Check out Jason Garcia's recent reporting on Governor DeSantis' moves to consolidate power and control higher education in Florida. It's even worse than I would have imagined.
https://jasongarcia.substack.com/p/ron-desantis-plotted-an-all-out-assault
DeSantis also recently strongarmed the Special Olympics into not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, by threatening them with over $27 million of fines. Remember that many competitors and their friends and family have conditions that worsen their risk of severe illness and death if they contract COVID-19.
In other news, DeSantis wielded the line-item veto power to punish the Tampa Bay Rays for speaking out against guns. He vetoed a $35 million sports complex that was passed by the legislature and would have benefitted them. I and many others are not fans of funding big sports teams with tax money… But it's clear the veto wasn't done out of small government principles (DeSantis has none), but rather pure retaliation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/03/desantis-rays-practice-facility/
That's it for Saturday.