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The Miami billionaire and New York charter system behind a new push to privatize public schools in Florida
A new state law may unleash a massive wave of public school privatization across Florida. That law, records show, had some powerful behind-the-scenes…
Sep 24 • Jason Garcia
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Ron DeSantis is helping real estate developers exploit a hurricane relief law
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
Sep 21 • Jason Garcia
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Newsmax secretly lobbied Florida lawmakers to defund fact-checkers
How a popular cable news network that promoted false claims about the 2020 election used Florida politicians to go after groups that rate news outlets…
Sep 16 • Jason Garcia
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Florida is cutting funding for transit — and exposing the true cost of business tax breaks
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
Sep 14 • Jason Garcia
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Lobbyists for a billionaire and a charter network pushed Florida lawmakers to expand a school privatization program, records show
Miami billionaire Ken Griffin and New York charter school chain Success Academy lobbied for a new law that dramatically expands Florida's "Schools of…
Sep 11 • Jason Garcia
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As the end of his tenure draws near, Ron DeSantis risks poisoning his Everglades legacy
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
Sep 7 • Jason Garcia
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The state of Florida wasted more than $200 million on 'Alligator Alcatraz' stunt
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
Aug 31 • Jason Garcia
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A right-wing news network lobbied Florida lawmakers to defund fact-checkers, records show
Records show lobbyists for Newsmax quietly worked with Republican lawmakers in Florida on an effort to choke off funding for firms that rate news…
Aug 27 • Jason Garcia
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