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U. of Florida Calls Off Dean Search After DeSantis Intervenes
A spokesperson said the governor’s office stepped in after a right-wing group posted videos of the finalists on social media ...
DeSantis halts UF’s search for liberal arts dean amid conservative backlash
The DeSantis administration ordered the University of Florida to suspend its search for a new dean for its College of Liberal ...
DeSantis lashes out at Fla. GOP as questions build over wife’s project
State Republicans led an investigation into $10 million that Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida program received after a state ...
ClickOrlando1d
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for flags at half-staff. Here’s why
DeSantis also called for flags to be flown at half-staff following the deadly shooting at Florida State University last week, ...
Losses pile up this session for Gov. DeSantis as wish list trimmed by GOP lawmakers
Unlike the past six sessions when his rule was supreme, Gov. Ron DeSantis is struggling with Republican supermajorities this ...
Florida Poly signs deal allowing campus police to assist ICE in immigration enforcement
Under the agreement, police at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland could serve as agents for U.S. Immigration and ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis leaves top offices vacant for weeks with no replacements in sight
Florida has gone weeks without two of its top five executive branch officials. Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t in a rush to appoint ...
Hope Florida probe ended but DeSantis should commit to a legacy of transparency | Opinion
Mancuso: Transparency is a principle worth defending, and if DeSantis wants to preserve his legacy, he’d be wise to embrace ...
DeSantis says Hope Florida didn’t get Medicaid money. Experts question state’s logic
Medicaid experts questioned the DeSantis administration’s logic, saying all the money should be owed to the state and federal ...
Florida Politics1d
3 of Governor’s nominees for UWF Trustee Board won’t reach Senate floor. They aren’t alone
Three of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees failed to win Senate support.
Tallahassee Democrat4d
Losses pile up this session for Gov. DeSantis as wish list trimmed by GOP lawmakers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faced unexpected pushback ... bringing more transparency to the hiring of state university presidents. DeSantis has ridiculed the overhaul, having used the current ...