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FILE - In this April 30, 2021, file photo surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trumps acolytes, if the former president doesnt run again. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

AP: Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press June 15, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula...

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump greets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at West Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trumps acolytes, if the former president doesnt run again. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP: As pandemic wanes, Florida’s DeSantis seizes national stage

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press June 1, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats readied to pounce. The state's economy was in tatters, infections and deaths were on the...

AP: Virus threat: Florida governor declares state of emergency

AP: Virus threat: Florida governor declares state of emergency

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press March 10, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Swift-moving developments over the new coronavirus ricocheted across Florida's Capitol as Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Monday and lawmakers disrupted their...

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AP: Florida officials express caution — not panic — over virus

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press February 27, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to reassure his state Thursday that health officials were prepared for any cases of a new virus that has killed thousands worldwide, saying...

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