Government and politics

In a big courtroom victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge in Tallahassee on Friday denied a request to block Florida’s ban on social media for young teens.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to repeal some provisions in the legislation signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott three weeks after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at his Parkland high school. The governor raised the prospect during his State of the State speech Tuesday.

The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning about the risks of using marijuana ahead of the statewide vote on whether to make it legal for adults for recreational use. It’s the latest instance of the DeSantis administration using government resources to sway next month’s election outcomes.

TAMPA – The man charged with hacking the voter registration records of Gov. Ron DeSantis days before the 2020 election will plead no contest next week in…