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A story DeSantis keeps repeating about the Pinellas County dump being locked up, requiring troopers to pry it open, is missing context. The dump's main entrance was open. A second entrance was closed. And the state was in control of the site. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

EXCLUSIVE: The DeSantis administration lawyer who threatened to prosecute Florida TV stations over abortion ads explains why he abrupty resigned. “A man is nothing without his conscience,” the former DOH general counsel wrote in his resignation letter. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

On political endorsement wapo.st/3YmeD3T This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.

Be patient as election results start rolling in on Tuesday and ignore any premature claims of victory by candidates. We have learned much since Bush v. Gore, and that's a good thing. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Florida Panthers Dress Down for Success During Winning Streak floridahockeynow.com/florida-panthe… via Florida Hockey Now

Ex-GOP state Sen. Artiles sentenced to 60 days in scheme to throw election against Democrat miamiherald.com/news/local/cri…

NEW: More than a million migrants who were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden administration can have their temporary stays revoked and be rapidly deported, according to an ICE document that became public Friday. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Colombia's president says there are 15,660 US citizens living there w/o proper documentation. Says they need to report to immigration to get their papers in order. Colombia (traditionally the US's strongest ally in Latam) has also said it will turn away US deportation flights.

While Florida insurers claimed to be losing money in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Michael, their parent companies and affiliates were making billions of dollars, according to a study obtained by Lawrence Mower tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

FPL is seeking a ~$9 billion base rate hike over 4 yrs. Affordability advocates said it's the largest rate hike request in U.S. history. It also wants shareholder profit above what TECO requested last year (which the public counsel called "egregious") tampabay.com/news/business/…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been briefed on a Trump administration proposal to house thousands of migrants at U.S. military facilities to make up for a shortage of traditional detention space, via David Catanese miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Florida officials want local police officers to report their bosses to the state if they believe they are not fully complying with state immigration directives miamiherald.com/news/politics-… miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Florida utilities are lobbying fiercely in Tallahassee to try to kill the bill that would curb their profits and force them to disclose their executives’ pay, lawmaker says tampabay.com/news/business/…

NEW: Florida's former regulator said a state report into insurance company profits raised "red flags," but it was never finished. And nobody knows why it wasn't completed. The report was first revealed by the Times/Herald: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

UPDATE: The $10 million to Casey DeSantis' charity was baked into a $67 million settlement with the health giant Centene. Under the settlement made by Florida AHCA, $57 million went back to taxpayers. $10 million went to her charity.

NEW: DeSantis gave an extra $5 million to an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy network to run ads against Amendment 4 last year But as a nonprofit, the board refused to run them. DeSantis responded by proposing to repeal their funding. w/Romy Ellenbogen: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

New: Florida House ending Hope Florida investigation after witnesses decline to testify, w/Lawrence Mower miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Alexandra Glorioso and I dug into that letter by DeSantis' administration explaining why it was legal to move $10 million in Medicaid money to the Hope Florida charity. Medicaid experts don't agree — and it's refuted by the state's own records/actions. 🧵 tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: In the shadow of Florida’s Capitol, a supposedly closed boutique hotel has become an exclusive retreat for Ron DeSantis’ closest allies and top advisers — with a major donor of the governor acting as gatekeeper. A peek at what’s going on inside. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: The Hope Florida Foundation gave away free rooms and other perks to dozens of DeSantis administration and campaign staffers last year. Some lawmakers, too. The charity was apparently unaware those gifts are supposed to be reported. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…