There were other steps along the way but it would eventually give way to handing DeSantis complete control of congressional redistricting. Step by step - It started with their decision to cede authority to the governor on how to spend billions in federal aid during the height of the pandemic.
Rising - Over the last two years, Republicans who control the Florida Legislature have acquiesced to the demands of Ron DeSantis and given him more and more power as the governor's national profile has grown and his popularity among the GOP ascended.
