Tag Archives: Ron DeSantis

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Attorney General is rejecting a claim that the state’s Governor is a “White supremacist,” calling it “untrue.” During a segment on the Fox News program “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” Ashley Moody was asked about a charge from radio personality Charlamagne tha God that the Governor’s opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) meant that he …

NBC News reports: Penguin Random House, authors, parents and a free speech group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Florida school district for removing 10 books related to race and the LGBTQ community after a high school teacher complained. In addition to the publishing house, PEN America, a nonprofit group that advocates for free expression in literature, five authors whose …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: While at a non-denominational Christian private school in Tampa, DeSantis stood on a stage behind a “Let Kids Be Kids” sign to say that a “rogue element of the medical establishment” was engaging in “basically the mutilation of minors.”  DeSantis also signed a bill into law that he described as an extension of the Parental Rights …

Vox reports: The videos from Florida aren’t hard to find: Dozens of clips of empty fields, abandoned construction sites, and scores of truck drivers calling for boycotts of the state have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok and Twitter over the last month. The common thread? Fear and frustration over the state’s newest anti-immigrant law, signed a …

The New York Times reports: Florida legislation that was designed to hamstring Disney could end up helping the company, at least in relation to a lawsuit in state court over development at Walt Disney World near Orlando. On Tuesday, Disney filed a motion to dismiss the state court case. As a matter of legal maneuvering, the filing was routine: Disney …

NBC News reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he is sending more than 1,100 state law enforcement agents and National Guard members to Texas’ border with Mexico. The number is a tenfold increase compared to a similar move in 2021, and comes just weeks ahead of his expected presidential launch. DeSantis had signaled for weeks that he was preparing …

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports: Organizers of the New College of Florida graduating Class of 2023 student-led “Commencement On Our Terms” have announced civil rights leader and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Maya Wiley as the keynote speaker at the alternative graduation event on Thursday, May 18. New College graduating seniors and Nova Alliance alumni will …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his defense of a “good Samaritan” who choked out an erratic subway performer in New York City. “Vets look out for other vets,” DeSantis said in his latest defense of Daniel Penny. “What we can’t have in our society is inmates running the asylum,” DeSantis added. “And what you saw …

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: A presidential run for Gov. Ron DeSantis is now looking all but certain after two developments in Tallahassee Monday. The governor’s press secretary Bryan Griffin handed in his resignation from the executive office of the governor and announced he is joining DeSantis’ political operation. Griffin said in a statement: “I am stepping away from this role …

NBC News reports: As Florida gets ready to implement a new sweeping immigration law this summer, Miami-Dade County police said they do not plan on pulling over drivers to require them or car passengers to show paperwork confirming anyone’s immigration status. The new law, set to go into effect in July, makes it a felony to “knowingly and willfully” transport …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill imposing tough new penalties and restrictions on undocumented immigrants in Florida that, among other things, requires employers to use E-Verify to make sure workers are authorized to work in the U.S. By the weekend, Latin American truck drivers were threatening to stop delivering to and in Florida, according …

The Washington Post reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law Monday barring the state’s colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and limiting how race can be discussed in many courses. The move comes amid a larger conservative attack on higher education DEI programs, which DeSantis and others say reinforce racial …

The Messenger reports: In his interview with The Messenger, Trump expounded on his favorite topics, like the media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the 2020 election. When it came to questions about abortion, however, Trump was more cautious. “If you look at what DeSantis did, a lot of people don’t even know if he knew what he was doing. But …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: A Florida teacher is under investigation by the state Department of Education after what she believes is a targeted attack by a school board member who took issue with a Disney movie shown in her classroom. At a Hernando County School Board meeting Tuesday, fifth-grade teacher Jenna Barbee alleges school board member Shannon Rodriguez reported her …

South Florida Gay News reports: Drag queens and other performers who work up and down Wilton Drive, filed into the city commission chamber at Wilton Manors City Hall. They, along with other citizens, stood up and spoke out, urging commissioners to stand with them against the tyranny of Tallahassee. In the end, the panel sympathized, empathized, and voted against them. …

The New Republic reports: Just weeks ago, Ron DeSantis made it legal in Florida to conceal carry a gun without a permit, training, or even a background check. And on Friday, he signed a bill to prevent credit card companies from tracking the sale of firearms and ammunition. The bill stops companies from helping track suspicious weapons purchases—an increasing concern …

Florida Politics reports: In Iowa Saturday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said “drag queens” were part of the reason people didn’t want to enlist in the United States military. “When you see videos of folks recruiting for the military services using things like drag queens, you know, that is just fundamentally wrong,” DeSantis said in Sioux Center at the Feenstra Family Picnic, …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis has been fortified with millions of dollars in taxpayer money for legal fights stemming from his polarizing legislative agenda, with the scene now shifting from the Capitol to the courthouse. Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate tucked an unprecedented almost $16 million into the state’s $117 billion budget for litigation costs to …

Florida Politics reports: The Florida Governor offered high praise for the Hawkeye State, though it was probably familiar to those who have heard more than one of his speeches. “I was here in March and someone kind of took note and they’re like, ‘Man, look at all the stuff Iowa is doing. Iowa is like the Florida of the Midwest.’ …

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his support for Daniel Penny, the Marine charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, in a tweet Friday. “We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis wrote in a tweet with a fundraiser for Penny’s legal funds. “We …