Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill requiring teachers in K-12 first-period classes to provide between one and two minutes of silence, which will allow students to pray if they want. The Republican governor explained that many of the Founding Fathers who helped create the country’s system of government wouldn’t agree with the…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Minute of Silence in All Public Schools
Florida Gov. DeSantis Responds to Speculation He Would Join Trump in 2024 Bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s had no discussions with former President Donald Trump or anyone else about being his running-mate for a 2024 presidential bid. There has been speculation that DeSantis—a Republican who has developed national prominence for his policies targeting critical race theory, lockdowns, and vaccine passports—could potentially run for president in 2024…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Responds to Speculation He Will Join Trump in 2024 Bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s had no discussion with former President Donald Trump or anyone else about being the former president’s running mate for a 2024 presidential bid. There has been speculation that DeSantis—a Republican who has developed national prominence for his policies targeting critical race theory, lockdowns, and vaccine passports—could potentially run for…
DeSantis Vows to Oppose Republican School Board Members Who Support Critical Race Theory
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend vowed to turn the Republican political apparatus of his state against school board candidates who support teaching Critical Race Theory. “We’re not going to support any Republican candidate for school board who supports Critical Race Theory in all 67 counties or who supports mandatory masking of schoolchildren,” DeSantis…
Florida’s DeSantis Signs Record $101 Billion Budget With $550 Million For Teacher Pay Raises
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a $101 billion budget that includes raises for teachers, police, and other first responders. . The Republican governor signed the state’s largest-ever spending plan during a bill-signing ceremony in New Smyrna Beach, after vetoing $1.5 billion, including $1 billion in federal money for an emergency response fund he…
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner, Democrat Nikki Fried, Announces Run for Governor
The head of Florida’s agriculture department on June 1 announced her candidacy for the governorship of the Sunshine State, challenging first-term Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was widely expected to run for the governorship. Fried announced her run on Twitter on Tuesday before an interview on The ReidOut. “I’m Nikki Fried…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at schools and universities across Florida. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” on Tuesday morning in Jacksonville, saying that in schools, “girls are going to play girls’ sports, and boys are going to play boys’…
DeSantis Says He’ll ‘Enforce Florida Law’ Against Vaccine Passports After Cruise Line Unveils Plans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis again said that his state will not embrace so-called “vaccine passports” in the midst of confusion about whether a federally mandated system will be implemented for airplane and cruise travelers. “We are going to enforce Florida law,” DeSantis, a Republican, said on May 30 in reference to a bill he signed…
Biden Administration Sides With Florida in Seeking to Dismiss Canadian Drug Import Lawsuit
The Biden administration has filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a pharmaceutical lobby group against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aims to block prescription drug imports from Canada. With the motion to dismiss, the Biden administration is essentially siding with Florida and New Mexico, the…
DeSantis: People Moving to Florida ‘Overwhelmingly’ Registering as Republicans, Including Democrats
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that people moving to Florida from other states are “overwhelmingly” registering as Republicans, and that includes Democrats who fled their states due to COVID-19 restrictions. “The media at the beginning of this said Florida’s bad and I think it’s because they want to damage [former President Donald] Trump in Florida,…
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