Tallahassee Democrat USA TODAY NETWORK BY: Douglas Soule TALLAHASSEE — What Gov. Ron DeSantis wants, DeSantis usually gets, at least as far as the Florida Legislature goes. From lowering the death penalty threshold to providing the weapons for his war with Disney, the governor’s policy priorities have been speedily pushed over the finish line by an obliging Republican supermajority. […]

Orlando Sentinel By: Skyler Swisher TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to make it easier for prominent people to sue media outlets for defamation appears to have failed in the Legislature this year, one of the few things lawmakers didn’t deliver for him as they finish their session Friday. The measure would have made sweeping changes […]

Miami Herald By: SOMMER BRUGAL Less than two weeks after Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Danny Espino and Roberto Alonso were criticized by fellow members for attempting to block the most senior board member from attending their two-member meeting, an action she likened to attending school in Alabama as a child, Espino is calling for a second […]