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51° F, Clear/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/P2EJ7ZWCQJCMZHDDGCEOGZ5R2U.jpg "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.")
Watch two reporters discuss how the two men have similar political arcs, despite being diametrically opposed on the issues.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BYCMM7ITAGF2DTRUQMCKVA2WWQ.jpg "California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis share a constituent in Disney. Both have leveraged that relationship but in opposite ways.")
Disney donated money to Newsom’s reelection, but Newsom included it in a transfer of funds he’s using to bash DeSantis.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JFGHWOJVL35KBSPD6NLM5KYQTE.jpg "Gabriela Ibarra, center left, joins her daughters, Kathy Camacho and Ashley Cruz, as they listen to speakers at the \"Freedom For All\" rally in Homestead on July 1.")
Among other things, the grand jury’s report called for further efforts to crack down on businesses that hire immigrants who are in the country illegally.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XCPKJONMAZGQPJNT7EZBWOK434.JPG "Investigators at the scene in the westbound lanes of I-275 near Gandy Boulevard on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in St. Petersburg, where Deputy Michael Hartwick, 51, was hit and killed overnight Thursday by a construction worker operating a front-end loader at a construction site, according to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.")
The state contractor that employed the man who was in the U.S. illegally is now under federal investigation.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5C62PMHSQ5D5NO4OUA3MP2OTAA.JPG "Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick, shown at an October school board meeting, says his district aims to respect every student and employee. The district recently issued an \"Inclusive Schools Support Guide\" toward that end.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GDXHF3U62JBHBFRHLKVSCSS2WM.jpg "A publicity image for the \"A Drag Queen Christmas\" show.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/F6JCM4W2SVGRNOGR5CTBKXLAEE.jpg "In this July 12, 2020, file photo, visitors sit on a bench on the pier in Santa Monica, Calif.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TZBTLD4C37NOIEOLWBXFXDMW2Q.jpg "Broward Schools Superintendent Peter Licata.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/D6RRRW43QRGHHKTVXDJTTQPGUU.JPG "A campus walkway at the University of South Florida, where about 1,700 students take an introductory sociology course every year. State officials have proposed removing sociology as one of the options for core courses students must take as part of their studies.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GLSWAFGFVEI6TORZIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "Pete Antonacci, seen here in 2009, was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 to lead the state’s new Office of Election Crimes and Security.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/L7SMVFQCOBGRFAAA7NOR5OD73M.jpg "Hillsborough County Judge Nancy Jacobs.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Z27HQU3FUR6UBZET7AD2IE6BUI.jpg "Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2TSD4ZUUANCZNBXEV7OC5RE3TM.JPG "Evan Rowlands, left, high-fives his mother, Jessica Rowlands, after answering a question while completing schoolwork at Riverview Public Library on Nov. 8.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PZ3U7C2UYZFPPKYLZHTALXNLDA.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis did initially champion COVID-19 vaccines, especially for Florida’s older adults. That changed in 2021, when DeSantis appointed Joseph Ladapo as his next surgeon general.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5NJSRSATNJN4TEUGCCOJOBXNPE.jpg "State Sen. Linda Stewart is preparing to file a bill that would repeal Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of Disney World’s special district.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BQBDA2IGLU7NG6HEPP7ESRMKEE.jpg "Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks at a Town Hall event in Keene, N.H., on Tuesday. The chief executive of a super PAC that has provided crucial support for his presidential campaign has resigned.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/O5PQ3TRSY2PLAUXYQVZWQTO7PI.jpg "People walk past the Florida State Capitol Building during a legislative session on Jan. 12, 2022, in Tallahassee. State legislators have proposed a bill that would place restrictions on government agencies in the use of personal pronouns.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JOG2BT5VYVFRLDO4DBFUQKDBXI.JPG "Imam Abdullah Jaber, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks during a news conference announcing a federal lawsuit against state and University of South Florida officials on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/P7SVTOHMWNAKVO4JJPPNREFMMU.JPG "Hundreds of attendees browse booths during the national convention of the American Association of School Librarians on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Tampa. Some Pasco County residents want the school district to end any financial support of the association and its parent, the American Library Association.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RBT36BE6TRBPZBKTR57U2OWEOE.jpg "State Rep. Randy Fine, left, and University of Florida President Ben Sasse engaged in a testy exchange over a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ER5T5BM6WRGSJLYGF7RTWWKSOE.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, is sworn in by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muniz, left, to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony on Jan. 3 in Tallahassee. DeSantis has made a number of promises about \"Day One\" actions he'd take after taking the presidential oath of office in 2025.")
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