Sine Die 2023: Gov. DeSantis-driven Session ends with GOP wins, Democratic outrage
Before the 60-day Regular Session was halfway over, lawmakers had passed bills allowing Floridians to carry concealed guns without permits and letting every Florida child get a taxpayer-funded voucher to a private school.
The conservative wins continued to rack up from there, as the GOP supermajority in the Legislature delivered on an aggressive agenda for Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares to mount a bid for President.
That agenda included a six-week abortion ban; restrictions or outright bans on health care procedures for transgender minors and discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools; and defunding diversity programs in universities.
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