Village gets $1.2M as Legislature passes budget :

The Village had sought about $2.6 million in project funding, but wound up with less than half of that - $1.2 million.
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https://kbindependent.org/2024/03/08/village-gets-1-2m-as-legislature-passes-budget/

Deadline is today to get mail ballot for GOP presidential primary :

And even though all of Trump’s rivals -- including Gov. Ron DeSantis -- have suspended their campaigns, they remain on the Mar. 19 ballot.
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https://kbindependent.org/2024/03/07/deadline-is-today-to-get-mail-ballot-for-gop-presidential-primary/

Ban on social media for teens goes to DeSantis - again :

The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds.
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#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2024/03/06/ban-on-social-media-for-teens-goes-to-desantis-again/

Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida law regulating social media :

Justices seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett warning of "land mines" she and her colleagues need to avoid in resolving the two cases.
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https://kbindependent.org/2024/02/27/supreme-court-casts-doubt-on-florida-law-regulating-social-media/

Salazar, Key Biscayne’s congresswoman, endorses Trump  :

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, whose district includes Key Biscayne,  got in line with most of her GOP colleagues on Tuesday and endorsed former President Donald J. Trump for the Republican nomination.
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https://kbindependent.org/2024/02/20/salazar-key-biscaynes-congresswoman-endorses-trump/

Florida Supreme Court asked to strike abortion measure from ballot :

The case will be a test on whether Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appointed five of the seven judges, has changed the direction of a court
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https://kbindependent.org/2024/02/07/florida-supreme-court-asked-to-strike-abortion-measure-from-ballot/

Disney file public records suit against Florida :

The new lawsuit claims that the district is failing to follow public records laws in other ways, such as allowing the DeSantis-appointed board members to use personal email addresses and texts for district business
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https://kbindependent.org/?p=16779

High school fined for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball :

The Florida High School Athletic Association fined Monarch High $16,500, ordered the principal and athletic director to attend rules seminars and placed the suburban Fort Lauderdale school on probation for 11 months
#BrowardCountyschooldistrict #Competition #featured #GovRonDeSantis #LGBTQ

https://kbindependent.org/2023/12/12/high-school-fined-for-allowing-transgender-student-to-play-girls-volleyball/

DeSantis: Cut Florida workforce - but sue over FSU football snub :

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis recommended Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal released Tuesday that cuts the current budget by more $4.6 billion while maintaining popular sales tax holidays. DeSantis is calling for a $114.4 billion budget.
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https://kbindependent.org/2023/12/05/desantis-cut-florida-workforce-but-sue-over-fsu-football-snub/