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Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — This week is a busy one for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with the state Legislature convening for their 2023 session and DeSantis traveling to the early presidential nominating state of Iowa — though he’s played down chatter about a White House bid. During the two-month-long legislative session, Florida politicians are […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BROWARD COUNTY, Fla.) — A judge in Broward County, Florida, issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black after he allegedly failed to submit to a drug test, then tested positive for fentanyl, in violation of his release conditions. The new arrest warrant, which was obtained by ABC News’ Miami affilaite WPLG, […]
Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Hundreds of students across Florida walked out Thursday in protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his policies concerning higher education. Students walked out of their classrooms at the University of South Florida, University of Florida, Florida State University, and more in opposition of his efforts. Some high school […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that would give Gov. Ron DeSantis the ability to appoint a board to run Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District – the self-governing region that encompasses the company’s theme parks outside Orlando. The bill, HB 9B, passed 26-9 in the GOP-controlled state Senate while […]
Courtesy Don Falls (MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.) — A new state guidance in Florida is directing school districts to cover up or remove books in classrooms that have not been approved under a law restricting instruction and books on race and diversity and making it a felony for teachers to share pornographic material to students. The directive […]
(FLORIDA) — Two former south Florida police officers handcuffed a homeless man last month and drove him to an isolated area where they beat him unconscious, prosecutors alleged Thursday. According to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Hialeah city officers Rafael Otano and Lorenzo Ofila, who have since been fired, were responding to a disturbance at […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., announced Monday that he will be “sidelined in Sarasota for several weeks” while recovering from a fractured pelvis, a punctured lung and torn ligaments in his neck — injuries that his office said he sustained when he fell from a ladder last week. […]
GETTY/Maskot (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has rejected an African American history course that is set to be a part of the college board’s slate of advanced placement courses in high schools. In a letter obtained by ABC News, the Florida Department of Education rejected the course, calling it “inexplicably contrary to Florida law […]
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has rejected an African American history course that is set to be a part of the College Board’s slate of Advanced Placement courses in high schools. In a letter obtained by ABC News, the Florida Department of Education rejected the course […]
amphotora/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A man who allegedly threatened a mass shooting against LGBTQ people at Florida State University has been arrested by the FBI. Sean Michael Albert, 19, waived his preliminary hearing and is now in detention, according to court filings. Albert has been charged with interstate communication of a threat to injure […]
