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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to others during a news conference where he spoke of new law enforcement legislation that will be introduced during the upcoming session, Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami. David McIntosh, the president ofthe influential Club For Growth group, said Tuesday, Feb. 7, that the group has invited a half dozen potential Republican candidates for the White House to its donor summit in Florida next month including DeSantis. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

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Florida doctors' board tightens ban on gender-affirming care
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Fri,02/10/23-4:10PM , 145 Reads
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The goalkeeper guards the net as girls take part in the first day of tryouts for the Fort Walton Beach High School girls' soccer team in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2012. Facing blowback, the leader of Florida’s high school sports association is backing away from using a permission form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history. The association's board is meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, to vote on whether to adopt a new recommendation that most personal information revealed on a medical history form be left at the doctor’s office and not stored at school. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP, File)

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Menstrual questions cut from athletic forms amid criticism
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Thu,02/09/23-12:54PM , 72 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on the medical forms that Florida high school students have to fill out before participating in sports, though the new form will still ask athletes for their sex assigned at birth, rather than just their sex.
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The goalkeeper guards the net as girls take part in the first day of tryouts for the Fort Walton Beach High School girls' soccer team in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2012. Facing blowback, the leader of Florida’s high school sports association is backing away from using a permission form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history. The association's board is meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, to vote on whether to adopt a new recommendation that most personal information revealed on a medical history form be left at the doctor’s office and not stored at school. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP, File)

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High school sports group rethinks menstrual cycle questions
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Wed,02/08/23-1:42PM , 100 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history in order to compete.
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A sign near the entrance of the Reedy Creek Improvement District administration building is seen Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney’s government in Florida was the envy of any private business, giving it unprecedented powers in deciding what and how to build at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered as a new bill released in early February 2023 puts the entertainment giant’s district firmly in the control of Florida’s governor and legislative leaders. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Disney faces losing control of its kingdom with Florida bill
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Tue,02/07/23-12:32PM , 167 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at the Walt Disney World Resort, issuing bonds and holding the ability to build its own nuclear plant if it wanted.
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