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Ron DeSantis plotted an all-out assault on public universities
Records show Florida's governor drafted plans to strip autonomy from individual universities and colleges, centralize power in Tallahassee, and impose…
Jason Garcia
Jun 1
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The DeSantis Drafts: Records reveal Ron DeSantis' plans to strengthen his grip on state government
Florida's Republican governor has prepared plans that would expand his own executive power while simultaneously weakening institutions that challenge…
Jason Garcia
Jun 8
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The DeSantis Drafts: Records reveal Ron DeSantis' plans to strengthen his grip on state government
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Ron DeSantis risked selling out his Republican base to help Disney
Getting tough on 'Big Tech oligarchs'....as long as they don't own a theme park.
Jason Garcia
Feb 1
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Ron DeSantis risked selling out his Republican base to help Disney
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In his first term as governor, Ron DeSantis raised taxes on Floridians by more than $1 billion
An analysis of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record during his first four years in office shows that he has cut taxes for businesses — but raised taxes on…
Jason Garcia
Jul 13
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In his first term as governor, Ron DeSantis raised taxes on Floridians by more than $1 billion
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Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature could reduce insurance rates right now. A giant insurance company is standing in the way.
Lawmakers have a way to save Florida homeowners $150 a year but State Farm doesn't like it
Jason Garcia
May 3
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Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature could reduce insurance rates right now. A giant insurance company is standing in the way.
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The DeSantis administration has started sending more than $600 million to Florida's biggest corporations
Ninety-nine percent of Florida businesses won't get a penny. But 10 corporate giants will get an average of $11 million each
Jason Garcia
Apr 7
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The DeSantis administration has started sending more than $600 million to Florida's biggest corporations
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FPL and Big Sugar want Nikki Fried to be the Democratic nominee for governor
The biggest difference between Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried may be how they would handle FPL, Florida Crystals and U.S. Sugar
Jason Garcia
Aug 13
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FPL and Big Sugar want Nikki Fried to be the Democratic nominee for governor
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A developer-backed bill would make it easier to convert low-income housing into high-priced apartments
'In Florida, they’re not happy with the loophole as wide as it is – they want to widen it'
Jason Garcia
Feb 10
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A developer-backed bill would make it easier to convert low-income housing into high-priced apartments
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Ron DeSantis proposed delaying a tax break for Florida drivers until it was most helpful to his re-election campaign
Floridians are being forced to wait six months before they get a break on gas taxes. Records show Ron DeSantis suggested the idea.
Jason Garcia
Jun 11
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Ron DeSantis proposed delaying a tax break for Florida drivers until it was most helpful to his re-election campaign
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The Ron DeSantis administration gave $16.5 million. The Ron DeSantis campaign got $200,000.
Florida’s governor and aspiring presidential candidate is raising enormous sums of money – much of it from people and businesses who want something from…
Jason Garcia
May 24
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The Ron DeSantis administration gave $16.5 million. The Ron DeSantis campaign got $200,000.
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A controversial company is trying to legitimize itself by laundering columns
Rhino, a real-estate startup that wants to sell more of a product it calls "security deposit insurance," is planting company-friendly columns in media…
Jason Garcia
Jun 22
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A controversial company is trying to legitimize itself by laundering columns
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Ron DeSantis worried Wilton Simpson’s prized bill would protect puppy mills. Will he veto it?
DeSantis tried to get Simpson to change the “Local Business Protection Act." But Simpson, who has raised more than $100K from a company that sells…
Jason Garcia
May 9
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Ron DeSantis worried Wilton Simpson’s prized bill would protect puppy mills. Will he veto it?
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