Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody unveiled online tools on Dec. 3 that workers can use to easily report violations of a new law requiring employers to accept exemptions to vaccine mandates. The new online documents clearly explain the rules, and the process, for employees wanting to opt-out of getting COVID-19 vaccines, and describe the way…
Florida Unveils Tools for Reporting Employers Who Violate Restrictions on Vaccine Mandates
Deep Dive (Nov. 19): DeSantis Signs Anti-Mandate Bills in Brandon, Florida
The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion spending bill Friday morning after Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s 8-and-a-half-hour speech pushed the vote to Friday morning. House Republicans stayed for the entirety of McCarthy’s speech and gave him a standing ovation at the end. His long speech beat out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s previous record. In…
DeSantis Signs Bills Countering Vaccine Mandates
BRANDON, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law on Thursday that will diminish the impact of federal CCP virus vaccine mandates in Florida. Under one of the new laws, Florida businesses that mandate COVID-19 vaccines will be required to offer exemptions for medical and religious reasons as well as to pregnant women and…
Florida to Dump OSHA for New State Regulating Authority
November 8, 2021
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Florida’s House Speaker Chris Sprowls said if Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is going to be “weaponized” against Floridians then the state will form its own regulatory agency. Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference early Nov. 8 announcing the upcoming emergency legislative session, beginning Nov. 15, would be introducing legislation to “protect Florida…
Registered Republicans in Florida Overtake Democrats in Historic ‘Milestone’: Gov. Desantis
Republicans have set a landmark by overtaking Democrats in the voter registration race for the first time in the sunshine state’s history, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “When I got elected governor we had 280,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said. “Today,…
DeSantis Introduces Election Integrity Bills to Go Before Legislature in Special Session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 3 asked legislators in his state to take on several election integrity measures when they meet for a special session later this month. The Republican governor had initially called for the special session of the Florida Legislature to strengthen the state’s ability to block vaccine and school mask mandates….
DeSantis Offers Florida Ports to Alleviate Supply Chain Pinch
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the ports in his state can act as part of a solution to ongoing supply chain issues. “So we have capacity at all of our ports … We’ve got capacity, and all of our ports can offer these businesses good incentives if they reroute their ships,” he said during an…
DeSantis Offers Florida Ports to Help Ease Supply Chain Pinch
October 23, 2021
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the ports in his state can act as part of a solution to ongoing supply chain issues. “So we have capacity at all of our ports … We’ve got capacity, and all of our ports can offer these businesses good incentives if they reroute their ships,” he said during an…
DeSantis Speaks Publicly For First Time About Wife’s Breast Cancer Battle Ahead
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–A week after releasing a short, prepared statement about his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spoke publicly about the matter for the first time Tuesday. “I have faith,” DeSantis said told reporters during a news conference in St. Pete Beach. “I got faith in the big guy upstairs, and I’ve…
Biden Admin to Repay Schools Defying DeSantis With Mask Mandates
August 14, 2021
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The administration of President Joe Biden said on Friday that it will step in to repay the Florida schools which are openly defying Gov. Ron Desantis by requiring students to wear masks. In a letter (pdf) to DeSantis (R), Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that the Biden administration will ensure that any school district which…
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