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Ron DeSantis
Will the Florida budget be conservative? Time will tell
House members have proposed spending more than $7 billion on projects and programs; Speaker Paul Renner is pushing “conservative” spending.
A federal judge says a First Amendment challenge can proceed against the Escambia County School Board on access to school library books.
The Florida Senate passes a scaled-back school ‘deregulation’ plan
The bill removes a requirement that high-school students pass the state’s tenth-grade English-language arts exams in order to graduate.
An appeals court vacates a judge’s decision that okayed Ron DeSantis’s suspension of Andrew Warren
An appeals court directed a judge to look again at whether Ron DeSantis had legitimate policy grounds to oust Andrew Warren.
Florida House Speaker nixes Disney district changes
Paul Renner said he supported changes last year that gave Governor Ron DeSantis power to appoint the district’s board, not Disney.
The Florida House will move quickly to pass limits on social media for children
A Florida bill would prevent children from having social media accounts and prevent them from having access to “material harmful to minors.”
Florida eases transfers for Jewish students facing discrimination
An emergency order would help Jewish students from other states transfer to Florida universities if they fear anti-Semitism.
Gov. DeSantis delivers ‘State of the State’ address on first day of legislative session
Listen: On January 9th, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to the joint legislative session from the Florida House of Representatives chamber in Tallahassee. Governor DeSantis addressed the Republican-controlled legislature on...
State of the State by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and responses by Fentrice Driskell, Lauren Book, Paul Renner and Kathleen Passidomo.
Several bills filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2024 session would impact LGBTQ+ Floridians; we get reaction from Equality Florida.
Florida Senate will move quickly on school ‘deregulation’
The school deregulation bills would cut “red tape” on things like testing and accountability, financial requirements and personnel decisions.
A House Republican files a bill to allow open carry of firearms in Florida
HB 1619, filed by Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Riverview, would allow people to openly carry firearms in Florida.
