Ron DeSantis personally intervened in a major university’s presidential search
Florida's governor keeps inching closer to turning university presidents into pure political appointees.
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Jason Garcia
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Ron DeSantis made it harder for Floridians to fight their insurance companies. One of his aides is now fighting his insurance company.
Nearly a year after Hurricane Ian struck, thousands of Floridians are still fighting to get insurance claims paid. It's a struggle that hits close to…
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Jason Garcia
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An ethics commissioner with an ethics problem, a potential George Santos in the state House, and the homebuilder behind the curtain
A reminder that local news still matters.
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Jason Garcia
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Ron DeSantis may try to make it harder for immigrants to send money from Florida
An email obtained in a public-records request suggests the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis has explored new state restrictions on remittances.
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Jason Garcia
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A giant real-estate developer may have discovered another tax loophole in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature have sabotaged the state's auditing force. Tax avoidance is thriving.
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Jason Garcia
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Ron DeSantis goes union-busting
Listen now (23 mins) | Florida's governor and U.S. presidential candidate just signed a state law making it much harder for hundreds of thousands of…
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Jason Garcia
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July 2023
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