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TALLAHASSEE --- A day after local officials said the federal government plans to send about 1,000 migrants a month to two South Florida counties, Gov. Ron DeSantis bemoaned the move, arguing that under his leadership the state has been “very cooperative” with federal immigration authorities.
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped slightly from March to April, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity. The 3.4 percent April rate, down from 3.5 percent in March, represented 357,000 Floridians out of work from a workforce of 10.3 million. That was a reduction of 3,000 unemployed people compared to March. […]
“It is unacceptable that we cannot inform the voters what happened in 2016."
"The United States and Florida are positioned as global leaders in commercial aerospace.”
TALLAHASSEE --- In his first veto, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rejected a bill that would have blocked local governments from banning plastic straws.
Florida’s economy is booming, and so is its population growth.
Healthcare costs have been skyrocketing, Florida’s population keeps growing, and the state’s doctor shortage is only getting worse.
Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated Thursday that he plans to sign a bill to combat anti-Semitism while on a trip to Israel this month.
I don’t think he (DeSantis) knows anything about education. These are kind of standard education reform in Florida position, I don't think he knows anything about them.”- Billy Townsend
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation that expands the controversial school “guardian” program to allow armed classroom teachers.
About a dozen activists with two gun-control advocacy groups dropped off a stack of papers with 13,000 signatures at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office Tuesday as they urged him to veto a bill that would allow armed classroom teachers.
Lawmakers like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R), who both met with President Trump to discuss rising healthcare costs, are pushing for the importation of less expensive prescription drugs to help ease the rising healthcare costs on Americans.
He ran. He won. And now, Gov. Ron DeSantis is conquering Florida politics as we know it. With sky high approval ratings over the way in his first five months in office, DeSantis appears as if he can do no wrong.
He ran. He won. And now, Gov. Ron DeSantis is conquering Florida politics as we know it. With sky high approval ratings over the way in his first five months in office, DeSantis appears as if he can do no wrong.
The most notable of the so-called "controversial bills that failed was the fetal 'heartbeat' bill, even as many other Republican-led state legislatures passed similar legislation.
“This legislation is an effort to stop the exploitation of children.”
The controversial "Guardian" school safety measure proposed by Republicans in the Florida Legislature has just passed the state House of Representatives. The bill that would allow teachers to be armed in the classroom will now makes its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. READ MOREÂ
For the second time this legislative session, the House on Wednesday sent a strict “sanctuary city” bill to the Senate, where Senate President Bill Galvano has already said he plans to make changes and bounce the issue back to the House.
