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Adriana Novoa, a USF professor, and Sam Rechek, an undergraduate student filed a lawsuit calling for an end to Florida's Stop WOKE Act. A judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the law at Florida colleges and universities.
Judge stops enforcement of Stop WOKE Act at Florida colleges, universities
The new law is “positively dystopian,” U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said.
Trump didn’t mention DeSantis in presidential announcement — but others are
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, is now being promoted by a growing group of establishment factions within the Republican Party as the replacement candidate for former President Donald Trump. Here, Trump arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base to view damage from Hurricane Michael in 2019.
It’s a long road to 2024.
DeSantis initially ‘not particularly enthusiastic’ about ousting Andrew Warren, deposition says
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis announces the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren at an August news conference.
Court records detail the road to the suspension of Hillsborough State Attorney Warren, who’s suing to get the job back.
Appeals court nominations for Rep. Beltran, Judge Smith challenged
Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windermere, debates a bill during session in Tallahassee in 2019. Thompson is challenging the nominations of three people up for judgeships in Florida's 6th District Court of Appeal.
A case is challenging the eligibility of some of the people nominated to Florida’s 6th District Court of Appeal.

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  1. Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID?
    Yesterday• Health
    Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic’s biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find out.
  2. Herschel Walker backs efforts that further his goal of banning abortion
    Nov. 24• Politics
    Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, finished slightly ahead of Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker in the Nov. 8 midterm election, but with just less than 50% of the vote, forcing a runoff.
  3. No, the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs was not a false flag
    Nov. 24• Politics
    Mourners stand along the makeshift memorial to the victims of a weekend mass shooting at a nearby gay nightclub on Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  5. Reinsurance hikes after Ian to push homeowner costs even higher, report says
    Nov. 23• Business
    A home in Fort Myers is inundated with flood waters on Sept. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian. A report out on Wednesday predicted higher reinsurance rates as insured claims of up to $55 billion will make the storm "one of the costliest natural catastrophe events ever.”
  6. Florida Democrats, badly outnumbered in Tallahassee, look to slowly rebuild
    Nov. 22• Politics
    House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, seen here at a Democratic Party event in July, said Tuesday that "change starts right here and right now" if the party is to recover.
  7. Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
    Nov. 22• Nation & World
    The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight.
  8. Florida’s incoming legislative leaders talk priorities, affordability
    Nov. 22• Politics
    House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, left, and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, discussed the rising cost of living for Floridians, housing and Hurricane Ian.
  9. Prosecutors drop charges against DeSantis’ voter fraud suspect
    Nov. 22• Politics
    Tony Patterson, a registered sex offender, when told by a Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent that he was being arrested for voting illegally in 2020.
  10. Florida health care chief Simone Marstiller stepping down
    Nov. 21• Politics
    Simone Marstiller had been appointed as the agency’s secretary in February 2021.
  11. St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch officially appoints Doyle Walsh to chief of staff
    Nov. 21• St. Petersburg
    Jordan "Doyle" Walsh was officially named St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch's chief of staff on Monday, Nov. 21.
  12. Elon Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online poll
    Nov. 20• News
    Former President Donald Trump announced he's running for the Republican nomination again in 2024 from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on Nov. 15.
  13. Rick Scott didn’t flip the Senate for Republicans, then he lost to McConnell. Now what?
    Nov. 19• Politics
    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., who led the Senate Republican campaign arm in the midterm elections, is surrounded by reporters as he walks to the historic Old Senate Chamber where he failed in a longshot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
  14. Appeals court nominations for Rep. Beltran, Judge Smith challenged
    Nov. 18• Politics
    Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windermere, debates a bill during session in Tallahassee in 2019. Thompson is challenging the nominations of three people up for judgeships in Florida's 6th District Court of Appeal.
  15. Over $1.4 million so far unaccounted for in Florida’s migrant flights program
    Nov. 18• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is mulling a bid for president after his overwhelming reelection, attracted national attention with the September migrant flights, saying he was highlighting the crisis at the southern border.
  16. Kimberly Overman says Tampa City Council seat not in plans
    Nov. 18• Tampa
    “I’ve been very clear, I’m not done,” Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman told the Tampa Bay Times on Friday morning. “But my next cycle is 2024 or 2026.”
  17. Florida statewide candidates got nearly $13 million in taxpayer matching funds
    Nov. 17• Elections
    Florida candidates drew $12.96 million in campaign matching funds from the state this election cycle.
  18. Judge stops enforcement of Stop WOKE Act at Florida colleges, universities
    Nov. 17• Education
    Adriana Novoa, a USF professor, and Sam Rechek, an undergraduate student filed a lawsuit calling for an end to Florida's Stop WOKE Act. A judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the law at Florida colleges and universities.
  19. Did DeSantis’ map deliver the U.S. House to Republicans? It’s complicated.
    Nov. 17• Elections
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in Sun City Center.
  20. DeSantis initially ‘not particularly enthusiastic’ about ousting Andrew Warren, deposition says
    Nov. 16• Politics
    Florida Gov Ron DeSantis announces the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren at an August news conference.
  21. State Sen. Janet Cruz plans to run for Tampa City Council
    Nov. 16• Tampa
    State Sen. Janet Cruz says she plans to run for Tampa City Council. She is the mother of Mayor Jane Castor's long-time partner, political consultant Ana Cruz.
  22. 911 dispatchers not included in DeSantis’ $1,000 bonuses for first responders
    Nov. 16• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis meets Oct. 3, 2022, with Charlotte County first responders, including 911 operators, and cooked them breakfast at Waffle House. More than 210 of these telecommunicators, from Florida’s Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force, arrived in southwest Florida to aid with 911 calls after Hurricane Ian.
  23. Florida’s Rick Scott loses bid for Senate GOP leader, McConnell reelected
    Nov. 16• News
    From left: Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
  24. 5 things from Trump’s presidential announcement speech
    Nov. 16• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump works the crowd after he announces his bid for the presidency from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
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