Category: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

IN-DEPTH: DeSantis and Youngkin Overseas Trips Fuel 2024 Speculation

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. …


DeSantis and Youngkin Overseas Trips Fuel 2024 Speculation

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. …


DeSantis to Visit Japan, South Korea, Israel, UK Amid 2024 Speculation

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a multi-country tour—with stops in Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom—to promote economic ties between his state and the foreign nations. The trade mission, organized in conjunction with Enterprise Florida, will take off next week. “Florida has the 15th largest economy in the world, and that…


New District To Find Last-Minute Disney Deal Illegal, Source Says

The Disney Company’s last-minute deal to retain control of Disney World’s special district is legally flawed for multiple reasons and will probably be voided, a source close to the deal’s investigation said. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already launched a state investigation into the February deal—one made less than three weeks before the state took…


DeSantis Says Legislature Will Roll Back Disney’s Last-Minute Deal

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down on his war with the Disney company, saying the legislature will soon invalidate the company’s last-minute moves to circumvent the new state-appointed board governing its special district. In a speech in Lake Buena Vista on April 17, DeSantis said he was confident the special district’s new board—at its meeting…


Injecting Government Money in Florida’s New School Choice Program Could Result in Unpleasant Consequences: Panelists

Florida’s new universal school choice law stipulates that when it comes to education funding, “the money follows the child.” But that promise is being eyed with caution by some, including those advocating for religious schools and homeschoolers—groups broadly seen as the bill’s greatest beneficiaries. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the school choice bill on March…


Government Money in Florida’s New School Choice Program Could Result in Unpleasant Consequences: Panelists

Florida’s new universal school choice law stipulates that when it comes to education funding, “the money follows the child.” But that promise is being eyed with caution by some, including those advocating for religious schools and homeschoolers—groups broadly seen as the bill’s greatest beneficiaries. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the school choice bill on March…


DeSantis Promises Round 2 of ‘Fireworks’ With Disney Next Week

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised the start of “round two” next week in the “fireworks” with the Walt Disney Company. During an address at the Butler County Lincoln Day Dinner in southwest Ohio on April 13, DeSantis said, “They’re fighting us on this. The media’s acting like Disney getting out from under … no, it’s…


Governor DeSantis Attend GOP Lincoln Day of Butler County, Ohio

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Attends the GOP 2023 Lincoln Day of Butler County, Ohio at 7:30 p.m. ET on April 13. …


Governor DeSantis Attends GOP Lincoln Day of Butler County, Ohio

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the GOP 2023 Lincoln Day of Butler County, Ohio, at 7:30 p.m. ET on April 13. …