Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not interested in Twitter moving to Florida because it would increase the cost of living for other Floridians, he told reporters on May 2. DeSantis said even though Florida has “done very well, over the last few years” he is only interested in attracting businesses that are “producing things.” “Importing some…
DeSantis Vows to Sign Constitutional Carry Gun Law
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed on April 29 that Florida will have a Constitutional Carry gun law before the end of his term. “Constitutional Carry,” sometimes called permitless carry, allows people to carry a weapon without a license or permit. The term was derived from the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which gives citizens…
DeSantis Says Biden’s Disinformation Board ‘Not Acceptable’ in Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, on April 29, rejected the Biden administration’s newly formed Disinformation Governance Board, comparing its aim to educate the public about disinformation to “stifling dissent” and likening it to George Orwell’s “Ministry of Truth.” The creation of the Disinformation Governance Board was announced by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Creating Nation’s First Office of Election Crimes and Security
During a packed April 25 press conference in Spring Hill, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 524 into law, strengthening voting rules in the state and establishing the nation’s first Office of Election Crimes and Security at the Department of State, specifically formed to investigate and prosecute voter fraud. While most legacy media news…
Dissolving Disney’s Special District ‘Catastrophic’ for Local Taxpayers
The Reedy Creek Improvement District’s (RCID) Board of Supervisors meets on April 27 for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the district’s offices on Hotel Plaza Boulevard in Lake Buena Vista. On the agenda is an appointment, an amended work order, and a proposed solar power purchase agreement—typical stuff for a special district accorded most…
Disney Has Lost $34 Billion in Value Since Embarking on Culture War With Florida
Disney’s market cap has shrunk by nearly $34 billion since the company expressed its full-throated opposition to a Florida law banning instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools for kindergarten through third grade. Florida lawmakers in March passed HB 1557, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was signed…
DeSantis Signs Stop Woke Act to Prohibit Critical Race Theory in Schools, Workplace Training
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Stop Woke Act in Hialeah Gardens on April 22 to restrict ideological indoctrination and training in schools and in the workplace. HB 7, or what the Republican governor called the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids Act, was passed during the 2022 legislative session and signed by the governor….
DeSantis Signs Stop Woke Act
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Stop Woke Act in Hialeah Gardens on April 22 to restrict ideological indoctrination and training in schools and in the workplace. HB 7, or what the Republican governor called the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids Act, was passed during the 2022 legislative session and signed by the governor….
DeSantis Signs Bill to Reform Higher Education
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a higher education reform bill on April 19 to hold faculty accountable, and ensure transparency with the curriculum. Under the new law, which takes effect July 1, tenured faculty will be reviewed every five years by a Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida, which will…
DeSantis Signs Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Bill
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality bill, HB-5, into law on April 14, banning most abortions after 15 weeks. Exceptions to the law, which goes into effect July 1, would be to save a mother’s life, or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality. “We are here to defend…
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