April 26, 2023 Resign to run for president? Florida legislature won’t make the law stand in DeSantis’ way Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seems to relish not being a candidate for president of the United States. Expect his status to change sooner rather than later with a change in state law.
April 20, 2023 2nd DeSantis bait and switch in as many weeks has Floridians wondering what’s next Florida governor and expected GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been busy signing bills approved by his Republican supermajority in the legislature.
April 17, 2023 DeSantis expecting new legislation to get his Disney-retaliation plan back on track Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s going to try again in his war against the Walt Disney Company during this legislative session.
April 14, 2023 Screaming protesters rush stage during DeSantis speech at New Hampshire GOP dinner Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with protesters as he spoke at an event in New Hampshire Friday evening.
April 13, 2023 Book tour or shadow presidential campaign? DeSantis speaks again in the Midwest All-but-announced 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke at an Ohio GOP Lincoln Day dinner, followed by a discussion with his wife, Casey DeSantis.
March 30, 2023 ‘Blatant abuse of power’ say Republicans on Trump indictment, Dems: Not ‘above the law’ Republicans are coming to Donald Trump’s defense as news of his indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York spreads. Democrats feel differently.
March 24, 2023 ‘Joke,’ ‘ridiculous,’ ‘stunt’: DeSantis clashes with Florida NAACP over travel advisory Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis is now in a spat with the state’s chapter of the NAACP over a new advisory they’ve asked the national organization to issue that would urge Black Americans against traveling to the Sunshine State.
March 15, 2023 Trump’s super PAC going after DeSantis on ethics For the first time, the tension between former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned from words into an official complaint.
February 20, 2023 DeSantis takes aim at The College Board by looking into ‘classic’ alternative to its SAT Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired his first shot at The College Board when he rejected an advanced placement African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda. Now, it seems he was just getting started.
November 16, 2022 DeSantis: ‘We just finished this election. People just need to chill out a bit…’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is awarding money to victims of Hurricane Ian and to three colleges for workforce education, but he ended his remarks with a quick political note.
November 7, 2022 Help or hurt? Trump calls Florida’s governor ‘DeSanctimonious’ in early 2024 competition Two big-name Republicans from Florida have visited another state with high offices up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and one resorted to a disparaging nickname about the other.
October 28, 2022 Florida fentanyl suspects filling jail cells while overdose victims fill morgues Federal, state and local authorities are teaming up around Florida to fight the latest drug infestation, which is also the deadliest. The pills come in different shapes and bright colors.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district — along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher — but not exactly under a controversial new Florida law.
October 24, 2022 DeSantis, Crist shake hands after name calling, sparks flying in Fla. gubernatorial debate The name-calling started early in the only debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s running for reelection, and Charlie Crist, who wants to unseat him in two weeks.
October 21, 2022 Revolving door: Beer, whiskey, Kahlua & a lot of broken glass lead to man’s latest arrest Five arrests in the past four months in Palm Beach County. The latest and most serious came just a few weeks ago and started with stolen liquor.
September 22, 2022 DeSantis on sending ‘the unwashed masses’ to sanctuary cities: ‘They don’t want to pay’ Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced Chinese communist influence in Florida and doubled-down on flying Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.
September 20, 2022 Lawsuit claims DeSantis led ‘a premeditated, fraudulent & illegal scheme’ against migrants A group of migrants from Venezuela have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and accomplices from their new home state of Massachusetts.
September 15, 2022 DeSantis on flying migrants away: Biden ‘refused to lift a finger to secure the border’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Biden for illegal immigration into the U.S., the day after he sent two planeloads of people to Martha’s Vineyard.
September 7, 2022 School District of Palm Beach Co. responds to state’s ‘significant concerns’ about safety There has been a lot of recent communication between the state Department of Education and the School District of Palm Beach County — in letters and in person — over measures to make sure schools are safe for students and teachers.
August 4, 2022 DeSantis suspends Hillsborough state attorney who ‘put himself above the law’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren, claiming Warren “put himself above the law” by deciding which laws he would uphold and prosecute, and which he would not.
August 3, 2022 DeSantis talks about addiction but also border, transgender, sports, Covid, Trump, Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference about addiction care but spent a lot of time talking about a lot of other issues.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes — along with new ways to save money — taking effect on Friday.
June 24, 2022 Disney, other corporations prepared for Supreme Court abortion decision, just in case American businesses joined American people in reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will lead to abortion becoming illegal in certain states.
June 8, 2022 DeSantis slams Texas ‘drag show,’ deciding whether Fla. ‘child protective statutes’ enough In commenting about an inappropriate show in front of children in Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s exploring new legislative ways to protect children.
April 20, 2022 Ladapo unmasked: Why his former boss didn’t think he deserved to be Fla. surgeon general We’re seeing for the first time a background check performed on Florida’s controversial surgeon general, earlier this year. It includes what his former supervisor had to say, which was that Florida should not hire him.
March 22, 2022 DeSantis says he’ll sign controversial ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign the controversial bill titled “Parental Rights in Education” bill soon.
