Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation designed to lower prescription drug prices by, among other things, curbing the power of industry middlemen, the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Those third-party administrators typically process and pay drug claims of health plans, and negotiate discounts with drug manufacturers and pharmacies. In a signing ceremony on May 3,…
DeSantis Signs Bill Aiming to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
May 3, 2023
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DeSantis Signs Bill Curbing Financial Use of ‘Woke’ Investment Principles
May 2, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill curbing financial companies’ use of ESG principles to govern investment or lending decisions in the state. According to DeSantis ESG—environmental, social, and governmental—has become a backdoor way for companies to impose woke values on communities that would never approve such things at the ballot box. At…
New Central Florida District Board Members Vote To Sue Disney Over Last-Minute Deal
May 2, 2023
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Disney’s new oversight board voted on May 1 to sue the giant entertainment corporation in state court and to defend itself against the company’s federal lawsuit. Meanwhile, in Florida’s Northern District federal court, U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Fitzpatrick recused himself on April 28 from Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, citing a conflict of…
IN-DEPTH: Florida Set to Approve Medical Freedom Bill Targeting Vaccines, Masks, and Mandates—Some Activists Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The Florida Legislature is poised to pass a medical freedom bill vastly expanding Floridians’ protections against what Governor Ron DeSantis has called “medical authoritarianism.” But even as that’s happening, some of the medical freedom movement’s leaders in the state are denouncing the bill as a sellout and a sham. They decry the substitution of another…
IN-DEPTH: Florida Set to Approve Bill Targeting Vaccines, Masks, and Mandates—Some Activists Say It’s Not Enough
The Florida Legislature is poised to pass a medical freedom bill vastly expanding Floridians’ protections against what Gov. Ron DeSantis has called “medical authoritarianism.” But even as that’s happening, some of the medical freedom movement’s leaders in the state are denouncing the bill as a sellout and a sham. They decry the substitution of another…
Nikki Haley Invites Disney to South Carolina Amid Ongoing Lawsuit
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley invited Disney to relocate to South Carolina amid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s long-running dispute with the company to revoke its special legal and economic privileges. In a post on Twitter Wednesday, the former South Carolina governor toyed with the idea that her home state would happily accept Disney if the…
ANALYSIS: Will Trump, Biden Meet Again in 2024?
April 27, 2023
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News analysis Now that President Joe Biden has formally announced his bid for a second term, the United States is one step closer to a rematch that polls suggest many Americans don’t want. No high-profile Democrat has entered the party’s 2024 presidential primary. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who declared his candidacy earlier this month, is…
IN-DEPTH: Trump, DeSantis and Their Surrogates Already at War on Social Media
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are fighting a war of words, and the battlefield is social media. Hardly a day goes by without sniping. Trump, the former president and declared presidential candidate for 2024, lashes out relentlessly at DeSantis. The Florida governor, a likely-but-undeclared candidate, takes subtler swings at the former political ally. And various…
IN-DEPTH: Trump, DeSantis and Their Surrogates at War on Social Media
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are fighting a war of words, and the battlefield is social media. Hardly a day goes by without sniping. Trump, the former president and declared presidential candidate for 2024, lashes out relentlessly at DeSantis. The Florida governor, a likely-but-undeclared candidate, takes subtler swings at the former political ally. And various…
DeSantis, Youngkin Kick Off Overseas Trips Amid 2024 Speculation
April 24, 2023
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The Republican governors of Florida and Virginia began their overseas tours on April 24 amid lingering speculation that either one, or both, will jump into the 2024 presidential race. While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei. …
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