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Sacramento County public information officer Kim Nava speaks to the media at Sacramento Executive Airport on Monday, June 5, 2023, after about a group of 20 migrants were flown to the airport earlier in the day. The migrants were transported to a religious facility in the area.
Florida confirms it was behind California migrant flights
The migrants “indicated they wanted to go to California,” the state said in a statement.
Trump is still king of conservative merch. But DeSantis is coming.
Pro-Ron DeSantis merchandise is sold outside First Baptist North Spartanburg church in Spartanburg, S.C., during an appearance there by Florida's governor on April 19. The appearance was part of DeSantis' first public trip to the early voting state before he kicked off his 2024 Republican presidential bid.
DeSantis’ T-shirt appeal shows how beloved he is by a certain type of voter.
DeSantis said not ‘a single book’ was banned in Florida. Districts have removed dozens.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, leaves a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.
PolitiFact | The American Library Association says a “ban” is the removal of a book based on a person or group’s objection.
Read these 11 essential Ron DeSantis stories from his hometown paper
Ron DeSantis waves to a crowd of supporters during his election night party at the Tampa Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tampa.
As Florida’s governor launches a White House bid, read up on his Tampa Bay childhood and Tallahassee agenda.

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  1. DeSantis calls for multistate partnership as he visits southern border
    Yesterday• Politics
    “There is no reason why we can’t be working with Texas or why we can’t work with Arizona, at the local level or at the state level,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
  2. Hillsborough educators now are calling ‘social-emotional learning’ something else
    Yesterday• Education
    Student mental health services have been a priority in recent years, in part to prevent violence on campus. These resource cards were made available in the last school year at Hillsborough's middle and high schools.
  3. Hillsborough to again consider expanded county commission
    Yesterday• Politics
    Hillsborough County Commissioner Michael Owen is proposing expanding the county commission to nine, single-member district seats. Voters would need to approve the charter change.
  5. Florida property insurance costs rising faster than any other state
    Yesterday• Business
    A man moves through gulf water flowing through a broken section of Pine Island Road on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Matlacha, Fla. following Hurricane Ian.
  6. Florida confirms it was behind California migrant flights
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sacramento County public information officer Kim Nava speaks to the media at Sacramento Executive Airport on Monday, June 5, 2023, after about a group of 20 migrants were flown to the airport earlier in the day. The migrants were transported to a religious facility in the area.
  7. Siding with Florida, federal court denies stay of order blocking US immigration policies
    Yesterday• Politics
    Honduran migrants walk along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande and past an emptied-out migrant camp after crossing over from Mexico on May 13, 2023, to El Paso, Texas.
  8. Federal judge stops enforcement of Florida’s transgender care bans for some families
    Yesterday• Health
    Three parents who sought an injunction against Florida's rules barring treatment for children with gender dysphoria were granted it by a judge on Tuesday.
  9. Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges over DeSantis migrant flights
    June 5• Politics
    Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is photographed on Tuesday, October 5, 2022, at the sheriff’s office while leading a team in a criminal investigation regarding the Martha’s Vineyard flights. So often approached by labor hunters and a stealth network of transporters who promises transportation, jobs, and a better life in America's so-called "Sanctuary Cities," decisions to leave or stay become challenging and sometimes illusionary.
  10. DeSantis so far quiet about migrant flights to California
    June 5• Politics
    The offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento are seen in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2023. Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were brought to the diocese's offices on Friday, June 2, 2023, after being flown from Texas to Sacramento.
  11. California officials say Florida arranged travel of 2 migrant flights
    June 5• Nation & World
    California Attorney General Rob Bonta, shown in a file photo, said the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church.
  12. Florida, other states sue over flood insurance changes that raise rates for many
    June 5• Business
    Flood waters surround storm-damaged homes on Aug. 31, 2021, in Lafourche Parish, La., as residents try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida. Louisiana and nine other states filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, June 1, 2023, to block sharp impending national flood insurance rate increases slated to be phased in over the coming years.
  13. Former VP Pence files paperwork for 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
    June 5• Politics
    Former Vice President Mike Pence stands on stage with U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during her Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Pence on Monday filed paperwork to run for president.
  14. Transgender adults in Florida ‘blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to health care
    June 4• Health
    Eli cuddles his dog on the couch at his home in Casselberry, Fla., May 29, 2023. Eli and his fiancé Lucas, both transgender men, plan to move to Minnesota with their dog and two cats later this year. The Associated Press is not using Eli’s and Lucas’ last names because they fear reprisal. Minnesota is among the states this year that have codified protections for transgender people in response to sweeping anti-LGBTQ legislation in mostly Republican-led states. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
  15. Pinellas school board candidate supports DeSantis’ choice agenda
    June 3• Politics
    Katie Blaxberg
  16. Florida school districts are losing superintendents. It’s tough out there.
    June 3• Education
    Supporters wearing "#StrattonStays" T-shirts cheer when Hernando County Superintendent John Stratton appears on stage during a heavily attended school board meeting on Tuesday in Brooksville. One of many superintendents who have faced challenges recently, Stratton narrowly survived an effort to oust him at the meeting.
  17. DeSantis issues first vetoes of bills from latest legislation session
    June 2• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning for president, speaks outside Okatie Ale House in Bluffton, South Carolina, on Friday, June 2, 2023.
  18. Florida not doing enough to keep children on Medicaid, health advocates warn
    June 2• Health
    Health advocacy groups say Florida is failing to protect children from losing Medicaid coverage as the state undertakes a review of the program's 5 million recipients following the end of the public health emergency.
  19. Judge removes himself from Disney case but not at DeSantis’ behest
    June 2• Politics
    People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., April 18, 2022. A federal judge overseeing the First Amendment lawsuit that Walt Disney Parks filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis and others is disqualifying himself, but not because of bias claims made by the Florida governor.
  20. Ways that DeSantis’ government approach changed Florida
    June 2• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in his second term leading the Sunshine State. What can Americans expect if he becomes president?
  21. 7 moments from that rowdy Hernando school board meeting this week
    June 2• Education
    To avoid disruptions at the Hernando County School Board meeting Tuesday night, members of the crowd raised their hands and waved when they agreed with speakers. Hundreds attended the eight-hour event at Hernando High.
  22. Group pushing for recreational marijuana in Florida clears a key hurdle
    June 2• Politics
    Could pot be available for recreational use in Florida? That's what one group is pushing for.
  23. New College of Florida replaces its quirky mascot with another — a tree
    June 2• Education
    The distinctive square brackets of the New College mascot Null Set appear on signs at a protest against the appointment of new trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, in Sarasota.
  24. What lessons has Florida learned from mistakes with past hurricanes?
    June 1• Hurricane
    People are seen near damaged properties on a broken section of Pine Island Road on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Matlacha, Fla. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the coast of South West Florida as a category 4 storm Tuesday afternoon leaving areas affected with flooded streets, downed trees and scattered debris.
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