DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls
Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, just one day after another...READ MORE
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FL Rep. Rita Harris: "In 1979, President Jimmy Carter made sure the world recognized the power of African American music. Today, we celebrate that legacy."
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DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday...
The Last Squeeze is published by by Javier Manjarres, Liv Caputo, and Daniel Molina
