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Aujourd’hui — 18 juin 2025Flux principal

How Florida’s Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart

18 juin 2025 à 10:25
After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.

© Micah Green for The New York Times

Florida’s experiment has illustrated how, even as concerns grow about the well-being of American teenagers, a modest scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction.
Hier — 17 juin 2025Flux principal

Florida Attorney General Defied Order Blocking Part of Immigration Law, Judge Rules

17 juin 2025 à 17:34
A federal judge held the attorney general, James Uthmeier, in civil contempt of court for violating an order blocking part of an immigration enforcement law.

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Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, at the State Capitol in Tallahassee in March.

Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics

17 juin 2025 à 11:56
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”

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Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.

Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics

17 juin 2025 à 11:56
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”

© Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
À partir d’avant-hierFlux principal

A Billionaire Island Where Bezos and Kushner Live Is Fighting Over Sewage

13 juin 2025 à 14:16
Indian Creek Village, the “Billionaire Bunker” near Miami, couldn’t get approval to discharge its waste into a neighboring town’s sewer lines. So the village quietly persuaded state lawmakers to come to the rescue.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Promises a Crackdown Against Unruly Protesters

13 juin 2025 à 10:46
The sheriff in coastal Brevard County said that officers would kill any protesters who threw bricks or pointed weapons at deputies.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said his state would be prepared to crack down on protests.

Sunny Jacobs, a Celebrity After Freed From Death Row, Dies at 77

6 juin 2025 à 17:59
Her story, fashioned into an Off Broadway play and television movies, was later questioned by an investigator in a 2021 book.

© Christian Michael Delfino for The New York Times

Sunny Jacobs in 2019. She spent nearly 17 years in prison in Florida, five of them on death row, for the murders of two law enforcement officers at a Florida rest stop.

Florida Sheriff Is Arrested in Illegal Gambling Investigation

5 juin 2025 à 18:48
Prosecutors accused Sheriff Marcos Lopez of Osceola County of protecting a gambling ring that made about $22 million across at least two Central Florida counties.

© Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel, via Associated Press

Sheriff Marcos Lopez of Osceola County, Fla., was arrested on Thursday, accused of being involved in an illegal gambling operation starting in 2019.

Former G.O.P. Representative Enters Florida’s Governor Race as a Democrat

5 juin 2025 à 04:00
David Jolly argued that there was an opportunity for Democrats to capitalize on voter displeasure with the high cost of living and with Republican policies.

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David Jolly at a campaign event for Kamala Harris in September.

Santa Ono’s Bid for U. of Florida President Shows Politicization of Higher Education

4 juin 2025 à 19:54
Florida officials rejected Santa Ono of Michigan as the next president of the state’s flagship university, revealing how deeply politicized higher education has become.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times

Santa Ono’s bid to become the next president of the University of Florida ended with him out of a job and the $1.5 million base salary it came with.

Santa Ono Blocked From Becoming University of Florida’s President

3 juin 2025 à 19:50
Santa Ono, the former president of the University of Michigan, was also criticized by conservatives for his handling of campus protests.

© Emily Elconin for The New York Times

Santa Ono had tried to distance himself from the politics of Michigan as he sought to transition to the Sunshine State.
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