Ron DeSantis’s war on Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District is both dumb and self-defeating His constituents are the ones who will foot the bill for his MAGA posturing. Mic · Mar 10, 2022
Voting rights advocates decry Florida’s new office for election crimes State legislature approves $3m for team of 25 to investigate voting crimes experts say are vanishingly rare The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2022
DeSantis gets his own election police No other state has an election crimes unit Salon · Mar 10, 2022
Florida Legislature sends voting bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fueled by their base’s concerns about voter fraud, Republicans in the Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved a contentious slate of elections reforms that would create a first-of-its-kind office to investigate election crimes. Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022
Florida House set to pass election police bill backed by gov Florida lawmakers are set to pass a voting law package that would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes, a priority of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Florida OKs bill aimed at keeping immigrants out of state All Florida government agencies will be prohibited from doing business with transportation companies that bring immigrants who are in the country illegally into the state The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Florida Tax Guide Explore Florida's state tax rates for income, sales, property, retirement, and more. Learn how Florida compares nationwide. Kiplinger · Mar 9, 2022
"Mask-shaming" is becoming a thing again "Triggering": psychologists weigh in on what makes some Americans so angry about seeing others in face masks Salon · Mar 8, 2022
Florida recommends against COVID vaccines for healthy kids Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has released guidance recommending against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
GOP revives deadly "gays recruit" myth Florida Republicans are accusing LGBTQ people of "grooming," "sexual instruction," and bribing kids to be gay Salon · Mar 8, 2022
FL first state to buck CDC on vaccines The announcement comes just days after the state's governor scolded high school kids for wearing masks Salon · Mar 8, 2022
What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill? Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
Editorial: DeSantis sacrifices Floridians for his personal ambition As author Bob Woodward tells the story, the new virus in China didn’t yet have a name in early 2020, but Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Robert O’Brien, warned him of “the biggest national security threat you face in your presidency.” The warning proved accurate. Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022
Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo says the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022 Fire forces evacuation of 600 homes in Florida Panhandle Residents in 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle have been evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others, in an area that has spent the past three years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael
Miami Herald · Mar 5, 2022 Fabiola Santiago: How can Gov. DeSantis, whose wife had cancer, bully strangers into unmasking? Geez! Don’t listen to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a follower of debunked science. Keep that mask on indoors when social distancing isn’t possible and it’s prudent to do so, Floridians.
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022 Florida Senate passes GOP election police bill The Florida Senate has passed a voting law package that was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force dedicated to pursing election crimes
Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022 Analysis: DeSantis has momentum in bid to wrestle GOP away from Trump Ron DeSantis is having a moment.
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022 Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida’s legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America
Salon · Mar 4, 2022 CDC head rips Ron DeSantis over masks "Those students should have been comfortable wearing a mask," the CDC head said. "It is absolutely their choice"
Miami Herald · Mar 4, 2022 Fla. Senate passes bill seeking to keep ‘unlawful’ migrants from being brought to Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans are poised to bar the state from doing business with companies that bring undocumented immigrants into the state, a move that Democrats and faith leaders across the state worry will complicate the resettlement of unaccompanied minors who come to Florida to be reunified with their…
The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2022 Florida Republicans pass bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks Governor Ron DeSantis expected to sign bill into law, with abortion rights under increasing threat in many US states
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022 CDC director rebukes DeSantis for telling teens to remove masks: ‘It is absolutely their choice’ ‘Those students should have been comfortable wearing a mask’
Roll Call · Mar 4, 2022 DeSantis has momentum in bid to wrestle GOP away from Trump - Roll Call Florida's Ron DeSantis trails Donald Trump in a conservative group's 2024 poll, but has trimmed his deficit by 11 points in recent months.
Miami Herald · Mar 4, 2022 Fabiola Santiago: How can Gov. DeSantis, whose wife has cancer, bully strangers into unmasking? Don’t listen to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a follower of debunked science. Keep that mask on indoors when social distancing isn’t possible and it’s prudent to do so, Floridians.