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Fried replaces Chairman Manny Diaz as the party tries to rebound from disastrous midterm elections.

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz resigned Monday. Diaz, a former Miami mayor, became Democratic chairman after the 2020 elections.

Tallahassee city commissioner Jeremy Matlow is running for chair of the Florida Democratic Party. The spot is now open after Manny Diaz announced his resignation following Republican sweeps of all statewide races.

Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. says federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational institutions. He told school districts to ignore the new guidelines.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah to replace outgoing education commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran announced in early March he would step down at the end of April, and has been on a “goodbye tour” of sorts.

Steven Yinger, roommate of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, is being held at the Leon County Jail for charges of theft, trespassing, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested the day after Diaz-Johnston's body was found in a Jackson County landfill.

The murder investigation of a prominent LGBTQ+ leader is going before a grand jury, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.

The investigation into the death of Jorge Diaz-Johnston is moving swiftly, and the Tallahassee Police Department hopes to make an arrest soon.

Tallahassee resident and Florida LGBTQ leader Jorge Diaz-Johnston went missing earlier this month and was later found dead in a Jackson County landfill.

Tallahassee Classical School is among the organizations backing a bill that would allow high-performing charter schools that want to expand, to bypass…