"Deeply frustrated": Florida legislators exhausted by DeSantis

FLORIDA'S TALLAHASSEE — The Republican-controlled Legislature may be losing its...

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...ironclad hold on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis due to growing discontent among the GOP lawmakers.

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With only a few weeks left in the regular session, Republican legislators are blocking a number of his top remaining legislative priorities.

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Moreover, despite Republican lawmakers' continued reluctance to publicly criticize DeSantis due to his influence and power,

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whispers of discontent about the governor that first emerged in private are beginning to become more pronounced.

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Recently, a House Republican who was dissatisfied with the way the session was...

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...going confided in a former lawmaker that he was prepared to resign.

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