Florida lawmaker calls on Gov. DeSantis to stop pro-Palestinian protests at state universities
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida lawmaker called for Gov. Ron DeSantis last week to push officials to enforce laws that stop protests at the state’s universities that he said support…
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DeSantis executive order reveals child abuse allegations against Florida judge who was an attorney in Casey Anthony case
ORLANDO – Jeff Ashton, the prosecutor who handled the Casey Anthony case and who is now a judge in Orange and Osceola counties, is a subject of allegations related to child abuse,…
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Gov. DeSantis announces bonuses for first responders
It’s the third year in a row the governor has announced bonuses for first responders. JSO and JFRD members received the first 40 of those checks in-person Monday. JACKSONVILLE, Fla….
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Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville to discuss first responder bonuses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference Monday afternoon at Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville to discuss first responder bonuses. The news conference…
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Gov. DeSantis did not disclose private flights, round of golf at Augusta National with wealthy donor: report
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After Gov. Ron DeSantis was elected in 2018 but before he was sworn in, Florida’s governor took at least six undisclosed trips on private jets and accepted…
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Gov. DeSantis says Florida’s crime rate is at a 50-year low. Is it true?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While speaking in Jacksonville on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeated a claim that Florida’s crime rate is at a 50-year low — but is it true?…
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Gov. DeSantis fiercely defends himself against Black veteran who blames him for racist Jacksonville shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville turned heated Thursday morning after a Black man in the crowd said the Florida governor’s policies contributed to the…
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Local leaders applaud judge’s ruling that DeSantis’ congressional map in Florida is unconstitutional
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Republican Congressman Aaron Bean last year became the first Republican to represent Jacksonville’s minority voters in three decades. But how his district was created, according to a state…
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