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Court fight over Ron DeSantis’ new congressional map kicks off in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempt to do away with anti-gerrymandering provisions in the state constitution had its first day in court Friday, as opposing attorneys pushed a Tallahassee judge to put a temporary hold on new congressional lines that created four additional GOP-leaning seats.

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Judge considers DeSantis' congressional map in gerrymander suit
Smoke 'em if you've got 'em: Florida's Ron DeSantis celebrates cigars
Florida court to consider whether new US House map violates state ban on partisan gerrymandering
New U.S. House districts that could help Republicans win several additional seats in Florida are set to face their first test in court Friday against assertions that they violate a state constitutiona...

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Florida congressional map faces lawsuits over alleged Fair Districts amendments violation
Florida lawmaker reprimanded over megaphone protest of new congressional map
Florida House committee reprimands Rep. Nixon for using a megaphone to protest redrawn congressional map
"This is a slap in the face of voters. It's a slap in the face of all Floridians. This is slap in the face of the blood of my ancestors that's running through my veins and it is boiling right now," Ni...

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Florida’s new congressional map faces legal fight over partisan bias
Florida's newly approved congressional map to face first legal challenge over alleged partisan gerrymandering

Florida Democrat arrested after sit-in outside DeSantis’s office

A Florida state representative was arrested on Friday for holding a sit-in protest outside Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) office against the state’s newly drawn congressional map. State Rep. Angie Nixon,

Florida historic Black cemetery vandalized with "Trump", "DeSantis" spray-painted on graves, officials say

There were 17 gravesites damaged, headstones knocked over and the names "Trump" and "DeSantis" spray-painted in red

DeSantis dismisses validity of new Trump library lawsuit during Miami appearance

He praised the fact that Miami Dade College is "involved" in the presidential library, though there is no formal relationship between the plans and the school.
Tallahassee Democrat

DeSantis for president? New poll shows him running 3rd

A recent poll shows Marco Rubio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading potential 2028 presidential primary fields. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polled third among potential Republican candidates, behind Rubio and Vice President JD Vance. Former President Donald ...

Gov. DeSantis signs expansion to armed "school guardian program," for colleges and university campuses

The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
WPTV-TV

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs agreement with U.S. Army to expedite EAA reservoir construction

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Marco Island on Friday morning to announce that the State of Florida and the U.S. Army have reached a new agreement to accelerate Everglades restoration through expediting the completion of the Everglades ...
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Gov. DeSantis signs school safety bill at Miami Dade College

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Education Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas are set to hold a news conference in Miami on Friday morning.

DeSantis' stogie spotlight in Cigar Aficionado fuels fundraising pitch

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the cover of Cigar Aficionado and is using the story to fundraise for his PAC.