Ron DeSantis

News 04/04/21, 19:37

On Saturday, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Manatee County due to the flood danger. On Sunday, he extended the ordinance to include Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, which are also nearby. "This will ensure that all state resources are available for response and recovery," DeSantis said Sunday. "What ...

U.S. 03/29/21, 23:49

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has spoken out about the Biden administration's consideration of "vaccine passports" which are intended to make it simple to verify that someone has been vaccinated, allowing them access to areas that need verification. “You want the fox to guard the hen house? I mean, give me a ...

U.S. 03/19/21, 13:35

After his recent comments about the Critical Race Theory, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps demonstrating that he is intimidating to liberals.  Not only did he beat a radical Democrat in the 2018 governor's election, but he also helped former President Donald Trump win the Sunshine State in 2020. With coronavirus, he's ...

U.S. 02/28/21, 23:26

Nearly 7-in-10 attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) said that they want to see former President Donald Trump seek the White House again in 2024, according to the CPAC straw poll released on Sunday, Feb. 28. The poll, conducted by The Washington Times and announced on the final day of the ...

Politics 07/15/20, 04:41

A Florida hospital handling CCP Virus (coronavirus) tests confirmed to media this week that there were "errors" in its report of the virus positivity rate—which was overstated by a factor of 10. Several medical facilities in Florida admitted that their actual positive rates were much lower than those reported to the ...

U.S. 05/21/20, 07:05

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Wednesday, May 20, unloaded on members of the media for their reporting on Florida's response to the CCP Virus (coronavirus) pandemic and their grim predictions of massive numbers of deaths and hospitalizations in the state. “Our data is available, our data is transparent, in fact Dr. ...

Trending 01/28/20, 05:58

Academic standards that help prepare students for the real world will undergo major changes if an official, who is responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the state executive branch, has his way. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed the Sunshine State will revamp Common Core standards for English language, arts, ...

U.S. 12/17/19, 03:10

Students will be tested on U.S. citizenship studies before graduating from high school as part of new changes introduced on Dec. 10. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has instructed Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to encourage all high school seniors to take a voluntary test in civics as part of their history ...

U.S. 12/06/19, 11:25

Gov. Ron DeSantis is strengthening his position as America's most popular Republican governor, particularly among African Americans and Latinos, while promoting his statewide plan for mandatory electronic verification (E-Verify). The latest Saint Leo University poll showed that 68.2 percent of Florida voters—nearly 7 out of 10—support their current governor. The demographic breakdown ...

U.S. 06/16/19, 21:47

President Donald Trump declared "people from California, & all over the land, are demanding that Sanctuary Cities be GONE,” in a tweet early Sunday morning of June 16. The president said that "more and more states want to do this but their governors and leaders don’t have the courage to do ...

U.S. 06/14/19, 12:49

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure on Friday that blocks localities from becoming sanctuary cities and mandates they cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. “I am proud to sign the bill presented to me by the Florida Legislature to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no city or county jurisdiction can get in ...

U.S. 06/12/19, 09:55

Floridians and others around the world are remembering the three-year anniversary of a massacre at a gay nightclub on Latin night that left 49 people dead.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation for Wednesday ordering state flags to be lowered to half-staff and asking Floridians to pause to remember the ...

U.S. 06/04/19, 11:30

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says a lawsuit filed by an open government watchdog group claiming a meeting with the state's Cabinet he held in Israel is frivolous.DeSantis and Florida's three independently elected Cabinet members met Tuesday in the state Capitol, six days after meeting in Jerusalem as part of a ...

U.S. 05/30/19, 16:50

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, calling the embattled Israeli prime minister a "strong leader" on the governor's final day of a trade mission to Israel.The meeting came the day after Netanyahu failed to assemble a governing coalition , sending the country into a political crisis."I ...

U.S. 05/29/19, 10:21

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet met in Israel on Wednesday, waving away complaints that the setting was illegal. They presented a proclamation of support for Israel and heard from Israelis on several issues important to Florida.The Republican governor then signed a bill that prohibits anti-Semitism in Florida's public ...

U.S. 05/29/19, 08:26

The Latest on the Florida Cabinet meeting in Israel (all times local):9:20 a.m.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet are meeting in Israel.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, meets with representatives of Rafael, a military and defense technologies development firm, during a trade visit to Israel Monday May 27, ...

U.S. 05/28/19, 16:21

An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday in an effort to stop them from holding a Cabinet meeting while on a trade mission in Israel.The lawsuit argues that the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, violates the state's constitution ...

U.S. 05/21/19, 13:08

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to Israel with a large contingent of business leaders later this week. That's not surprising, especially as the GOP woos Jewish voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election.But DeSantis also has announced plans to hold a meeting with the state's three independently elected ...

U.S. 05/19/19, 16:48

President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, also on Sunday, acknowledged that federal officials did initially ...

U.S. 05/17/19, 16:12

Florida's governor plans to fight any federal plans to fly hundreds of immigrants weekly from the Mexican border to South Florida, saying Friday he'll take his case to President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis made his remarks a day after being caught off guard when Broward and Palm Beach county ...