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The Buzz on Florida Politics
78° F, Mostly Clear/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/I5QFM2SZDJXZYSWWFOD4XU5R7U.jpg "Florida Rep. Fred Hawkins, a close ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, was picked by the South Florida State College District Board of Trustees on Wednesday morning.")
State Rep. Fred Hawkins, who helped lead the governor’s fight against Disney, is a finalist for president of South Florida State College.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/MJKUYQC6MT62DDJ2VJGEVDFNXU.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference Tuesday. His recent campaign finance moves hint at a run for higher office.")
Probably yes, but some campaign watchdogs question such a move.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QEVUBOERBRC6RO36BXEBYQAK5A.jpg "Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services operates a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children at 101 Main St. in downtown Safety Harbor.")
The facility is not licensed by the state due to a dispute between the federal government and the DeSantis administration.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/UQ476YGBTQI6TNV2IBWI6S7HAY.jpg "When he was a U.S. representative, Ron DeSantis was known by his colleagues in Washington to be aloof and uninterested in forming relationships. Will he need better relationship-forming skills if he wants to win the presidency?")
The governor may need to learn how to schmooze if he wants to be president.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7IPFPSFDNBVUDDF37E65Q6TCNY.jpg "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hold a news conference in Del Rio, Texas, in 2021 to talk about a three-week effort by a contingent of Florida law enforcement officers to help enforce the U.S.-Mexico border.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VMBMDSHZDZA6BEM5EUGUA4ECQU.jpg "Co-director Qui Nguyen poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Strange World' in London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JA4DFI7QE6C4SWW43G5M5IJT5Y.jpg "Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner, right, and President of the Florida Senate Kathleen Passidomo endorse and encourage Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president, after attending a bill signing ceremony with DeSantis at the Coastal Community Church at Lighthouse Point, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lighthouse Point, Fla.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PNJ2Q6LRZVGTRCO2G665NPIFG4.JPG "A bus leaves St. Petersburg High before 7 a.m. after dropping students off on the first day of school on Aug. 24, 2020. Under a new state law that takes effect in 2026, Florida high schools will be required to start the day no earlier than 8:30 a.m.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2NXG4DWEVII6TKTRIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "Wind turbines stand at an offshore wind farm in Britain.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RCTELFTZD4XOWO6DAGOXM6LI7M.jpg "Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrives at the federal courthouse for jury selection in his trial, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Tallahassee. After a mistrial over 18 fraud counts, federal prosecutors are dropping the charges.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EO2P35BUUVEDFDEHK7PUL24724.JPG "Christopher Rufo, center, an outspoken figure and one of six new trustees for New College of Florida, is escorted by police through a crowd of protesters at New College of Florida in Sarasota moments after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday making major changes to higher education in the state.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/22FAPXPSY5DGJKVA7TN6FIZEQ4.JPG "Longtime educator Gwen Henderson attends one of her first meetings as a member of the Tampa City Council. That big ring on her finger? A football championship ring from Jefferson High.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2EGCURKKMVHLVJT3YDWJJ7QGEA.JPG "The Florida Department of Education has rejected dozens of social studies titles for the coming school year as officials target many references to race and social justice.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3FDXHRBPSZBXPBQNOBIIR46VTQ.jpg "Council member Guido Maniscalco, foreground, was recently elected unanimously by his fellow board members to serve as chairperson")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LUBACQF7BII6TFEGIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "The Tampa Bay Times has launched its annual weeklong fundraiser to support local news.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WLVZFBUAOFCTNI2BWZBWAEMCX4.jpg "U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, left, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, center, speak to reporters following a tour of a shelter for migrant children in downtown Safety Harbor run by Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/S3WLH3Z62TUNJPWRFRL2QZKU5Q.jpg "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with reporters after speaking at a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/OYXYO67JSFBW4ZTN5IH3ITTRWM.jpg "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are in Iowa today to promote their bid in the 2024 presidential race.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WJYTFLQ6ZIFN67JH5LXT66PYXA.jpg "Former President Donald Trump switched his position on raising the age for full Social Security benefits when he joined the 2016 presidential race.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VQ3L5DE2UVDPFBEHWLV5MM2SDE.jpg "Dalton Gregory Williford")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/76KIMESZA5DOZK5LTD6HJRQLQQ.JPG "Over a hundred people gathered during an Immigration Town Hall questions and answers session on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LWH7S3YHSNBTZII5VYLFQ4BSBY.jpg "\"Foundations and Functions\" for middle school students and \"Power, Politics, and You\" for high schools were two of the more than 30 books rejected for use by the Florida Department of Education. They are published by Teacher's Curriculum Institute, a company specializing in science and social studies curriculum.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4QYS4PM3T76ICLA5UTJOXKU32A.jpg "White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Washington.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/O2UWHQRQKJAADPTCWUUKANFHTE.jpg "Ramiro Saez, left, helps his son Lucas Saez, 22, fill out a voter registration form, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/C45YELLINAZBKJKMKAJAXUYHX4.jpg "Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a roundtable discussion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VNK4FQEJ2BGR5KN6UWIDN2BNWM.JPG "“When the world went crazy, when common sense suddenly became an uncommon virtue, the state of Florida stood as a refuge of sanity, as a citadel of freedom,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during Thursday's bill-signing event.")
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