
Kimberly Leonard
National and Florida Politics Reporter at POLITICO
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politico.com | Kimberly Leonard
Weather forecasters say this year’s season is expected to be “above average,” with anywhere from three to five major hurricanes expected in the Atlantic and Caribbean. | Christopher O'Meara/AP Good morning and welcome to June: the start of hurricane season. There’s only one Gov. RON DESANTIS. But artificial intelligence can help him be in more than two places at once — at least when it comes to emergency management.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Kimberly Leonard
By Thursday, the state assisted with one of Florida’s largest-ever raids in Tallahassee. | Rebecca Blackwell/AP Good morning and happy Friday. Immigration has been a top issue driving discussions and decision-making in Tallahassee this year. But the topic dominated headlines across the state this week possibly more than any other time since January.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Kimberly Leonard
A federal judge temporarily blocked the law, which makes it a crime for undocumented people to enter Florida. Uthmeier, who was appointed to his role by DeSantis in February, has the governor’s support over his actions. | Rebecca Blackwell/AP MIAMI — A federal judge seemed wary of arguments during a Thursday court hearing that state Attorney General James Uthmeier, an appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis, hadn’t tried to undermine her court order blocking a Florida immigration law.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Kimberly Leonard
The next step required by law is for the foundation to file paperwork to get tax-exempt status. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. President DONALD TRUMP is used to putting his names on buildings. But that list of places and things hasn’t included a presidential library. Yet. It’s slowly taking shape — right here in Florida.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Kimberly Leonard |Gary Fineout
Ono was named as the only finalist for the position after UF conducted its entire search in the shadows due to a law put in place three years ago by the Florida Legislature. | Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League Good morning and welcome to Tuesday. Today will provide quite the split-screen on the future of Florida’s higher education system Gov. RON DESANTIS has worked to enact.
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