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Douglas Soule - USA TODAY NETWORK -FLORIDA

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Florida legislator, who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, resigns amid federal fraud charges

Douglas Soule - USA TODAY NETWORK -FLORIDA

A Republican Florida lawmaker, who authored the controversial law dubbed "Don't Say Gay," resigned Thursday, the day after he was indicted for defrauding the federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.