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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a state DOGE task force during an appearance Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Tampa. | Gov. Ron DeSantis Facebook
February 24, 2025

DeSantis announces state DOGE to root out waste

Gov. Ron DeSantis is creating a panel to review about 900 state positions, university spending and local government.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Florida's new attorney general has sued Target. | AP
February 21, 2025

Florida sues Target over stock loss from Pride campaign

Florida’s new attorney general, James Uthmeier, alleged that Target should have disclosed the risks of its campaign.…

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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January 2, 2025

Florida accuses Starbucks of race-based hiring

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a complaint against Starbucks with the state Division of Administrative Hearings.…

By Michelle Corum

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The City Council Finance Committee pulled funding for the diversity and inclusion chief from Mayor Donna Deegan's budget.
August 9, 2024

City Council committee cuts DEI chief from budget

The panel’s members voted 4-2 to eliminate funding for the position of chief of diversity and inclusion.…

By Casmira Harrison

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University of Florida students walk through Turlington Plaza on April 9, 2024. | Lee Ann Anderson, Fresh Take Florida
April 17, 2024

New college survey probes students’ political views

The voluntary survey is loaded with ideological political questions, including: Is it hard to be friends with people who voted…

By Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida and Amanda Friedman - Fresh Take Florida

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Joe Bruno was a senior vice president and Jacksonville market manager with Wells Fargo Advisors before being fired in late 2021.
May 26, 2022

Former Jax area Wells Fargo SVP says he was fired for objecting to fake interviews for non-white candidates

A Jax Today Q&A with Joe Bruno Joe Bruno, a former executive at Wells Fargo, claimed this month in The…

By Will Brown

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