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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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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…
Sep 12
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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.
Sep 4
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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.
Sep 4
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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 his way in Tallahassee
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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…
Aug 31
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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.
Aug 22
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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…
Aug 22
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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.
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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.
Aug 16
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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.
Aug 16
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Ron DeSantis may try to make it harder for immigrants to send money from Florida
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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.
Aug 9
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A giant real-estate developer may have discovered another tax loophole in Florida
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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…
Aug 5
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July 2023
How the 'Free State of Florida' works with business lobbyists to keep wages low
Listen now (21 mins) | Everyone from a small coastal city to the federal government has tried to raise pay for workers in Florida. State politicians and…
Jul 25
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