DeSantis Declares Emergency as Florida Braces for Hurricane
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as the National Weather Service told Floridians to brace for the impacts of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to bring heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and flooding.
DeSantis Files Lawsuit Against FDA for Delaying Drug Program
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—For 630 days a warehouse in Lakeland has sat vacant—waiting on a shipment of drugs from Canada that never came.
DeSantis Suspends 4 Broward County School Board Members
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended four Broward County School Board members on Aug. 26, following a grand jury recommendation citing “incompetence, neglect of duty, and misuse of authority.”
DeSantis Eliminates ESG From State Pension Investments
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis made good on his promise to take action against the environmental, social and corporate governance movement (ESG), which he called an “alarming trend” and a threat to the American economy.
DeSantis: Doctors Who Perform Transgender Surgeries on Children Should ‘Get Sued’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week called for lawsuits against doctors who perform transgender operations.
DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring High Schools to Observe ‘Victims of Communism Day’
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that requires “Victims of Communism Day” to be observed annually in public high schools across the state.
DeSantis Insists Disney Will Have to Pay Its Debts, Says ‘Additional Legislative Action’ in the Works
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Disney will have to pay its own debts as the entertainment corporation claimed the state would have to foot its bills for bond taxes when its special status is revoked.
DeSantis to Hold Twitter Board Accountable for ‘Breaching Fiduciary Duty’ by Rejecting Musk Takeover Bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waded into Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout saga on Tuesday, saying that Florida would look into holding Twitter’s board of directors accountable for breaching their fiduciary duties after its members adopted a “poison pill” tactic to thwart Musk’s takeover attempt.
Parental Rights in Education Bill Goes to DeSantis’s Desk
PUNTA GORDA, Florida–The Florida Senate voted on March 8 to advance the Parental Rights in Education bill, which limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. The next stop is the governor’s desk.
DeSantis Rejects Biden Admin Request for National Guard at State of the Union
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took on Feb. 28 rejected a request from the Biden administration to deploy the Florida National Guard to Washington for the State of the Union address on March 1.
DeSantis Moves to Reinstate the Long Disbanded Florida State Guard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Dec. 2 that he will be reinstating the Florida State Guard and will be seeking $3.5 million in the budget to do it.
DeSantis Sues Biden Administration Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
LAKELAND, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Oct. 28 that Florida is suing President Joe Biden, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and others over mandates requiring employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated for COVID-19.