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DeSantis Signs Veteran Legislation on D-Day Anniversary On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three pro-veteran bills into law. The Florida governor spoke alongside veterans of World War II—one of whom is...READ MORE   FL Sen. Jonathan Martin: "Glad this long overdue bill was signed into law by @GovRonDeSantis. I am glad our […]

On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three pro-veteran bills into law. The Florida governor spoke alongside veterans of World War II—one of whom is nearing his 105th birthday—at a Port Charlotte press conference, where he stressed the importance of protecting veterans from exploitation, making it easier for them to […]

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony emphasized he will not involve his sheriff's office in any U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as top cop. The comments came during a county commissioner meeting this week. “We have other priorities in this community that we’re focused on and immigration is not one of them, not to […]

Uthmeier Charges Central Florida Sheriff in Illegal Gambling Operation Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges Thursday against a member of law enforcement, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez, for his role in an illegal gambling operation...READ MORE   GOP Chair Evan Power: "Why wouldn’t we ban travel from counties that have over a 30% visa […]

TALLAHASSEE—Days after Florida's top higher education board shot down a presidential finalist for the first time ever, House Speaker Danny Perez called the move "embarrassing" and preventable had a bill despised by Gov. Ron DeSantis passed the legislature. Perez, a Miami Republican who's clashed with DeSantis for months, spoke to reporters on Thursday, two days […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis joined other southern state governors, Georgia's Brian Kemp and South Carolina's Henry McMaster, in a letter on Wednesday asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for more state control over red snapper fishing in the South Atlantic. "We are requesting state management of Red Snapper and other reef fish in the Atlantic," DeSantis said. […]

TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis’s controversial new law revamping how citizen-led amendments are put on the ballot will almost fully stay on the books, an Obama-appointed federal judge decided Wednesday. Judge Mark Walker largely sided with the state in his 33-page order, denying all but one of activist groups’ swath of pleas to block various parts of […]

DeSantis Aide Kamoutsas Installed as Education Commissioner After Ono Falls Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, just one day after another...READ MORE   Rep. Randy Fine: "Boo hoo. She has no one to blame but her father. She shouldn't have […]

TALLAHASSEE—There's not a "need" to fund positions in the budget for Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis's Hope Florida charity, one appropriations chair said Wednesday. Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, the chair of the budget conference on Pre-K-12 Education, noted that while negotiations between the House and Senate are ongoing and subject to change, the House doesn't […]

TALLAHASSEE—There's not a "need" to fund positions in the budget for Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis's Hope Florida charity, one appropriations chair said Wednesday. Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, the chair of the budget conference on Pre-K-12 Education, noted that while negotiations between the House and Senate are ongoing and subject to change, the House doesn't […]

Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, a top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis, was confirmed as the next Education Commissioner in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, just one day after another prospective education leader was shot down by DeSantis allies. The Florida Board of Education resoundingly approved of Kamoutsas, one of DeSantis's four deputy Chief of Staff officers, […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pushed for one of his top aides to become the next Education Commissioner, replacing Manny Diaz, Jr. ahead of his new job as interim President of the University of West Florida. DeSantis recommended Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas, one of his four deputy chief of staff officers, to be Florida's top education […]

In a historic first, the Florida Board of Governors on Tuesday blocked Dr. Santa Ono from becoming the University of Florida’s next president, caving to Trump world’s bitter criticism of his past support for diversity initiatives and allegations of antisemitism. Ono, who resigned his post as president of the University of Michigan just hours after […]

Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R-Highland Beach) celebrated after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed her bill on Monday to protect commercial property owners from people who are squatting, or someone who occupies a property without the owner's permission and intends to live there. “This bill is proof that when we listen to residents, good things happen,” Gossett-Seidman said […]

DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' Inspiring Colorado's Molotov Cocktail-Wielding Anti-Semite Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an...READ MORE   Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Property rights are essential to maintaining an orderly and stable society. That’s why I signed legislation last year to […]

In a sequel to his stringent anti-squatter law signed last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a pair of bills targeting squatters at hotels, motels, and commercial businesses on Monday. DeSantis lauded the Sunshine State's massive strides in property rights at a bill-signing ceremony hosted in Sarasota Monday morning, where he greenlit SB 322, "Property Rights," […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an antisemitic Egyptian in the U.S. illegally. DeSantis spoke at a Sarasota press conference Monday morning, where he condemned 45-year-old suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman for allegedly firebombing a Colorado demonstration calling […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an education bill package on Friday that includes a ban on cell phone use for elementary and middle school students, as well as limitations for high schoolers during instructional time. The package is part of other provisions under HB 1105. Rep. Jennifer Kincart Johnson (R-Lakeland) sponsored the bill in the House. […]