Tag: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Judge Dismisses Election Fraud Case, Branding Florida Prosecutions an ‘Overreach of Power’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A Miami judge on Oct. 21 approved a motion to dismiss an elections fraud case brought by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Election Crimes Unit. The state had charged Robert Wood and 19 other people with election fraud in August after a state roundup by the Election Crimes Unit, a new body that the…


Florida’s Unemployment Rate Drops to ‘Another Historic Low’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida’s unemployment rate continues to outpace the national averages, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Oct. 21, saying The Sunshine State has hit “another historic low,” despite the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian. DeSantis announced that the state’s September unemployment rate dropped to 2.5 percent. It is the second lowest rate in state recorded…


‘Angel Wife’ Has Two Small Reasons for Opposing Illegal Immigration

PLANT CITY, Fla.—Widow Nikki Jones listened to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis demand during a recent press conference, “Where’s the outrage of the failed border policies of the Biden administration?” “I don’t hear outrage about the criminal aliens that have gotten through and then victimize people—not only in Florida, but all throughout the country,” he railed….


DeSantis Expands Early Voting Options for Counties Hit Hardest by Hurricane Ian

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Voters in three Southwest Florida counties that were devastated by Hurricane Ian will have more options to cast their ballots on Nov. 8 under an emergency order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Oct. 13. Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota counties will see changes as the result of residents being displaced because their homes…


PREMIERING NOW: Are We in a Cold Civil War?: David Reaboi on ‘Elite Mentality,’ Concepts of Justice, and the Left’s ‘Self-Radicalizing Ice Cream Cone’

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Claremont Institute fellow David Reaboi at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida to discuss the broader impact that progressive ideology is having on America. “We’re seeing the necessary consequence of, let’s say,…


Are We in a Cold Civil War?: David Reaboi on ‘Elite Mentality,’ Concepts of Justice, and the Left’s ‘Self-Radicalizing Ice Cream Cone’

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Claremont Institute fellow David Reaboi at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida to discuss the broader impact that progressive ideology is having on America. “We’re seeing the necessary consequence of, let’s say, ‘radical left thought’ over the last 50 years really in full bloom,”…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Are We in a Cold Civil War?: David Reaboi on ‘Elite Mentality,’ Concepts of Justice, and the Left’s ‘Self-Radicalizing Ice Cream Cone’

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Claremont Institute fellow David Reaboi at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida to discuss the broader impact that progressive ideology is having on America. “We’re seeing the necessary consequence of, let’s say,…


Stay or Go? Many Southwest Florida Residents Hunkering Down as Hurricane Ian Powers Toward Coast

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—It’s been 18 years since the area of Charlotte Harbor has seen a major hurricane but another one is about to make its presence known and residents are either getting out or hunkering down preparing for the worst. Lisa Mottler, an avid horsewoman and Punta Gorda business owner, said she and her husband…


Deported Immigrants Say They Want to Return to ‘Beautiful’ Martha’s Vineyard

Some of the roughly 50 illegal immigrants who flew to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts last week only to be deported, said they would like to return to the “beautiful” elite island home of wealthy families in the summer. Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Fall River told the National Catholic Reporter newspaper that three out of…


Florida County Halts Plan to Use ‘Shocking’ Sex-Ed Visual Aids in Public Schools

When parents found out about the “visual aids” Duval County Public Schools were planning to pass out to middle-school students in reproductive health class, they were shocked and disgusted, and made it clear they would speak up at the next school board meeting. And at that, the school district backed down from its plan, saying…