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- Analysis: Florida governor's bid for conservative pension bloc faces hurdles, article with imageUnited States ·
August 10, 2022 · 6:28 PM UTC Florida's governor wants pension plans in conservative U.S. states to band together to fight shareholder initiatives on issues like climate change and diversity, but the idea may prove hard to pull off.