DeSantis Sends Florida Rescue Aircraft To Disaster-Rocked North Carolina

DeSantis Sends Florida Rescue Aircraft To Disaster-Rocked North Carolina

Liv Caputo
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September 30, 2024
If Florida could organize flights to rescue stranded citizens in Israel as rockets "rained down" and save residents in Haiti when it went "haywire," then it shouldn't be a stretch for the Sunshine State to return Floridians stuck in crumbling western North Carolina back home, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. This is part of his […]
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Storm Update: Hurricane Helene to Barrel Into Big Bend Before Midnight, DeSantis Says

Storm Update: Hurricane Helene to Barrel Into Big Bend Before Midnight, DeSantis Says

Liv Caputo
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September 26, 2024
TALLAHASSEE—In the latest update on major Hurricane Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday evening that the system will make landfall in the Wakulla to Taylor County areas around 11 p.m., four hours later than initially forecasted. Helene, which is now a Category 3 storm, may slam into the Big Bend as a Category 4. […]
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Hurricane Helene Update: DeSantis Hopeful Tallahassee May Be (Slightly) Spared

Hurricane Helene Update: DeSantis Hopeful Tallahassee May Be (Slightly) Spared

Liv Caputo
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September 26, 2024
TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that new models for the ever-strengthening Hurricane Helene have it tracking more east, which would help spare Florida's capital city the massive damage that some residents are preparing for. Though most predictions have Helene, which is now a Category 2, slamming into the Panhandle just southwest of Tallahassee, newer […]
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Ahead of Hurricane Helene, Uber to Provide Free Rides to Florida Shelters

Ahead of Hurricane Helene, Uber to Provide Free Rides to Florida Shelters

Liv Caputo
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September 26, 2024
TALLAHASSEE—As the Sunshine State battens down the hatches in preparation for the potentially major Hurricane Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Uber will provide free rides to shelters in counties under a state of emergency. Luckily—or perhaps unluckily—for Floridians, that offer extends to the 61 counties under a declared state of emergency. "I'm […]
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'You Can Hide From the Wind' But You Have to 'Run From the Water': DeSantis Issues Latest Hurricane Warning

'You Can Hide From the Wind' But You Have to 'Run From the Water': DeSantis Issues Latest Hurricane Warning

Liv Caputo
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September 25, 2024
A day out from what is predicted to be a major hurricane, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians to heed local evacuation warnings and to finalize preparations in anticipation of Hurricane Helene. Currently a tropical storm, Gov. DeSantis fretted that it could be even more intense than Hurricane Idalia in 2023, a near-Category 4 storm that […]
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DeSantis Expands State of Emergency to 61 Counties Ahead of Hurricane Helene

DeSantis Expands State of Emergency to 61 Counties Ahead of Hurricane Helene

Liv Caputo
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September 24, 2024
TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded Florida's state of emergency to 61 of 67 counties in preparation for the soon-to-be Hurricane Helene, whose tropical force winds could extend up to 250 miles out, he warned. This is up from the 41 counties he originally issued a state of emergency for Monday afternoon. "You still have […]
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Former ATF Assistant Director Sounds Off on Chinese Vapes, Lack of Concern

Former ATF Assistant Director Sounds Off on Chinese Vapes, Lack of Concern

Jackson Bakich
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September 23, 2024
The Floridian spoke to the former Assistant Director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Rich Marianos – concerning the rise of vape devices in American communities, especially vapes from China. These devices have infiltrated high schools and college campuses while appearing in the United States illegally from Asia. Marianos […]
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DeSantis Blasts Harris, Warns Her Economics Will Make the Nation 'Go Into a Depression'

DeSantis Blasts Harris, Warns Her Economics Will Make the Nation 'Go Into a Depression'

Liv Caputo
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September 20, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at Vice President Kamala Harris' plan to slash skyrocketed food prices by banning price gouging as an outright "lie" that he says ignores the real issue of supply chain disruption and the "massive" amounts of printed and borrowed money. In other words, her policies will send the country "into […]
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Democratic Party Launches 'Defend Our Dems' Program

Democratic Party Launches 'Defend Our Dems' Program

Daniel Molina
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September 19, 2024
To counter the growing influence of Republicans, the Democratic Party has launched the "Defend Our Dems" program.
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DeSantis Pressures Legislature for Special Session to Walk Back Florida's Pricey New Condo Laws

DeSantis Pressures Legislature for Special Session to Walk Back Florida's Pricey New Condo Laws

Liv Caputo
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September 19, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he expects the Legislature to fix new condo safety laws that led to spiking fees and assessments before the end of the year, despite some Legislative leaders expressing no interest in reconvening before the regular session in March. "We're going to continue to solicit and get feedback, and we […]
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DSCC Sees Florida as a ‘Pickup Opportunity’

DSCC Sees Florida as a ‘Pickup Opportunity’

Daniel Molina
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September 18, 2024
Since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) assumed office, the state has grown decidedly red. However, Democrats aren’t buying it. In the latest round of political moves, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is setting its sights on the sunshine state. According to DSCC Chairman Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D), Florida is a ‘pickup opportunity’ for Democrats. […]
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Distrusting the Feds, DeSantis Signs Executive Order for a FL Investigation into Trump Assassination Attempt

Distrusting the Feds, DeSantis Signs Executive Order for a FL Investigation into Trump Assassination Attempt

Liv Caputo
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September 17, 2024
One day after Trump's second would-be assassin was charged with two gun counts in federal court, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced via executive order Tuesday morning that those charges aren't enough because the alleged criminal should be "punished to the fullest extent of the law." And the state of Florida—not the feds—are the ones who can […]
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DeSantis Distrusts South Florida Feds Investigating Second Trump Assassination Attempt: 'Not the Best Thing'

DeSantis Distrusts South Florida Feds Investigating Second Trump Assassination Attempt: 'Not the Best Thing'

Liv Caputo
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September 16, 2024
After former President Donald Trump escaped a suspected assassination attempt—again—in Palm Beach County, Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on the need for an independent state-level investigation. Why? Because he fears that the feds who prosecuted Trump in South Florida are the same ones who will investigate the alleged attack, which DeSantis claims is not […]
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DeSantis Asks All FL GOP Leaders to Bankroll Battle Against Amendment 4 Amid Election Interference Case

DeSantis Asks All FL GOP Leaders to Bankroll Battle Against Amendment 4 Amid Election Interference Case

Liv Caputo
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September 13, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Amid a Florida Supreme Court case alleging he's "interfering" in the election for an abortion amendment, Gov. Ron DeSantis called for all Republican leaders to donate to defeat the "deceptive and extreme" measure, which will be on the November ballot. The Governor's ask, posted to social media Friday afternoon, was a response to Republican […]
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Florida Health Agency's Anti-Abortion Website Hit With Second Lawsuit in One Week

Florida Health Agency's Anti-Abortion Website Hit With Second Lawsuit in One Week

Liv Caputo
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September 13, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Less than two months before Florida's abortion amendment will appear on the November ballot, a new state-sponsored website slamming the alleged "threat" of the measure has been hit with its second lawsuit in one week because it is "abusive", petitioners say, the website should be removed, and the state should be banned from ever […]
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Department of State Finds Fraud Evidence in Abortion Petitions Amid DeSantis' Amendment 4 Battle

Department of State Finds Fraud Evidence in Abortion Petitions Amid DeSantis' Amendment 4 Battle

Liv Caputo
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September 12, 2024
In the latest development in Gov. Ron DeSantis' war against a "radical" Florida abortion amendment, the Department of State announced Thursday that they've discovered evidence of fraudulent abortion petitions that helped secure the measure's spot on the November ballot. First broken by the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis' elections police have questioned some people who signed […]
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DeSantis Honors 9/11 Heroes on Anniversary, Touts Law Ensuring Future Generations Will Never Forget

DeSantis Honors 9/11 Heroes on Anniversary, Touts Law Ensuring Future Generations Will Never Forget

Liv Caputo
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September 11, 2024
It was the deadliest terror attack in history, claiming 2,977 lives in hours. So, on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attack, Gov. Ron DeSantis commemorated the fallen heroes murdered by al-Qaeda jihadists at a Palm Harbor ceremony Wednesday morning. "We'll never forget the sacrifices that those folks made, many of them just […]
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Florida Lawyer Sues DeSantis, Moody, and Weida Over Amendment 4

Florida Lawyer Sues DeSantis, Moody, and Weida Over Amendment 4

Liv Caputo
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September 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Florida lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and the head of a state health agency for "interfering with the election for Amendment 4". Adam Richardson, a lawyer from Lake Worth, is asking the Florida Supreme Court to issue writs of quo warranto and mandamus to DeSantis, […]
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