Florida GOP Legislator Files Bill Threatening to Defund Colleges Unless They Rename Roads After Charlie Kirk
Sarah Rumpf Oct 7th, 2025, 11:52 pm
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A Republican Florida state representative has filed a bill that would require all the colleges and universities in the state to rename specific roads in the hearts of their campuses after Charlie Kirk — under the threat of withholding state funding if they do not comply.
The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10 when he was fatally shot . Tyler Robinson , 22, has been arrested for Kirk’s murder and is facing seven charges , including the capital felony of aggravated murder.
In the wake of Kirk’s death, various proposals have been made to rename