Category: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

CPAC Crowd Applauds Being “Awake, not Woke” in Orlando

For nearly 12 hours, lovers of all things conservative cheered their way through speeches and panel discussions Feb. 24 at the sprawling Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando.  They wrapped up a day of applauding fiery monologues at the Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, by nibbling finger foods at the event’s official…


DeSantis Launches Donation Portal After Biden Admin Denies Aid to Tornado Victims

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantislaunched a donation portal on Feb. 22 following news that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied southwest Florida tornado victims recovery aid. “We cannot continue waiting on the federal government to provide relief to these Floridians,” DeSantis said in a Feb. 22 press release. “After meeting with survivors last week,…


Florida to Receive 4,000 Doses of New Monoclonal Antibodies Treatment

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Florida is scheduled to receive 4,000 doses of a monoclonal antibody treatment that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found to be effective against the omicron variant that is derived from COVID-19. On Feb. 11,  the FDA sent a letter to Eli Lily, the maker of Bebtelovimab, that the company has…


Florida House Advances 15-week abortion ban to the Senate

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Two minutes after midnight, on Feb. 17,  the Florida House voted to advance legislation that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape and incest. The measure is headed to the Florida Senate and, if approved, will land on the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R.), who has…


Florida Senate to Vote on Controversial Bill that Would Harm Everglades, but Benefit Farmers

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – A controversial water bill is up for a Senate vote Feb. 17 that could decide who controls the water levels of Lake Okeechobee, which has environmentalists and the governor concerned with the future of the Everglades and restorations efforts. Senate Bill 2508 was a “last-minute filing” on Feb. 4 that would…


Florida Sets Tourism Record for 2021

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida is open for business, welcoming nearly 118 million domestic visitors in 2021, and surpassing pre-pandemic visitation levels for two quarters in a row. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R.) was all smiles on Feb. 15 as he announced that the number of visitors to the Sunshine State between October and December 2021 was…


DeSantis: Biden Border Policies are Harming Children and Promote Human Trafficking

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) met with faith leaders and Cuban Americans who were part of a youth airlift some 60 years ago, to discuss the border crisis and the Biden administration’s reckless policies that endanger migrant children. DeSantis said at a roundtable discussion on Feb. 7 that “failed border policies”…


Florida Governor, AG Amend Immigration Policy Suit Against Biden Administration

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Attorney General Ashley Moody have filed an amended lawsuit against the Biden administration, challenging a new immigration policy after fresh evidence surfaced of illegal immigrants being released into the United States, some of them in Florida. The Feb. 2 complaint was prompted in part by recent video…


DeSantis Expresses Disappointment Over Lack of Federal Funding for Florida Everglades

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), along with a delegation of state and federal lawmakers, assembled at the edge of the Florida Everglades on Jan. 31 to express their disappointment in the Biden administration’s failure to allocate funding to advance the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). The governor said that while the state is “doing…


Feds Allocate Nearly 44,000 COVID-19 Treatments to Florida

The federal government has allocated almost 44,000 monoclonal antibody treatments and anti-viral medications to Florida. The supplies are almost evenly divided between antiviral medications and monoclonals, the Florida Department of Health said in an email. Department press secretary Jeremy Redfern said, “It includes monoclonals and oral treatment options. The bulk of these options being 21,060…