Donalds just addressed this at a campaign event in Sanford, saying his website was already slated to be “refurbished,” and he wanted to make sure the website reflected the priorities of HIS campaign. @news6wkmg
Byron Donalds' campaign updated his website this week stripping away numerous references to Trump's endorsement, removing his photo with the president and taking "enact the Trump agenda" off his issues page
miamiherald.com/news/politic…
ALT A screenshot of Donalds' previous homepage featuring Trump's endorsement
ALT A screenshot of Donalds' updated homepage featuring his plans for Florida
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A Florida lawsuit accuses comedian Scott Thompson, known as Carrot Top, of sexual misconduct involving a young man he met in 2021.
NEW: @AGJamesUthmeier is investigating @MLB for alleged religious discrimination, suggesting that the league practiced selective enforcement when it warned players who wrote Bible verses over their Pride-themed hats. He has issued a subpoena to the league for records. @news6wkmg
BREAKING: The Florida House passes HJR1 75-26, approving a property tax cut proposal to be put on the ballot for voters in November. Senate still has to vote. @news6wkmg
Voters will now be tasked with deciding whether they want this property tax measure enacted, as the Senate passes it by a vote of 30-9. @news6wkmg
BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis is calling for a special session on property taxes. @news6wkmg
Governor DeSantis Calls for Special Session on Property Tax Relief teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1oKMvvbdQ…
.@GovRonDeSantis signs the bill that changes Florida’s congressional map. Now we wait to see what the lawsuits look like. @news6wkmg
.@GovRonDeSantis responds to Callais decision. @news6wkmg
The SCOTUS ruling also invalidates the below provisions of the FL Constitution requiring the use of race in redistricting:
”…districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice.”
House minority leader just moved for a two hour recess to consider the implications of Callais, but the motion fails. House is still in session, with debate continuing. @news6wkmg
The 2nd opinion is in Louisiana v. Callais, on race-based discrimination and the Voting Rights Act. A 6-3 court held that Louisiana's map creating a 2nd majority-black district was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." Court didn't strike Section 2.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/25…
State senate has gone into a half hour recess so members can consider the implications of the Callais decision. @news6wkmg
BREAKING: The House passes the bill that redraws the congressional district map . @news6wkmg
HAPPENING TODAY: Florida House has convened on day two of the special session. The House will vote on @GovRonDeSantis proposed map redrawing congressional districts. Democratic lawmakers are now asking the bill’s sponsor questions about the map. @news6wkmg
Called this # about a Central FL couple eager to get out of Israel. Took several calls & long waits to get a person, but eventually someone who picked up @StateDept said they could not take down the couple’s info & that they’d have to fill out crisis intake form. @news6wkmg
One of the best out there. @SamBlum3 is a must-follow
An update:
My time as an Angels beat reporter is ending. I'm moving into a national baseball writer role at @TheAthletic.
This team may have stunk. But covering them, for this audience, sure didn't.
I wrote about the change, and why I'm not going far: nytimes.com/athletic/7071479…
Waiting for information tonight about a shooting inside this Walmart in Poinciana. Stick with @news6wkmg at 11 for what we’re learning.
Protest outside ICE’s Orlando office. About 200 or so yards away, a guy unfurls a Trump flag and screams something that we can’t hear. @news6wkmg
Someone was just detained and put in cuffs by sheriff’s deputies. Unclear what happened. Large state trooper presence now. @news6wkmg
Orange County Sheriff John Mina: woman approached federal agent who was in a car and “struck the law enforcement vehicle.” Protester arrested on charges of assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.” @news6wkmg
State Attorney Monique Worrell, of the 9th Judicial Circuit, is holding a briefing to discuss her first year back in office. This comes as she and @AGJamesUthmeier continue to clash over her handling of criminal cases. @news6wkmg
BREAKING: ICE confirms it is looking at possibility of using Beachline Logistics Center in Orlando as a facility to detain immigrants. Nothing signed or decided yet. Site visit was today. @news6wkmg
