A new Florida law defies a longstanding custom that states will honor each other’s driver’s licenses. On May 10, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law. The measure was passed by Florida’s legislators as a means of protecting the state and its citizens from the costly and sometimes dangerous effects of illegal…
Florida Law Invalidating Diver’s Licenses for Out-of-State Illegal Immigrants Gets Mixed Reviews
Trump Bashes, DeSantis Shadow Boxes in Display of Contrasting Campaigns in North Carolina
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is shadowboxing while former President Donald Trump is going in for the knock-out punch even before the fight officially begins. The contrasting styles of the leading contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race were evident in speeches on successive nights before the 2023 North Carolina Republican Convention. While DeSantis alluded…
DeSantis Tells Tulsa Rally He Will Turn America Around If Elected President in 2024
TULSA, Okla.—Republican governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida brought his campaign to Oklahoma this weekend where he picked up fellow Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt’s endorsement and told voters his plan to turn the country around. Stitt compared DeSantis’s administration to his own work in Oklahoma. He said both states resisted mask mandates, both…
US Military’s Bronze Star Has Spurred Debate, but No Doubt About DeSantis’s ‘Meritorious Service’
When Florida Gov. and 2024 GOP presidential primary contender Ron DeSantis is stumping on the campaign trail, his standard speech doesn’t delve into the details of what he did as an attorney in the United States Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or in Iraq. Instead, rather than focus on his…
Trump, Not Governor Kemp, to Star at Georgia Republican Convention
Georgia’s GOP convention kicks off on June 9 in Columbus. While Republican governor Brian Kemp won reelection convincingly over Stacey Abrams in November, he and most of his cabinet won’t be there. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to arrive and speak, with much hoopla, on June 10—just after his June 8 announcement on…
Trump to Speak at GOP Convention in Georgia Amid Post-Indictment Chaos
Former President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Republican state convention in Georgia on June 10, his first public appearance after his federal indictment in the classified document probe. Republican governor Brian Kemp and his cabinet are not expected to attend the convention, which kicked off on June 9. Kari Lake, a prominent Trump…
DeSantis Launches Coalition of States to Strengthen Border Security
Meeting with sheriffs from four states—including several in national leadership positions—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the formation of a coalition of states to fight the border security battle without federal leadership on the cause. “We have a great country. We’ve got a proud history, but this country is falling on its face with respect to…
DeSantis Signs Digital Bill of Rights for Florida
Seeking to give Floridians control over their own data, freedom from web censorship, and protection for their children online, Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 6 signed a bill creating a Digital Bill of Rights for the state. “If a multibillion-dollar company is conspiring to take your data and sell it or use it against you,…
Top Pollster Says Path to GOP Victory Is Clear—but Which Candidate?
Even Republican consultants say the presidency seems out of reach this time around. With swing states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures, and lax COVID-era voter laws still in place, the White House is out of reach. But Rich Baris says the experts have it wrong again. The director of the Big Data Poll says…
PREMIERING at 11AM ET: Top Pollster Says Path to GOP Victory Is Clear—but Which Candidate?
Even Republican consultants say the presidency seems out of reach this time around. With swing states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures, and lax COVID-era voter laws still in place, the White House is out of reach. But Rich Baris says the experts have it wrong again. The director of the Big Data Poll says…
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