Category: Florida

DeSantis’s Immigration Bill Would Nullify Illegal Border-Crossers’ Out-of-State IDs

New legislation proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would invalidate driver’s licenses and state identification cards obtained by illegal immigrants in other states. The “bold initiative,” according to Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia and would crack down on illegal immigration in the Sunshine State by addressing the issue on multiple fronts, including employment, health care,…


DeSantis Touts People Leaving ‘Leftist’ Governed States for Florida in California Speech

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his state’s continued population growth as a sign of people fleeing states that are governed by “leftists,” like California. “Over the last four years, we’ve witnessed a great American exodus from states governed by leftist politicians imposing leftist ideologies and delivering poor results,” DeSantis said in a speech at…


Florida Officials Issue Warning After Man Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba

Health authorities in Florida issued a warning late last week to residents about tap water after it was confirmed that a man died from a brain-eating amoeba. The alert, issued to Charlotte County, said that residents should avoid washing their face with tap water. Officials said the unidentified man was infected with the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria…


5 Months After Ian, Battered Florida Beach Town is Abuzz by Day, Empty by Night

SAN CARLOS ISLAND, Fla.—The sun is sinking into a bruised plum horizon and eastbound traffic is thickening on the Matanzas Pass Bridge as beachgoers head home from Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island before nightfall. “When the sun goes down, the beach shuts down,” said Tina Tomasino, who owns Hurricane Tina’s 5-Star Dive Bar on…


Officials: Person Dies After Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said. The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed the death Thursday. The agency had previously issued an alert last month, warning residents about the Naegleria fowleri infection. “I can confirm the infection unfortunately…


DeSantis Moves Against Prosecutor After Parolee Allegedly Goes on Killing Rampage

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken another step in his war on liberal prosecutors, moving against an Orlando-area prosecutor after the shooting deaths on Feb. 22 of three people, including a 9-year-old girl. A 19-year-old man on juvenile felony probation pleaded not guilty on Feb. 24 to an initial count of first-degree murder. Keith Moses…


Florida Bill Would Require Bloggers to Register With State Before Writing About Elected Officials

Florida State Sen. Jason Brodeur filed a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would require bloggers to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services before writing about elected state officials. “If a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must…


New Florida Bill to Force Democrats to Rename Party Over Past Support of Slavery

Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia has introduced a bill in the Florida Senate that would require any existing political party that supported slavery in its official party platform to reregister under a new name. The legislation, filed on Feb. 28, 2023, does not mention any party by name but it is obviously directed at the Democratic…


New Crew From US, Russia and UAE Arrives at Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month mission, after overcoming trouble with one of the capsule’s docking hooks. The SpaceX capsule and its four astronauts had to wait 65 feet (20 meters) from the orbiting lab, as flight controllers in California scrambled to come up with…


US, Russia, UAE Astronauts Head to International Space Station on SpaceX Rocket

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The launch included Russians and Americans, as well as an astronaut from an Arab nation, who will be there for several months. The Falcon rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center on its six-month mission shortly after midnight on Mar. 2. The launch…