While Republicans have supported a number of Black nominees for governor across the country, no Black Republican in American history has been able to accomplish what Byron Donalds is attempting.
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Posted inHealth
In Florida, immigrant Medicaid crackdown ensnares eligible families
People who still qualify for Medicaid are getting pulled into a bureaucratic vortex along with those a new federal law meant to remove
Posted inCriminal Justice
How state officials fought for months to keep a lid on Hope Florida report
This week, a higher court issued a damning rebuke of the grand jury and its report, which the court found was ‘careless in its grammar, mistaken in its law, and unfaithful to its own record.’
Posted inCriminal Justice
Update: Gov. DeSantis drops death warrant for man deemed mentally unfit
After a doctor said William Lee Thompson was mentally unwell, the governor appointed a panel to help decide whether Thompson should be executed. Before its findings were released, DeSantis called off the execution.
Posted inState Government
DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Profoundly sick’ Florida Death Row prisoner pleads for medical care
More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death warrant
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
How Hope Florida quietly hollowed out Florida’s safety net
State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF’s eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Trio of powerful DeSantis appointments will face voters for the first time
Through circumstance and timing, DeSantis has used appointments to drastically shape Florida politics – and its judiciary – to his liking, gifting allies the levers of power and the benefit of incumbency.
Posted inFlorida Education News
At UNF, sole finalist for presidency rekindles fight over secrecy law
At issue is a 2022 state law that shielded most of the presidential interview process from public view, a law some former supporters now regret
Posted inLocal Government
Jacksonville City Council president flew on billionaire’s jet to catch Rays game
Nick Howland said he attended the game hours south of Jacksonville “to help raise funds for my political committee” but declined to share more specifics about the fundraiser.