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News Articles: Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration rejected the original curriculum for the African American studies course in January.

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  • Education

College Board's revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward and
  • Juma Sei
Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention.

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  • National

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

January 25, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
U.S. Postal Service bins are lined up to hold vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. Republicans are re-evaluating their antipathy to mail voting. After former President Donald Trump condemned that method of casting ballots in 2020, conservatives shied away from it. That's given Democrats a multiweek jump on voting during elections.

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  • Elections

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting.

December 09, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: President Carter's 98th birthday; Ian changes course; Rivian plant updates

Friday on Political Rewind: Partisan politics has paused between Florida Governor DeSantis and the Biden administration in the wake of #HurricaneIan.

Plus a judge handed down a ruling that may mean trouble for Rivian.

And Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday over the weekend.

 

September 30, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 4 as people evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Lake Alfred, Fla.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it's on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

September 27, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Braves

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Coffee County saga; Immigration stunts; Braves face political fastball

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Confidence in election integrity remains a concern for voters as the Secretary of State's Office replaces voting machines in Coffee County. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves' trip to the White House pitches political fastballs for state Republicans and Democrats.

September 27, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. Ian is already getting stronger and is forecast to move quickly over Cuba's western tip on Monday. Then it will turn northward and slow down over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, conditions ripe for brewing the strongest hurricanes.

September 26, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek in February in Orlando, Fla.

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  • Education

Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some

The rejected books make up a record 41% of the 132 books submitted for review, the Florida Department of Education said in a statement.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
LGBTQ advocates march at a rally at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., to urge the company to publicly oppose what they call the "Don't Say Gay" that aims to limit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

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  • National

Florida Senate passes a controversial schools bill labeled 'Don't Say Gay' by critics

Florida's Senate passed a bill Tuesday that aims to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled support for the legislation.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
The University of Florida denied three of its professors permission to testify in a voting rights case against the state, saying it was a "conflict of interest" and "adverse to UF's interests."

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  • Law

The University of Florida bars professors from testifying in a voting rights case

The school said having the professors testify was "adverse" to the university's interests, marking a departure from normal procedure and raising major concerns about freedom of speech.

November 01, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building Monday in Surfside, Fla. Some 150 people remain unaccounted for after the building partially collapsed last week.

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  • National

Inquiries Into What Went Wrong In Surfside Could Take Years To Complete

The federal agency that examined the twin towers' collapse on 9/11 is one of many that are probing what went wrong at Champlain Towers South.

June 28, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (center) and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (center right) arrive for a news conference near where a section of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed on Thursday in the town of Surfside.

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  • National

Miami-Dade Will Receive Aid From FEMA For The Condo Disaster, DeSantis Says

"The people that got out are never gonna go back and live in that building, of course. And so some of them have lost everything that they had," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

June 25, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here in January, said this week that he will issue emergency rules to prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination.

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  • National

Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable'

DeSantis said he will issue emergency rules this week to prevent businesses from requiring proof of vaccination, and will work with Florida's Legislature on a permanent ban.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here during a news conference last month, says his state is ready to respond if a surge of coronavirus infections emerges.

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  • National

Florida's Governor Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions On Businesses Statewide

Restaurants and bars in the state can now operate at full capacity. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis says local governments can keep limits in place if they're justified for health or economic reasons.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here in June, said this week that the state's troubled unemployment portal was designed to discourage people applying for benefits. The portal launched in 2013 under then-Gov. Rick Scott, now a U.S. senator.

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  • National

Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
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