Ron DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that he would be deploying law enforcement to combat any spring breakers that are "causing havoc."

Since becoming the Florida Democratic Party Chair, former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) launched the “Take Back Florida” tour to gain voter registrations for the left side of the aisle. After years of Democrats dominating the state of Florida in terms of party affiliation of its residents, Republicans – for the first time in […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida Legislature's second attempt at social media regulations for children has passed the Senate Floor, providing for increased parental rights provisions. The bill replaces its sister measure, which was killed by the Governor after outcries for increased parental discretion. Sponsored by Republican Sen. Erin Grall, HB 1 would have issued a blanket ban […]

DeSantis Kills Social Media ban Bill. The eighth week of the Florida Session was jam-packed with groundbreaking legislation, with Lawmakers pushing several bills through the Legislature and onto the Governor's desk. The biggest bill signed this week was a measure allowing for the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury documents, hoping for increased transparency and […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially killed the highly contested social media ban for minors, but that doesn't mean the Legislature is done with regulating these platforms. On Monday, Lawmakers'  quickly-drafted Plan B measure will be seen on the Senate Floor, one that they hope is more agreeable to the Governor. "I have vetoed HB […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida House has passed a Republican-led bill banning sleeping on public property and requiring local governments to fund homeless camps, leading Democrats to claim this will criminalize homelessness and lead to economic dependency on the federal government. "The status quo is not acceptable," Republican Rep. Sam Garrison, HB 1365's sponsor, said on the […]

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called on his fellow Floridians in the State Legislature to reject HB 789/SB 738 – legislation that “revises construction relating to causes of action for damages to real or personal property directly resulting from certain discharges or other conditions of pollution.” Some believe this bill would make it easier for polluters […]

SINE DIE! The final week of the Legislative Session has come and gone, and with it a series of scraps as Lawmakers rushed to pass their last-minute bills. Sine Die officially came at 2:27 PM on Friday, marked by the signature hanky-drop from the Capitol's sergeants, signifying session is over—and a flurry of bill signing […]

PALM BEACH, FL—The grand jury documents from Jeffrey Epstein's 2006 Florida trial will be released in less than five months, due to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a new law mandating grand jury testimony of dead pedophiles be publicly available. “The public deserves to know who participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking,” DeSantis said at a […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Senate President Kathleen Passidomo told reporters that she believes Gov. DeSantis will veto Republicans' highly controversial social media ban for minors, and the Legislature will instead craft new language that the Governor agrees to. HB 1, sponsored by Republican Rep. Tyler Sirois and Republican Sen. Erin Grall, was passed by the Florida Legislature last […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The newly confirmed Director of the Florida State Guard announced that only five members of the organization are currently at the Texas border, though the Guard is prepared to send up to a platoon to shore up the southern border. "The support that we still think we may send is about a platoon-level: that's […]

Social Media Ban Puts Parental Rights in Crosshairs The past week at the Capitol has been a flurry of activity, with Lawmakers rushing to turn their bills into Florida law. With only a week and a half left in the 2024 Legislative Session, big bills related to Jeffrey Epstein and—in the most controversial news of […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a press conference in Pensacola, Florida regarding his recent to deploy additional Highway Patrolmen and National Guardsmen to the southern border to aid the state of Texas during the current migrant crisis at the southern border. The Florida governor described this decision as a “years-long effort” to help the Lone […]

Despite facing continued criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, Florida House Bill 1, which would ban minors under the age of 16 from accessing social media, is headed for Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) desk after passing the Florida House. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) issued an inflammatory message after the bill's passing, calling it "a blatant and disturbing […]

Governor DeSantis has turned down the idea of a Trump-DeSantis ticket, and he’s also not ruling out a possible 2028 presidential run.

TALLAHASSEE, FL—During yet another press conference,  Gov. Ron DeSantis hit on hot topics like troops at the Texas border, Hurricane Idalia relief, and Jeffrey Epstein, announcing in Cedar Key his plans to increase security, relief, and transparency for Floridians. "If you don't have a border you don't have a country...There's a lot of people from […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a press conference Thursday in Lake Buena Vista highlighting the changes brought by eliminating the Disney-owned Reedy Creek Improvement District, now the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. "We were here almost a year ago signing legislation to bring an end to really an anomaly of local government, which was the Reedy Creek Improvement District […]

Florida HB1, which would ban minors from accessing social media, has faced considerable controversy since its introduction at the beginning of the year. During a press conference in Lake Buena Vista, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) stated "There are legitimate issues that [have] got to be worked out," and reiterated the importance of parental rights. "I am […]