DeSantis, citing report with anonymous source, declares victory in Hope Florida scandal

Citing a report in the online publication The Floridian, DeSantis and a spokesperson for Uthmeier asserted that the probe ...
Miami Herald

DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds — an amount far greater than previously known — as part of a brazen agenda last year to defeat two ballot amendments ...
Tallahassee Democrat

One year before he goes home, DeSantis’ agenda stays big

Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon enter his last year in office but his wish list of major items from the Legislature hasn’t diminished. For the 60-day regular legislative session that starts Jan. 13, ...
Independent Florida Alligator

What DeSantis’ call to cut H-1B visas means for UF

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent crackdown on H-1B visas leaves the future of academics at UF hanging in the balance. An H-1B visa allows American employers to hire college-educated foreign citizens for up ...
WPBF

DeSantis outlines AI concerns while proposing protective laws for Floridians

AND MULTIPLE FIREARM RELATED CHARGES. PROPOSALS TO BUILD MASSIVE AI DATA CENTERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE TREASURE COAST ARE FACING SOME PUSHBACK FROM RESIDENTS TODAY. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HELD A ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida redistricting, voting changes threaten state's Black political strength

The voting power of Black and minority communities is under threat from potential electoral map changes by the U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana ...
WPLG

Backfill or backfire? DeSantis’ plan to replace local tax dollars draws debate

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pitching a $117 billion state budget for the next fiscal year, about $2 billion more than the current, $114.8 billion. Speaking in Orlando on Wednesday, he ...
Palm Beach Post

Lawsuit calls on Gov. DeSantis to fill House vacancy in central part of Palm Beach County

Democrat Emily Gregory is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for not scheduling a special election for the vacant House District 87 seat. The seat has been empty since Republican Mike Caruso resigned on Aug. 18, ...
Tampa Bay Times

DeSantis dismisses calls to declare emergency over Florida SNAP benefits

DeSantis said the state’s agriculture department would help with food aid and criticized Democrats who urged him to do more. Gov. DeSantis and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson share a ...
Sun Sentinel

Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections

Since taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken two different approaches when a member of Congress or the Florida Legislature resigns or dies. Sometimes he acts speedily to call a special election to ...
Sun Sentinel

The DeSantis Court, and how it got that way | Editorial

Five of the seven justices on the Florida Supreme Court owe their positions to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Soon there will be a sixth. No other governor has ever appointed more than four or had so ruinous an ...
Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Urge lawmakers to resist DeSantis’ redistricting push

This is going to be a hellish legislative session — again — for many Florida lawmakers. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants them to reconfigure the boundaries of the state’s 28 congressional districts -— and do ...