August 18, 2022 20 convicted felons arrested again for illegally voting in Florida, DeSantis says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 20 convicted felons have been charged with illegal voting and the majority are from Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
August 12, 2022 ‘Now, the gloves are off’: DeSantis press secretary joins his reelection campaign Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial press secretary will be working for his reelection campaign, rather than for the state.
August 9, 2022 New lawsuit filed against state of Florida, Gov. DeSantis over abortion law The synagogue suing the state over its new abortion restriction law announced it filed a new suit with multiple plaintiffs.
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.
July 15, 2022 DeSantis raises controversial issues, gets applause from supportive Moms for Liberty crowd Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeated his takes on hot-button issues in front of supporters. He discussed sex, education and parental rights at the Moms for Liberty “Joyful Warriors” National Summit.
July 14, 2022 Gov. DeSantis talks inflation, abortion during Thursday afternoon news conference Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis started his Thursday afternoon news conference with a critique of President Biden and the economy.
June 30, 2022 Gov. DeSantis: Judge ruling Florida abortion law unconstitutional was ‘not unanticipated’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was disappointed but not surprised that a judge will temporarily block the state’s 15-week abortion ban — with no exceptions for rape or incest — from taking effect.
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 24, 2022 Abortion ruling divisive in South Florida, just as the issue had been It’s either “righting a grievous wrong” or it’s “a tragic day,” depending how one feels about women’s abortion rights.
June 17, 2022 War of words erupts between Florida and White House over vaccines for kids Florida’s stance toward Covid-19 vaccines for children stirred up a war of words with the White House.
June 16, 2022 Gov. DeSantis launches 9th Python Challenge in the Everglades Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced registration for the 9th annual Python Challenge is beginning, at a news conference in the Everglades, west of Miami.
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.
April 4, 2022 New York City using billboards to take shot at Florida, DeSantis over school controversy With a set of five billboards, New York City is taking on Florida and the subject matter is the controversial school law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last week.
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.
March 11, 2022 DeSantis roundtable against Venezuela turns anti-Facebook, anti-Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to rally against the U.S. buying oil from Venezuela, but election law, social media and Covid-19 got a lot of air time, as well.
March 7, 2022 Gov. DeSantis holds ‘The Curtain Close on Covid Theater’ with doctors Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable called “The Curtain Close on Covid Theater” to discuss what he considers the failure of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates.
March 3, 2022 Gov. DeSantis, Ladapo push free speech for doctors Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said physicians who disagreed with the majority of doctors, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, should’ve had their voices heard, but instead were subject to censorship in some instances.
March 2, 2022 ‘This is ridiculous;’ Gov. DeSantis tells students they don’t have to wear masks The governor of the ‘free state’ of Florida may have been a bit disappointed before his Wednesday morning news conference at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
February 24, 2022 Gov. DeSantis trumps Donald Trump in new GOP Florida poll There could be a new leader of the Republican Party, at least in Florida. A new poll has Gov. Ron DeSantis beating former president Donald Trump.
February 18, 2022 DeSantis on DC: ‘Whatever they can do to thumb their nose at Florida’ Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference to discuss tornado assistance to Southwest Florida — but he had DC politics on his mind.
February 11, 2022 Gov. DeSantis: Parents should be able to sue school districts over student mask mandates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear he wants parents to be able to sue school districts like Palm Beach County’s that had mask mandates for students who may have suffered damages.
January 17, 2022 Reports: DeSantis and Trump butting heads over 2024, mostly in private Things may not be so lovey-dovey between two of the most popular Republicans in the country, according to multiple published reports.
January 12, 2022 Trump calls politicians who hide booster status ‘gutless’ in interview Former President Donald Trump had a harsh word for politicians who won’t say whether they got their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots: “gutless.”
January 4, 2022 DeSantis says Florida is a vacation hotspot, even for his critics Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not surprised to see some of his critics visit Florida for a getaway.
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