Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 23 called out what he called “media lies” over the Sunshine State banning the Advanced Placement (AP) course for African American Studies. DeSantis said that the media “tried to create in Florida a narrative.” Read MoreCollege Board Says It Made Mistakes in AP African American Course Rollout “It’s basically a…
DeSantis Calls Out ‘Media Lies’ Over Banning AP Course on African American Studies
February 24, 2023
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Florida Executes Man for 1990 Murder After Escaping Prison
STARKE, Fla.—Florida executed a man on Thursday for murdering a woman in 1990 after he escaped from prison, stabbing her to death in a shopping mall parking lot in an attempted carjacking. Donald Dillbeck, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, the governor’s office said. He…
DeSantis Calls For Tougher Florida Laws Against Illegal Immigration
February 23, 2023
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Underscoring his intention to combat what he said he saw as the Biden administration’s failed border policies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new initiatives to crack down on illegal immigration. Speaking in Jacksonville, DeSantis proposed attacking the problem from numerous directions. The new measures would toughen penalties for human smuggling, require all employers in the…
TV Station Identifies Reporter Killed in Florida Shooting Spree
A man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl, Florida police and witnesses said. Orange County Sheriff John Mina characterized the shootings Wednesday as…
Florida College Students Walk Out To Protest Against DeSantis’s Ideological Crackdown
February 23, 2023
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—College students left their classes on Feb. 23 to oppose Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s actions against left-wing ideological education. DeSantis promised to remove all funding from school programs that teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The governor added he wanted to remove ideological loyalty oaths as hiring qualifications and…
DeSantis to Boycott NBC and Its Affiliates Until Andrea Mitchell Corrects ‘Blatant Lie’
February 23, 2023
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The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on social media that it will not consider any requests for interviews from NBC and MSNBC until Andrea Mitchell corrects a “blatant lie.” During her Feb. 17 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, Andrea Mitchell, host of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” asked a question that set off a…
LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (Feb. 23): House Subcommittee Prepares Covid-19 Vaccine Probe; Florida Mayor Is Fighting ‘Stop Woke’ Policies
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which falls under the Oversight Committee, is set to investigate the COVID-19 vaccines. This includes possible side effects, the regulatory process of authorizing and approving the vaccines, and why the vaccines were mandated. Fort Lauderdale’s mayor is criticizing Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’, and other policies put in…
DeSantis Has a Target List of ‘Woke’ School Board Members to Unseat in 2024
February 23, 2023
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and education activists have zeroed in on a list of “woke” school board officials to replace in the 2024 elections. On Tuesday, DeSantis met with the state’s Republican House Speaker Paul Renner, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, and Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice to discuss a…
Shooting Spate Leaves 3 Dead, Including Child and Journalist in Orlando
Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Wednesday linked to a spate of fatal shootings that left a TV reporter and young child dead near the crime scene of a woman who was fatally shot earlier that day in Orlando, Florida. Orange County Sheriff John Mina told reporters on Wednesday evening that a Spectrum News 13…
Dogs Could Soon Be Banned From Sticking Their Head Out of Cars in Florida
Florida’s Democratic senate minority leader has introduced a bill that seeks to ban dogs in the state from sticking their head out of car windows during travel, among other rules on how the animals must be handled in a vehicle. Senate Bill 932 prohibits a person from allowing a dog “to extend its head or…
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