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On an array of issues, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken what was a vaguely defined instinct from former President Donald Trump and turned it into a policy agenda more far-reaching than anything Trump pursued in the White House.
No more limited-government ideals? DeSantis pitches GOP voters on the power of the state.
Many Republicans and scholars say it is what the party’s voters increasingly want from their leaders.
Why two Parkland parents spoke out against Florida lawmakers’ tort reform bill
Court deputies exit vans that transported jurors to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Aug. 4, 2022, to view the crime scene where the 2018 shootings took place.
House Bill 837 passed the House of Representatives on Friday.
Major voucher expansion passes in Florida House; bill still rolling through Senate
The Florida House of Representatives as seen on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Tallahassee.
Critics called the proposed expansion of the program a “coupon for millionaires.”
Florida GOP lawmakers advance bill targeting teacher, public employee unions
State Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville, tells colleagues that his bill to alter public employee union requirements (HB 1445) is good for workers. More than 100 workers who showed up to the meeting disagreed.
Police, firefighters and first responders not affected, prompting questions about fairness.

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  1. Former state Rep. Joe Harding pleads guilty to three charges
    10 minutes ago• Politics
    Then-Florida state Rep. Joe Harding listens during a Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee hearing in a legislative session on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  2. Alimony overhaul bill is back again in the Florida Legislature
    1 hour ago• Politics
    The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
  3. DeSantis opposes more aid in Ukraine. Zelensky says that’s short-sighted.
    Earlier today• Politics
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a news conference on the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war in Kyiv, Ukraine on Feb. 24. In a new interview with The Atlantic, Zelensky said American leaders who believe the United States should not intervene in the war, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, should think about the long-term consequences of that policy.
  5. How to return to reality after spring break 2023
    Earlier today• Opinion
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  6. Tampa airport could get new air traffic control tower through funds in Biden’s budget
    Earlier today• Politics
    The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Sept. 10, 2021.
  7. DeSantis response to potential Trump arrest an early 2024 test | Analysis
    Earlier today• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his first public comments about the possible indictment of former President Donald Trump.
  8. In Trump hush money payment case, grand jury appears near end of its work
    Earlier today• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at an election campaign event on Jan. 28 in South Carolina. A New York grand jury investigating Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment.
  9. Florida’s problems with mental health system flagged decades ago
    Earlier today• Health
    David Shern, who was chairperson of Florida’s 1999 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, displays the group’s 2001 report at his home office in Hillsborough County on Feb. 2.
  10. Q&A: Can Trump run for president if indicted? What happens if he’s arrested?
    Earlier today• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.
  11. Student pronoun restrictions in Florida schools gets OK from Senate committee
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Florida Capitol Complex is viewed, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  12. Proposed amendment would lower annual property tax increases for Florida homeowners
    Yesterday• Politics
    A neighborhood near the planned South Dade Logistics and Technology District. Florida lawmakers are eyeing a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the Save Our Homes property tax cap to provide bigger savings to homeowners.
  13. Death penalty for child rapists bill gets bipartisan support in Florida Legislature
    Yesterday• Politics
    The execution chamber at Florida State Prison in Starke.
  14. Ricky Polston resigning from Florida Supreme Court, giving DeSantis another appointment
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida's Supreme Court justices listen to oral arguments on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in a case disputing the validity of Hillsborough's transportation tax. From left: Justices Alan Lawson, Ricky Polston, Charles Canady, Jorge Labarga and Carlos Muñiz.
  15. USF student government votes ‘to stand in solidarity with our transgender peers’
    Yesterday• Education
    USF senior Jonathon Chavez, 21, seen here at a board of trustees meeting on March 7, 2023, was an author of a resolution approved by student government that was critical of Florida's actions regarding the transgender community.
  16. DeSantis slams New York DA’s Trump investigation, swipes at Trump himself
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  17. Will Trump supporters protest? Muted response so far raises doubts.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. No Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights than Trump. But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president either. More than his GOP rivals, Trump is sidestepping the polarizing topic just nine months after he celebrated the Supreme Court's stunning decision to strip women’s constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
  18. Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard resigns suddenly amid frustration
    Yesterday• News
    Mayor Frank Hibbard speaks to the public during a City Council meeting at the Clearwater Main Library on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
  19. Florida undercover agents reported no ‘lewd acts’ at drag show targeted by DeSantis
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event on his book tour on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.
  20. Prosecutor leading case against Donald Trump says rhetoric won’t intimidate office
    Mar. 19• News
    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg participates in a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Bragg is standing firm against former President Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
  21. Farmworkers march in Florida for better pay and working conditions
    Mar. 18• Florida
    In this photo taken with a drone, farmworkers and allies march through agricultural land on the first day of a five-day trek aimed at highlighting the Fair Food Program, which has enlisted food retailers to use their clout with growers to ensure better working conditions and wages for farmworkers. [REBECCA BLACKWELL | Associated Press]
  22. Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday in alleged hush money case
    Mar. 18• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post Saturday morning that he expects to be arrested Tuesday in a case stemming out of New York.
  23. DeSantis casts shade on Florida’s open-records Sunshine Law
    Mar. 18• Politics
    Among other changes to public records laws, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill last year shielding information about candidates for state college and university presidencies.
  24. Seffner man gets 4½ years prison for attacking police in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
    Mar. 17• Crime
    An image taken from a federal criminal complaint shows Mitchell Todd Gardner, circled, spraying a liquid toward U.S. Capitol police officers on Jan. 6, 2021.
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